# B15 1QP: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B15 1QP is a postcode in Birmingham.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Birmingham. Open the map at B15 1QP for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b15) › [B15 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b15-1)

## Around this postcode

- **147 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 6% on July. Birmingham 074B: 69 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9180,52.4721,B151QP
- **Five Ways, 340 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9180,52.4721,B151QP
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9180,52.4721,B151QP
- **No property in B15 1QP listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.9180,52.4721,B151QP
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 074B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9180,52.4721,B151QP
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9180,52.4721,B151QP
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 650 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9180,52.4721,B151QP
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9180,52.4721,B151QP
- **21.4% can get gigabit broadband at B15 1QP**: Superfast for 21.4%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9180,52.4721,B151QP
- **Moderate road and rail noise at B15 1QP**: Road 61 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9180,52.4721,B151QP
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.9180,52.4721,B151QP
- **15.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9180,52.4721,B151QP

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mander Portman Woodward Independent College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mander-portman-woodward-independent-college-e103587) | Independent | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St George's School Edgbaston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-school-edgbaston-e103564) | Independent | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Hopwood Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hopwood-hall-school-e146780) | Special | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [West House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-house-school-e103575) | Independent | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St John's & St Peter's CofE Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-and-st-peters-cofe-primary-e138883) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St George's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-church-of-england-primary-school-e139267) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [City Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-academy-e148187) | Secondary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 37.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Thomas Centre Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-centre-nursery-school-e103124) | Nursery | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2024 | £110,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| May 2025 | £236,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| August 2024 | £63,000 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 160 m |
| July 2023 | £114,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| August 2026 | £80,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| August 2026 | £40,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| February 2024 | £235,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| March 2025 | £185,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Five Ways (340 m, 4 minutes on foot); Five Ways (360 m, 5 minutes on foot); Edgbaston Village (380 m, 5 minutes on foot); Brindleyplace (640 m, 8 minutes on foot); Centenary Square (970 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BATH ROW MEDICAL PRACTICE (650 m); HOMELESS HEALTH EXCHANGE (650 m); KARIS MEDICAL CENTRE (970 m)
- Pharmacies: ATTWOOD GREEN PHARMACY (650 m); BOOTS (700 m); FIVE WAYS PHARMACY (730 m); NOOR PHARMACY (970 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (50 m); HIGHFIELD DENTAL CLINIC (590 m); MYCOL LTD (620 m); ATTWOOD GREEN HEALTH CENTRE (650 m); SIGNATURE ORTHODONTICS LTD (670 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar Edgbaston (100 m, Spar); Morrisons Edgbaston Birmingham (280 m, Morrisons); Tesco Sheepcote St Express (520 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Brindley Place Local (600 m, Sainsburys); Spar - Brindley Place (690 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £234,257** (July 2026). Birmingham’s average house price was £234,257 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,989** (2025). Full-time workers living in Birmingham earned a median of £35,989 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Joint 93rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.5×** (2025). A home in Birmingham costs 6.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 128th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 38.1** (2025). Birmingham has a deprivation score of 38.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 5th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Birmingham 074B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.6** (2025). Birmingham 074B has a deprivation score of 17.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,687th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £340,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 074B was £340,000 in 2025. Joint 12,327th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,586** (2021). Birmingham 074B had 1,586 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,850th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 68.1%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 074B, 68.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## B15 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £280,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B15 was £280,000 in 2025. Joint 990th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 20,620** (2021). B15 had 20,620 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,335th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in B15 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 70.4%** (January 2026). In B15, 70.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham)
- Centre: 52.4721, -1.9180

Council: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Birmingham Edgbaston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-edgbaston): Preet Kaur Gill (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.9180,52.4721,B151QP

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