# B2 2PL: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B2 2PL 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 B2 2PL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b2) › [B2 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b2-2)

## Around this postcode

- **70 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 11% on July. Birmingham 050A: 205 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8942,52.4960,B22PL
- **St Paul's, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8942,52.4960,B22PL
- **11 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8942,52.4960,B22PL
- **No property in B2 2PL 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=-1.8942,52.4960,B22PL
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 050A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8942,52.4960,B22PL
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8942,52.4960,B22PL
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 810 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8942,52.4960,B22PL
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8942,52.4960,B22PL
- **89% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-1.8942,52.4960,B22PL
- **Moderate road and rail noise at B2 2PL**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8942,52.4960,B22PL
- **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=-1.8942,52.4960,B22PL
- **20.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8942,52.4960,B22PL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chilwell Croft Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chilwell-croft-academy-e138395) | Primary | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Aston Manor Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aston-manor-academy-e136882) | Secondary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | Attainment 8 of 45.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Newbury Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newbury-independent-school-e143174) | Independent | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Newtown Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newtown-nursery-school-e103141) | Nursery | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | – |
| [St Chad's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-chads-catholic-primary-school-e148440) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brearley Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brearley-nursery-school-e103121) | Nursery | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Lozells Junior and Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lozells-junior-and-infant-school-and-nursery-e103227) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Titan Aston Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/titan-aston-academy-e146731) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| November 2024 | £209,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 270 m |
| September 2025 | £192,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| September 2024 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 290 m |
| August 2024 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 300 m |
| January 2023 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 340 m |
| December 2024 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 350 m |
| February 2023 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 360 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: VICTORIA ROAD MEDICAL CTR (810 m); RAYDOCS NEWTOWN (820 m)
- Pharmacies: VILLA PHARMACY (760 m); SIDDIQUI ONLINE PHARMACY LIMITED (760 m); NUCARE PHARMACY (810 m); HURCOMB PHARMACY (820 m); XTREME PHARMACY (900 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (700 m); DENTAL SURGERY (910 m); LOZELLS ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (960 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Aston Birmingham (200 m, Aldi); Farmfoods Aston Birmingham (210 m, Farmfoods); Spar EG Summer Lane (510 m, Spar); Morrisons Select Summer Lane (550 m, Morrisons); Tesco Bagot Street Express (780 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 050A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 67.9** (2025). Birmingham 050A has a deprivation score of 67.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 391st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,755** (2021). Birmingham 050A had 1,755 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,382nd 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: 93.5%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 050A, 93.5% 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: 19.9%** (August 2026). In Birmingham 050A, 19.9% 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.

## B2 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 1,193** (2021). B2 had 1,193 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 210th 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 B2 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: 86.8%** (January 2026). In B2, 86.8% 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: 4.2%** (August 2026). In B2, 4.2% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham)
- Centre: 52.4960, -1.8942

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)
- [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=-1.8942,52.4960,B22PL

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b2-2pl.

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