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B21 9JR

Postcode

A postcode in Birmingham 039A, Handsworth ward, Birmingham.

This report describes the area around B21 9JR, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around B21 9JR

Schools near B21 9JR

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
William Murdoch Primary School
Primary. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
250 m
3 minutes on foot
Good (overall), June 2022
Grove School
Primary. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
350 m
4 minutes on foot
School remains Good, October 2023
Hamilton School
Special
390 m
5 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 71.3 (2025/26, provisional)
410 m
5 minutes on foot
Good (overall), April 2024
Rookery School
Primary. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
460 m
6 minutes on foot
Good (overall), June 2023
Holyhead School
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 43.6 (2025/26, provisional)
600 m
8 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, May 2025
Oasis Academy Boulton
Primary. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
610 m
8 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, October 2024
St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth
Primary. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
770 m
10 minutes on foot
School remains Good, July 2024

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Recent sales near B21 9JR

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £245,000Murdock Road, B21 9JRAugust 2023, terraced, established, freehold10 m
  • £205,000Murdock Road, B21 9LGJuly 2024, terraced, established, freehold30 m
  • £135,000Alfred Road, B21 9NJFebruary 2025, terraced, established, freehold80 m
  • £135,000Linwood Road, B21 9JQMarch 2025, terraced, established, freehold90 m
  • £300,000Albert Road, B21 9JTSeptember 2023, flat or maisonette, established, freehold140 m
  • £199,000Warstone Terrace, B21 9NEJune 2026, terraced, established, freehold170 m
  • £200,000Murdock Road, B21 9JPOctober 2024, terraced, established, freehold180 m
  • £240,000Alfred Road, B21 9NGDecember 2025, terraced, established, freehold190 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

Within 1 km of B21 9JR

In a straight line

Stations

  • Winson Green Outer Circle12 minutes on foot930 m

GP practices

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACT.290 m
  • KIRPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE490 m
  • SOHO ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE490 m
  • SOHO ROAD HEALTH CENTRE490 m
  • SOHO HEALTH CENTRE490 m

Pharmacies

  • CLICK4PRESCRIPTIONS290 m
  • DEU-CHEM LTD400 m
  • SOHO PHARMACY490 m
  • MARKS CHEMIST610 m
  • HANDSWORTH PHARMACY690 m

Dental practices

  • HAPI DENTAL400 m
  • GROVE LANE DENTAL SURGERY420 m
  • 247-251490 m
  • DENTAL SURGERY700 m
  • DENTAL SURGERY700 m

Supermarkets

  • Lidl Handsworth BirminghamLidl410 m
  • Iceland HandsworthIceland420 m
  • Farmfoods HandsworthFarmfoods440 m
  • Tesco Handsworth Oxhill Rd ExpressTesco730 m

The neighbourhood: Birmingham 039A

Everything about Birmingham 039A
Deprivation score
64.3
Joint 626th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,789
Joint 10,214th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
19.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

The postcode district: B21

Everything about B21
Median sale price
£180,000
Joint 239th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
29,667
940th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
61%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Your MP

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.