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

B21 9SX 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 9SX 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

- **150 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 23% on July. Birmingham 039I: 382 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9335,52.5029,B219SX
- **Winson Green Outer Circle, 600 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9335,52.5029,B219SX
- **11 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9335,52.5029,B219SX
- **No property in B21 9SX 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=-1.9335,52.5029,B219SX
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 039I. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9335,52.5029,B219SX
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9335,52.5029,B219SX
- **7 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9335,52.5029,B219SX
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9335,52.5029,B219SX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B21 9SX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9335,52.5029,B219SX
- **Loud road and rail noise at B21 9SX**: Road 71 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9335,52.5029,B219SX
- **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=-1.9335,52.5029,B219SX
- **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=-1.9335,52.5029,B219SX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-edward-vi-handsworth-grammar-school-for-boys-e143562) | Secondary | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 71.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Grove School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grove-school-e103392) | Primary | 310 m (4 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 | 370 m (5 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 | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, October 2024 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oasis Academy Benson](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-benson-e150692) | Primary | 580 m (7 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 | 630 m (8 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 | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King Edward VI Handsworth School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-edward-vi-handsworth-school-e137047) | Secondary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 76.2 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2025 | £90,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2026 | £154,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| November 2025 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| May 2025 | £142,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| July 2025 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| March 2023 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |
| June 2025 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Winson Green Outer Circle (600 m, 8 minutes on foot); Soho Benson Road (690 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: KIRPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE (100 m); SOHO ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE (100 m); SOHO ROAD HEALTH CENTRE (100 m); SOHO HEALTH CENTRE (100 m); HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACT. (610 m)
- Pharmacies: MARKS CHEMIST (100 m); SOHO PHARMACY (100 m); DEU-CHEM LTD (220 m); CLICK4PRESCRIPTIONS (610 m); NISHKAM PHARMACY (630 m)
- Dental practices: 247-251 (100 m); HAPI DENTAL (220 m); 78 SOHO ROAD (DENTAL PRACTICE) (390 m); GROVE LANE DENTAL SURGERY (490 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Handsworth (150 m, Iceland); Lidl Handsworth Birmingham (570 m, Lidl); Farmfoods Handsworth (780 m, Farmfoods)

## 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 039I (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 57.9** (2025). Birmingham 039I has a deprivation score of 57.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,218th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,426** (2021). Birmingham 039I had 1,426 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,403rd least 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: 93.1%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 039I, 93.1% 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: 15.2%** (August 2026). In Birmingham 039I, 15.2% 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: 52.5029, -1.9335

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=-1.9335,52.5029,B219SX

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