# B16 8UQ: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B16 8UQ 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 8UQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b16) › [B16 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b16-8)

## Around this postcode

- **57 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 14% on July. Birmingham 136A: 131 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9307,52.4721,B168UQ
- **Edgbaston Village, 480 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9307,52.4721,B168UQ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9307,52.4721,B168UQ
- **No property in B16 8UQ 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=-1.9307,52.4721,B168UQ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 136A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9307,52.4721,B168UQ
- **£234,867 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9307,52.4721,B168UQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9307,52.4721,B168UQ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9307,52.4721,B168UQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B16 8UQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9307,52.4721,B168UQ
- **Loud road and rail noise at B16 8UQ**: Road 67 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9307,52.4721,B168UQ
- **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=-1.9307,52.4721,B168UQ
- **13.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9307,52.4721,B168UQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St George's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-church-of-england-primary-school-e139267) | Primary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hopwood Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hopwood-hall-school-e146780) | Special | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Blessed Dominic Barberi Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blessed-dominic-barberi-catholic-primary-school-e150954) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), November 2022, before the school changed, special measures | – |
| [Edgbaston High School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edgbaston-high-school-for-girls-e103567) | Independent | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Mander Portman Woodward Independent College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mander-portman-woodward-independent-college-e103587) | Independent | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Paul's School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-school-for-girls-e103531) | Secondary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, February 2023 | Attainment 8 of 65.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St George's School Edgbaston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-school-edgbaston-e103564) | Independent | 800 m (10 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 | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £301,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2025 | £227,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2023 | £175,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| June 2025 | £113,870 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2025 | £565,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| January 2023 | £370,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2026 | £295,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| December 2023 | £265,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Edgbaston Village (480 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: KARIS MEDICAL CENTRE (290 m)
- Pharmacies: NOOR PHARMACY (290 m); RAZI MEDS (420 m); FIVE WAYS PHARMACY (780 m)
- Dental practices: HIGHFIELD DENTAL CLINIC (310 m); SIGNATURE ORTHODONTICS LTD (370 m); DENTAL SURGERY (380 m); IMPERIAL DENTAL GROUP - MONUMENT RD (530 m); PORTLAND DENTAL PRACTICE PARTNERSHIP (540 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Edgbaston Birmingham (590 m, Morrisons); Spar Ample Foods Limited (640 m, Spar); Tesco Hagley Road East Express (660 m, Tesco); Spar Edgbaston (950 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £234,867** (August 2026). Birmingham’s average house price was £234,867 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 129th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 136A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 57.1** (2025). Birmingham 136A has a deprivation score of 57.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,312th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,884** (2021). Birmingham 136A had 1,884 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,582nd 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: 67.5%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 136A, 67.5% 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: 18.5%** (August 2026). In Birmingham 136A, 18.5% 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: 52.4721, -1.9307

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

## Your MP

- [Birmingham Ladywood](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-ladywood): Shabana Mahmood (Labour), 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), August 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=-1.9307,52.4721,B168UQ

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