# B20 2JL: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B20 2JL 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 2JL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b20) › [B20 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b20-2)

## Around this postcode

- **74 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Birmingham 032D: 67 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9361,52.5146,B202JL
- **Handsworth Booth Street, 1.8 km**: About 22 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9361,52.5146,B202JL
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9361,52.5146,B202JL
- **No property in B20 2JL 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=-1.9361,52.5146,B202JL
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 032D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9361,52.5146,B202JL
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9361,52.5146,B202JL
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 850 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9361,52.5146,B202JL
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9361,52.5146,B202JL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B20 2JL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9361,52.5146,B202JL
- **Low road and rail noise at B20 2JL**: Road 41 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9361,52.5146,B202JL
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-1.9361,52.5146,B202JL
- **13.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9361,52.5146,B202JL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Rookery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rookery-school-e137168) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-edward-vi-handsworth-wood-girls-academy-e138937) | Secondary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 46.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Augustine's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustines-catholic-primary-school-e151937) | Primary | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [William Murdoch Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-murdoch-primary-school-e103317) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Grestone Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grestone-academy-e139904) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 61% 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 | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | – |
| [Hamilton School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hamilton-school-e103600) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Grove School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grove-school-e103392) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £115,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| May 2023 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2025 | £320,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| February 2026 | £155,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| January 2024 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2026 | £167,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2026 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE SLIEVE SURGERY (850 m)
- Pharmacies: GILL PHARMACY (240 m); HANDSWORTH WOOD PHARMACY (560 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (250 m); DENTAL SURGERY (250 m); DENTAL SURGERY (560 m); GROVE LANE DENTAL SURGERY (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Handsworth Oxhill Rd Express (140 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 032D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 22.3** (2025). Birmingham 032D has a deprivation score of 22.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,904th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,832** (2021). Birmingham 032D had 1,832 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,940th 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: 85.6%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 032D, 85.6% 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: 5.7%** (August 2026). In Birmingham 032D, 5.7% 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: 52.5146, -1.9361

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=-1.9361,52.5146,B202JL

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