# B17 8EF: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B17 8EF 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 B17 8EF for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b17) › [B17 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b17-8)

## Around this postcode

- **74 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 14% on July. Birmingham 060E: 157 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9654,52.4745,B178EF
- **Smethwick Rolfe Street, 2.5 km**: About 31 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9654,52.4745,B178EF
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9654,52.4745,B178EF
- **No property in B17 8EF 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=-1.9654,52.4745,B178EF
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 060E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9654,52.4745,B178EF
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9654,52.4745,B178EF
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9654,52.4745,B178EF
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9654,52.4745,B178EF
- **98% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-1.9654,52.4745,B178EF
- **Moderate road and rail noise at B17 8EF**: Road 64 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9654,52.4745,B178EF
- **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=-1.9654,52.4745,B178EF
- **12.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9654,52.4745,B178EF

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lordswood Boys' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lordswood-boys-school-e145120) | Secondary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 45.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bearwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bearwood-primary-school-e103933) | Primary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-edward-vi-lordswood-school-for-girls-e136592) | Secondary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 53.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [George Dixon Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/george-dixon-academy-e138695) | Secondary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 37.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [George Dixon Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/george-dixon-primary-school-e103200) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvement | 26% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Gregory's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gregorys-catholic-primary-school-e141924) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Abbey Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-junior-school-e103929) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Abbey Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-infant-school-e103930) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2023 | £570,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2023 | £435,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| January 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2024 | £320,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2025 | £925,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 170 m |
| January 2026 | £305,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| April 2025 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| November 2025 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SHERWOOD HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE (410 m); CITY HEALTH CENTRE (540 m); BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE (610 m); BEARWOOD ROAD SURGERY (880 m)
- Pharmacies: THE BEAR PHARMACY (250 m); SHERWOOD HOUSE PHARMACY (410 m); D R DALVAIR PHARMACY (460 m); BOOTS (680 m); BEARWOOD PHARMACY (880 m)
- Dental practices: T MOODLEY (210 m); DENTAL SURGERY (250 m); SHIRE DENTIST (680 m); CENTRAL ORTHODONTICS (710 m); KNIGHTLOW ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (990 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Warley Birmingham (260 m, Aldi); Iceland Bearwood (300 m, Iceland); Tesco Edgbaston Hagley Rd Express (590 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 060E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 41.2** (2025). Birmingham 060E has a deprivation score of 41.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,274th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £442,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 060E was £442,500 in 2025. Joint 6,694th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,908** (2021). Birmingham 060E had 1,908 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,040th 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: 98.3%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 060E, 98.3% 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.

## B17 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £340,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B17 was £340,000 in 2025. Joint 851st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 26,486** (2021). B17 had 26,486 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,102nd 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: 3%** (2022). About 3% of people in B17 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: 97.2%** (January 2026). In B17, 97.2% 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: 52.4745, -1.9654

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-1.9654,52.4745,B178EF

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