# B23 5LH: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B23 5LH 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 B23 5LH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b23) › [B23 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b23-5)

## Around this postcode

- **54 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 64% on July. Birmingham 020A: 49 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8518,52.5377,B235LH
- **Chester Road, 1.3 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8518,52.5377,B235LH
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8518,52.5377,B235LH
- **No property in B23 5LH 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=-1.8518,52.5377,B235LH
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 020A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8518,52.5377,B235LH
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8518,52.5377,B235LH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 910 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8518,52.5377,B235LH
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8518,52.5377,B235LH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B23 5LH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8518,52.5377,B235LH
- **Loud road and rail noise at B23 5LH**: Road 65 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8518,52.5377,B235LH
- **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=-1.8518,52.5377,B235LH
- **12.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8518,52.5377,B235LH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Court Farm Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/court-farm-primary-school-e151017) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2019, before the school changed | 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oasis Academy Short Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-short-heath-e139125) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Margaret Mary RC Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-margaret-mary-rc-junior-and-infant-school-e103453) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Boldmere Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/boldmere-junior-school-e103341) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Boldmere Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/boldmere-infant-school-and-nursery-e103342) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | – |
| [Oscott Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oscott-academy-e142115) | Independent | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Story Wood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/story-wood-school-e150876) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Wilson Stuart School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wilson-stuart-school-e138281) | Special | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| February 2025 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| August 2026 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| February 2025 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| December 2024 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| January 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE DOVE MEDICAL PRACTICE (910 m)
- Pharmacies: BUCHAN'S CHEMIST (900 m); LODGE PHARMACY (910 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Erdington Court Lane (420 m, Morrisons)

## 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 020A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 40.1** (2025). Birmingham 020A has a deprivation score of 40.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,533rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £200,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 020A was £200,500 in 2025. Joint 6,775th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,578** (2021). Birmingham 020A had 1,578 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,285th 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 020A, 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.

## B23 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B23 was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 372nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 48,574** (2021). B23 had 48,574 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 233rd 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: 34%** (2022). About 34% of people in B23 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: 96.8%** (January 2026). In B23, 96.8% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham)
- Centre: 52.5377, -1.8518

Council: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Birmingham Erdington](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-erdington): Paulette Hamilton (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=-1.8518,52.5377,B235LH

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