# B20 1DS: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B20 1DS 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 B20 1DS for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b20) › [B20 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b20-1)

## Around this postcode

- **17 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 45% on July. Birmingham 133E: 51 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9320,52.5280,B201DS
- **Hamstead (Birmingham), 400 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9320,52.5280,B201DS
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 650 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9320,52.5280,B201DS
- **No property in B20 1DS 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=-1.9320,52.5280,B201DS
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 133E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9320,52.5280,B201DS
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9320,52.5280,B201DS
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 950 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9320,52.5280,B201DS
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9320,52.5280,B201DS
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B20 1DS**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9320,52.5280,B201DS
- **Low road and rail noise at B20 1DS**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9320,52.5280,B201DS
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-1.9320,52.5280,B201DS
- **12.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9320,52.5280,B201DS

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dorrington Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dorrington-academy-e138218) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hamstead Hall Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hamstead-hall-academy-e139746) | Secondary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 40.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Grestone Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grestone-academy-e139904) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mark's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marks-catholic-primary-school-e148973) | Primary | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cherry Orchard Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cherry-orchard-primary-school-e103178) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hamstead Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hamstead-primary-school-e103895) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2021 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ferndale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ferndale-primary-school-e103982) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Teresa's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-teresas-catholic-primary-school-e151939) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2023 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| December 2025 | £315,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| January 2023 | £550,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2023 | £400,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2026 | £351,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| June 2026 | £400,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| May 2026 | £290,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| June 2025 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Hamstead (Birmingham) (400 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE SLIEVE SURGERY (950 m)
- Pharmacies: HAMSTEAD PHARMACY (470 m); WARDS CHEMISTS (910 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Birmingham Hamstead (320 m, Lidl); Tesco Great Barr Express (940 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 133E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.0** (2025). Birmingham 133E has a deprivation score of 19.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,456th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,592** (2021). Birmingham 133E had 1,592 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,513th 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 133E, 99.8% 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: 5.8%** (August 2026). In Birmingham 133E, 5.8% 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.

## B20 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £240,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B20 was £240,000 in 2025. Joint 673rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 37,791** (2021). B20 had 37,791 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 525th 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: 54%** (2022). About 54% of people in B20 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: 97.0%** (January 2026). In B20, 97.0% 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: 52.5280, -1.9320

Council: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Birmingham Perry Barr](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-perry-barr): Ayoub Khan (Independent), 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=-1.9320,52.5280,B201DS

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