# B21 0UQ: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B21 0UQ 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 B21 0UQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b21) › [B21 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b21-0)

## Around this postcode

- **135 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 20% on July. Birmingham 047C: 238 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9303,52.5011,B210UQ
- **Soho Benson Road, 470 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9303,52.5011,B210UQ
- **9 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9303,52.5011,B210UQ
- **14 of 39 properties in B21 0UQ at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.9303,52.5011,B210UQ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 047C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9303,52.5011,B210UQ
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9303,52.5011,B210UQ
- **7 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9303,52.5011,B210UQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9303,52.5011,B210UQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B21 0UQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9303,52.5011,B210UQ
- **Low road and rail noise at B21 0UQ**: Road 40 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9303,52.5011,B210UQ
- **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=-1.9303,52.5011,B210UQ
- **13.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9303,52.5011,B210UQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Oasis Academy Benson](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-benson-e150692) | Primary | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), September 2023, before the school changed, special measures | – |
| [St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-cofe-primary-academy-handsworth-e138433) | Primary | 360 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Nishkam Primary School Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nishkam-primary-school-birmingham-e137492) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-edward-vi-handsworth-grammar-school-for-boys-e143562) | Secondary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 71.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [King Edward VI Handsworth School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-edward-vi-handsworth-school-e137047) | Secondary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 76.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Grove School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grove-school-e103392) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oasis Academy Boulton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-boulton-e139242) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [James Watt Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/james-watt-primary-school-e134102) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, October 2024 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £186,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2023 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| August 2023 | £231,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| May 2025 | £133,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| November 2025 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| February 2023 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| January 2024 | £145,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| December 2025 | £441,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Soho Benson Road (470 m, 6 minutes on foot); Winson Green Outer Circle (650 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: KIRPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE (380 m); SOHO ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE (380 m); SOHO ROAD HEALTH CENTRE (380 m); SOHO HEALTH CENTRE (380 m); MODALITY BIRMINGHAM (660 m)
- Pharmacies: MARKS CHEMIST (240 m); NISHKAM PHARMACY (380 m); SOHO PHARMACY (380 m); DEU-CHEM LTD (510 m); NISHKAM PHARMACY VILLA ROAD (660 m)
- Dental practices: 78 SOHO ROAD (DENTAL PRACTICE) (210 m); 247-251 (380 m); HAPI DENTAL (510 m); GROVE LANE DENTAL SURGERY (690 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Handsworth (440 m, Iceland); Lidl Handsworth Birmingham (840 m, Lidl)

## 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 047C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 68.1** (2025). Birmingham 047C has a deprivation score of 68.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 382nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,067** (2021). Birmingham 047C had 2,067 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,322nd 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: 99.3%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 047C, 99.3% 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: 20.1%** (August 2026). In Birmingham 047C, 20.1% 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.

## B21 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £180,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B21 was £180,000 in 2025. Joint 239th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 29,667** (2021). B21 had 29,667 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 940th 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: 61%** (2022). About 61% of people in B21 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: 99.0%** (January 2026). In B21, 99.0% 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: 52.5011, -1.9303

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=-1.9303,52.5011,B210UQ

## How to cite

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