# B2 4PY: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B2 4PY 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 4PY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b2) › [B2 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b2-4)

## Around this postcode

- **699 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 8% on July. Birmingham 138A: 3,924 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8979,52.4786,B24PY
- **Grand Central, 100 m**: About 1 minute on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8979,52.4786,B24PY
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 780 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8979,52.4786,B24PY
- **No property in B2 4PY 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=-1.8979,52.4786,B24PY
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 138A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8979,52.4786,B24PY
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8979,52.4786,B24PY
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8979,52.4786,B24PY
- **21 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8979,52.4786,B24PY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B2 4PY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8979,52.4786,B24PY
- **Loud road and rail noise at B2 4PY**: Road 55 dB, rail 65 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8979,52.4786,B24PY
- **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=-1.8979,52.4786,B24PY
- **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=-1.8979,52.4786,B24PY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Birmingham Metropolitan College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birmingham-metropolitan-college-e130466) | Sixth form and further education | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-catherine-of-siena-catholic-primary-school-e103433) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Birmingham Ormiston Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birmingham-ormiston-academy-e136944) | Secondary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | Attainment 8 of 53.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [South and City College Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-and-city-college-birmingham-e130461) | Sixth form and further education | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | Attainment 8 of 16.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Thomas Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-church-of-england-primary-school-e142375) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [City Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-academy-e148187) | Secondary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 37.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [City United Academy (CUA)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-united-academy-cua-e137819) | Independent | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Thomas Centre Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-centre-nursery-school-e103124) | Nursery | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2025 | £295,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| March 2025 | £115,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| November 2025 | £127,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| April 2026 | £145,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| June 2026 | £56,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| August 2025 | £110,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 310 m |
| December 2025 | £180,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 310 m |
| May 2023 | £274,950 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 310 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Grand Central (90 m, 1 minute on foot); Corporation Street (150 m, 2 minutes on foot); Birmingham New Street (180 m, 2 minutes on foot); Birmingham Moor Street (370 m, 5 minutes on foot); Town Hall (380 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: HALCYON MEDICAL (260 m); BATH ROW MEDICAL PRACTICE (980 m); HOMELESS HEALTH EXCHANGE (980 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (230 m); BOOTS (260 m); ATTWOOD GREEN PHARMACY (980 m)
- Dental practices: MISMILE BIRMINGHAM (100 m); DENTAL SURGERY (190 m); BIRMINGHAM DENTAL SPECIALISTS (810 m); ATTWOOD GREEN HEALTH CENTRE (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Birmingham New Street Express (120 m, Tesco); M&S New Street Birmingham SF (140 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Grand Central Express (160 m, Tesco); M&S Birmingham Bullring (230 m, Marks and Spencer); Sainsburys Birmingham Navigation Street Local (290 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 138A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 28.6** (2025). Birmingham 138A has a deprivation score of 28.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,957th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,073** (2021). Birmingham 138A had 1,073 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,196th least 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: 86.7%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 138A, 86.7% 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: 4.3%** (August 2026). In Birmingham 138A, 4.3% 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: 52.4786, -1.8979

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=-1.8979,52.4786,B24PY

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