# B17 9QG: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B17 9QG 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 9QG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b17) › [B17 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b17-9)

## Around this postcode

- **83 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Birmingham 075C: 79 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9516,52.4584,B179QG
- **University (Birmingham), 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9516,52.4584,B179QG
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9516,52.4584,B179QG
- **No property in B17 9QG 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=-1.9516,52.4584,B179QG
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 075C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9516,52.4584,B179QG
- **£234,867 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9516,52.4584,B179QG
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9516,52.4584,B179QG
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 70 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9516,52.4584,B179QG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B17 9QG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9516,52.4584,B179QG
- **Loud road and rail noise at B17 9QG**: Road 67 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9516,52.4584,B179QG
- **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=-1.9516,52.4584,B179QG
- **11.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9516,52.4584,B179QG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Harborne Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harborne-primary-school-e152606) | Primary | 120 m (1 minute on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed, special measures | – |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-e103438) | Primary | 200 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Peters CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-cofe-primary-school-e134476) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chad Vale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chad-vale-primary-school-e103332) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Blue Coat School Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-blue-coat-school-birmingham-e103580) | Independent | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Queen Alexandra College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queen-alexandra-college-e131963) | Special | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Baskerville School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/baskerville-school-e103606) | Special | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2022 | – |
| [Harborne Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harborne-academy-e136213) | Secondary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 44.4 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £320,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £490,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| October 2023 | £105,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| October 2025 | £510,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2025 | £430,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| November 2023 | £470,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| February 2025 | £445,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2025 | £570,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HARBORNE MEDICAL PRACTICE (360 m); LORDSWOOD HOUSE GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE (660 m); UNIVERSITY MEDICAL PRACTICE (950 m)
- Pharmacies: HARBORNE PHARMACY (220 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (300 m); BOOTS (360 m); KNIGHTS LORDSWOOD PHARMACY (660 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (440 m); DENTAL SURGERY (570 m); NURSERY ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (670 m); DENTAL SURGERY (790 m); PRITCHATTS ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (950 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Harborne Express Petrol (70 m, Asda); Waitrose Harborne (130 m, Waitrose); Sainsburys Harborne High Street Local (430 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Harborne (510 m, Iceland); M&S Harborne SF (580 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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 075C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.8** (2025). Birmingham 075C has a deprivation score of 10.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,668th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £411,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 075C was £411,250 in 2025. Joint 8,144th 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 075C 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: 86.3%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 075C, 86.3% 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: 52.4584, -1.9516

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), 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=-1.9516,52.4584,B179QG

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