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

B21 9QY 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 9QY 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

- **100 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 22% on July. Birmingham 034E: 130 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9409,52.5097,B219QY
- **Handsworth Booth Street, 1.2 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9409,52.5097,B219QY
- **8 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9409,52.5097,B219QY
- **No property in B21 9QY 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=-1.9409,52.5097,B219QY
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 034E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9409,52.5097,B219QY
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9409,52.5097,B219QY
- **6 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9409,52.5097,B219QY
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9409,52.5097,B219QY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B21 9QY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9409,52.5097,B219QY
- **Moderate road and rail noise at B21 9QY**: Road 62 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9409,52.5097,B219QY
- **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=-1.9409,52.5097,B219QY
- **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=-1.9409,52.5097,B219QY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Rookery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rookery-school-e137168) | Primary | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [William Murdoch Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-murdoch-primary-school-e103317) | Primary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hamilton School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hamilton-school-e103600) | Special | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [St Augustine's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustines-catholic-primary-school-e151937) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-church-of-england-primary-school-handsworth-e103401) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holyhead School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holyhead-school-e137034) | Secondary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | Attainment 8 of 43.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Grove School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grove-school-e103392) | Primary | 680 m (8 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 | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 71.3 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| October 2025 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2024 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| October 2025 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2025 | £207,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| December 2025 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| February 2023 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| December 2025 | £182,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACT. (480 m); HOLYHEAD PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE (670 m); KIRPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE (840 m); SOHO ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE (840 m); SOHO ROAD HEALTH CENTRE (840 m)
- Pharmacies: CLICK4PRESCRIPTIONS (480 m); GILL PHARMACY (500 m); HANDSWORTH PHARMACY (640 m); DEU-CHEM LTD (750 m); SOHO PHARMACY (840 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (410 m); DENTAL SURGERY (410 m); GROVE LANE DENTAL SURGERY (660 m); HANDSWORTH DENTAL CARE (700 m); HAPI DENTAL (750 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Handsworth Oxhill Rd Express (490 m, Tesco); Farmfoods Handsworth (530 m, Farmfoods); Lidl Handsworth Birmingham (640 m, Lidl); Iceland Handsworth (770 m, Iceland); EG - OTM - Handsworth (1 km, Spar)

## 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 034E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 56.0** (2025). Birmingham 034E has a deprivation score of 56.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,462nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £203,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 034E was £203,500 in 2025. Joint 6,922nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,587** (2021). Birmingham 034E had 1,587 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,798th 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 034E, 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.

## 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: 52.5097, -1.9409

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=-1.9409,52.5097,B219QY

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