# B21 9HQ: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B21 9HQ 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 9HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b21) › [B21 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b21-9)

## Around this postcode

- **111 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 25% on July. Birmingham 039B: 111 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9355,52.5076,B219HQ
- **Winson Green Outer Circle, 1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9355,52.5076,B219HQ
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9355,52.5076,B219HQ
- **No property in B21 9HQ 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=-1.9355,52.5076,B219HQ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 039B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9355,52.5076,B219HQ
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9355,52.5076,B219HQ
- **6 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9355,52.5076,B219HQ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9355,52.5076,B219HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B21 9HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9355,52.5076,B219HQ
- **Low road and rail noise at B21 9HQ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9355,52.5076,B219HQ
- **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=-1.9355,52.5076,B219HQ
- **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=-1.9355,52.5076,B219HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [William Murdoch Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-murdoch-primary-school-e103317) | Primary | 200 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Grove School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grove-school-e103392) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 53% 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 | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 71.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Rookery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rookery-school-e137168) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hamilton School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hamilton-school-e103600) | Special | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Oasis Academy Boulton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-boulton-e139242) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holyhead School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holyhead-school-e137034) | Secondary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | Attainment 8 of 43.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-edward-vi-handsworth-wood-girls-academy-e138937) | Secondary | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 46.4 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £145,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| November 2025 | £145,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| September 2025 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| December 2025 | £186,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2024 | £205,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| January 2026 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| August 2023 | £245,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACT. (480 m); KIRPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE (500 m); SOHO ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE (500 m); SOHO ROAD HEALTH CENTRE (500 m); SOHO HEALTH CENTRE (500 m)
- Pharmacies: DEU-CHEM LTD (460 m); CLICK4PRESCRIPTIONS (480 m); SOHO PHARMACY (500 m); MARKS CHEMIST (560 m); GILL PHARMACY (780 m)
- Dental practices: GROVE LANE DENTAL SURGERY (240 m); HAPI DENTAL (460 m); 247-251 (500 m); DENTAL SURGERY (670 m); DENTAL SURGERY (670 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Handsworth (440 m, Iceland); Lidl Handsworth Birmingham (590 m, Lidl); Farmfoods Handsworth (640 m, Farmfoods); Tesco Handsworth Oxhill Rd Express (680 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 039B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 61.5** (2025). Birmingham 039B has a deprivation score of 61.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 856th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,632** (2021). Birmingham 039B had 1,632 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,552nd 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 039B, 100.0% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 21.5%** (August 2026). In Birmingham 039B, 21.5% 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: 52.5076, -1.9355

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=-1.9355,52.5076,B219HQ

## How to cite

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