# B16 0QG: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B16 0QG 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 B16 0QG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b16) › [B16 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b16-0)

## Around this postcode

- **47 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 37% on July. Birmingham 060D: 78 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9536,52.4814,B160QG
- **Smethwick Rolfe Street, 2 km**: About 25 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9536,52.4814,B160QG
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9536,52.4814,B160QG
- **No property in B16 0QG 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=-1.9536,52.4814,B160QG
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 060D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9536,52.4814,B160QG
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9536,52.4814,B160QG
- **6 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9536,52.4814,B160QG
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9536,52.4814,B160QG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B16 0QG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9536,52.4814,B160QG
- **Moderate road and rail noise at B16 0QG**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9536,52.4814,B160QG
- **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=-1.9536,52.4814,B160QG
- **13.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9536,52.4814,B160QG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Shireland Hall Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shireland-hall-primary-academy-e139875) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [George Dixon Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/george-dixon-primary-school-e103200) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvement | 26% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [George Dixon Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/george-dixon-academy-e138695) | Secondary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 37.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Cape Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cape-primary-school-e103937) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [City Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-road-primary-school-e146385) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Shireland Technology Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shireland-technology-primary-e147191) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), October 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Shireland Collegiate Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shireland-collegiate-academy-e135170) | Secondary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 45.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Elm Tree Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elm-tree-primary-academy-e149156) | Special | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £417,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2024 | £440,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2023 | £415,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| February 2024 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2023 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2023 | £277,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| February 2026 | £384,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| May 2025 | £358,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: ROTTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (450 m); CITY HEALTH CENTRE (610 m); CAPE HILL MEDICAL CENTRE (780 m); DRUID GROUP - EMC SURGERY (820 m); SHERWOOD HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE (930 m)
- Pharmacies: AL-SHAFA (630 m); CAPE HILL PHARMACY (780 m); ASDA PHARMACY (810 m); BOOTS (830 m); DUDLEY ROAD LATE NIGHT PHARMACY (870 m)
- Dental practices: CAPE HILL (DENTAL SURGERY) (620 m); DENTAL SURGERY (750 m); DHILLIONS DENTAL SURGERY (760 m); CITY DENTAL PRACTICE (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Farmfoods Smethwick Birmingham (550 m, Farmfoods); Iceland Smethwick (840 m, Iceland); Asda Cape Hill Superstore (950 m, Asda); Tesco Edgbaston Hagley Rd Express (960 m, Tesco)

## 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 060D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.6** (2025). Birmingham 060D has a deprivation score of 27.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,516th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,968** (2021). Birmingham 060D had 1,968 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,860th 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: 97.5%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 060D, 97.5% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 13.5%** (August 2026). In Birmingham 060D, 13.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## B16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £227,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B16 was £227,250 in 2025. 595th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 24,600** (2021). B16 had 24,600 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,194th most 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 B16 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: 88.5%** (January 2026). In B16, 88.5% 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: 52.4814, -1.9536

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=-1.9536,52.4814,B160QG

## How to cite

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