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

B23 5WJ 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 5WJ 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

- **65 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 3% on July. Birmingham 018A: 87 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8393,52.5345,B235WJ
- **Chester Road, 480 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8393,52.5345,B235WJ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8393,52.5345,B235WJ
- **No property in B23 5WJ 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=-1.8393,52.5345,B235WJ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 018A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8393,52.5345,B235WJ
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8393,52.5345,B235WJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 730 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8393,52.5345,B235WJ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 760 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8393,52.5345,B235WJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B23 5WJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8393,52.5345,B235WJ
- **Low road and rail noise at B23 5WJ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8393,52.5345,B235WJ
- **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=-1.8393,52.5345,B235WJ
- **13.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8393,52.5345,B235WJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Abbey Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-catholic-primary-school-e147669) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, January 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wylde Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wylde-green-primary-school-e103349) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, December 2024 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Highclare School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highclare-school-e103576) | Independent | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Edmund Campion Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-edmund-campion-catholic-school-e147707) | Secondary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | Attainment 8 of 41.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Osborne Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/osborne-nursery-school-e103145) | Nursery | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | – |
| [Osborne Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/osborne-primary-school-e147758) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Court Farm Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/court-farm-primary-school-e151017) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2019, before the school changed | 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [New Horizon Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-horizon-academy-e148929) | Special | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £293,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2023 | £125,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| June 2026 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| October 2025 | £400,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| January 2026 | £205,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2026 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2024 | £127,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| February 2024 | £129,200 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Chester Road (480 m, 6 minutes on foot); Erdington (690 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: SUTTON ROAD SURGERY (730 m); POPLARS SURGERY (820 m)
- Pharmacies: HEALTHCARE PHARMACY & TRAVEL CLINIC (770 m); JHL PHARMACIES (820 m); BOOTS (840 m); WYLDE GREEN CHEMIST (840 m); MANOR PHARMACY (900 m)
- Dental practices: DENBEIGH DENTAL (700 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Erdington Esso Express (760 m, Tesco); Lidl BIR Erdington 2 (780 m, Lidl); Co-op Sutton Coldfield (840 m, Central England Co-operative); Sainsburys Wylde Green Local (860 m, Sainsburys); M&S Penns Lane BP (940 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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 018A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.6** (2025). Birmingham 018A has a deprivation score of 21.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,409th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £251,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 018A was £251,000 in 2025. Joint 11,744th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,679** (2021). Birmingham 018A had 1,679 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,408th 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: 99.2%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 018A, 99.2% 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: 52.5345, -1.8393

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=-1.8393,52.5345,B235WJ

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