# B18 5QX: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B18 5QX 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 B18 5QX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b18) › [B18 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b18-5)

## Around this postcode

- **45 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 32% on July. Birmingham 047A: 102 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9241,52.4926,B185QX
- **Soho Benson Road, 670 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9241,52.4926,B185QX
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9241,52.4926,B185QX
- **No property in B18 5QX 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=-1.9241,52.4926,B185QX
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 047A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9241,52.4926,B185QX
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9241,52.4926,B185QX
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 950 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9241,52.4926,B185QX
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 830 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9241,52.4926,B185QX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B18 5QX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9241,52.4926,B185QX
- **Low road and rail noise at B18 5QX**: Road 50 dB, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9241,52.4926,B185QX
- **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=-1.9241,52.4926,B185QX
- **15.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9241,52.4926,B185QX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Future First Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/future-first-independent-school-e135422) | Independent | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Flexible Learning School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/flexible-learning-school-e135561) | Independent | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Brookfields Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brookfields-primary-school-e146437) | Primary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Orion School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orion-school-e147234) | Independent | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Oasis Academy Benson](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-benson-e150692) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), September 2023, before the school changed, special measures | – |
| [St Patrick and St Edmund's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-patrick-and-st-edmunds-catholic-primary-school-e103439) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Francis Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-francis-catholic-primary-school-e151938) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-cofe-primary-academy-handsworth-e138433) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| November 2025 | £245,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2024 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| September 2024 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| December 2024 | £212,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| May 2025 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| June 2024 | £184,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Soho Benson Road (680 m, 8 minutes on foot); Jewellery Quarter (810 m, 10 minutes on foot); Jewellery Quarter (820 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: HOCKLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE (950 m); MODALITY BIRMINGHAM (980 m)
- Pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (680 m); HOCKLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE PHARMACY (820 m); NISHKAM PHARMACY (930 m); NISHKAM PHARMACY VILLA ROAD (980 m)
- Dental practices: SYNERGY DENTAL PRACTICES LIMITED (880 m); FARM STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (910 m); DENTAL DEPT. (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Hockley Superstore (830 m, Tesco); Tesco Birmingham Jewellery Quarter Express (1 km, 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 047A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 42.9** (2025). Birmingham 047A has a deprivation score of 42.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,837th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,097** (2021). Birmingham 047A had 2,097 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,960th 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: 93.2%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 047A, 93.2% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 17.0%** (August 2026). In Birmingham 047A, 17.0% 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.

## B18 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £165,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B18 was £165,000 in 2025. Joint 168th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 17,929** (2021). B18 had 17,929 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,168th 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 B18 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: 91.1%** (January 2026). In B18, 91.1% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham)
- Centre: 52.4926, -1.9241

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), 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=-1.9241,52.4926,B185QX

## How to cite

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