# B15 3RZ: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B15 3RZ 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 3RZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b15) › [B15 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b15-3)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 14% on July. Birmingham 079C: 59 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9346,52.4611,B153RZ
- **University (Birmingham), 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9346,52.4611,B153RZ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9346,52.4611,B153RZ
- **No property in B15 3RZ 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=-1.9346,52.4611,B153RZ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 079C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9346,52.4611,B153RZ
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9346,52.4611,B153RZ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9346,52.4611,B153RZ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9346,52.4611,B153RZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B15 3RZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9346,52.4611,B153RZ
- **Low road and rail noise at B15 3RZ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9346,52.4611,B153RZ
- **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=-1.9346,52.4611,B153RZ
- **12.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9346,52.4611,B153RZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Harborne Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harborne-academy-e136213) | Secondary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 44.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Blue Coat School Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-blue-coat-school-birmingham-e103580) | Independent | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Edgbaston High School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edgbaston-high-school-for-girls-e103567) | Independent | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Chad Vale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chad-vale-primary-school-e103332) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hallfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hallfield-school-e103568) | Independent | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Hopwood Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hopwood-hall-school-e146780) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St George's School Edgbaston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-school-edgbaston-e103564) | Independent | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Norfolk House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norfolk-house-school-e103572) | Independent | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £1,050,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| November 2024 | £220,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2025 | £140,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| September 2025 | £175,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| July 2025 | £690,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| June 2024 | £230,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| March 2024 | £499,950 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| February 2024 | £1,155,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: UNIVERSITY MEDICAL PRACTICE (580 m); HARBORNE MEDICAL PRACTICE (840 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (840 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (890 m); HARBORNE PHARMACY (970 m)
- Dental practices: PRITCHATTS ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (580 m); NURSERY ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (610 m); DENTAL SURGERY (620 m); DENTAL SURGERY (870 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Harborne SF (620 m, Marks and Spencer); Spar Ample Foods Limited (670 m, Spar); Iceland Harborne (710 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Harborne High Street Local (780 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 079C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.3** (2025). Birmingham 079C has a deprivation score of 5.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,131st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £460,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 079C was £460,000 in 2025. Joint 5,976th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,685** (2021). Birmingham 079C had 1,685 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,168th 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: 85.1%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 079C, 85.1% 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: 52.4611, -1.9346

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=-1.9346,52.4611,B153RZ

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