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

B23 5XH 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 5XH 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

- **41 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 21% on July. Birmingham 014E: 138 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8628,52.5429,B235XH
- **Wylde Green, 2.1 km**: About 27 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8628,52.5429,B235XH
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8628,52.5429,B235XH
- **No property in B23 5XH 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=-1.8628,52.5429,B235XH
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 014E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8628,52.5429,B235XH
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8628,52.5429,B235XH
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8628,52.5429,B235XH
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8628,52.5429,B235XH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B23 5XH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8628,52.5429,B235XH
- **Low road and rail noise at B23 5XH**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8628,52.5429,B235XH
- **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=-1.8628,52.5429,B235XH
- **12.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8628,52.5429,B235XH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Twickenham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/twickenham-primary-school-e140518) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oscott Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oscott-academy-e142115) | Independent | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Story Wood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/story-wood-school-e150876) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Christ The King Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-the-king-catholic-primary-school-e103423) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Warren Farm Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/warren-farm-primary-school-e138303) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oasis Academy Short Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-short-heath-e139125) | Primary | 1 km (13 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 | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kings Rise Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-rise-academy-e138889) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2023 | £242,500 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| March 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2024 | £218,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2024 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| June 2026 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2025 | £122,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| April 2026 | £130,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| March 2026 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HILLCREST SURGERY (230 m); THE DOVE MEDICAL PRACTICE (870 m); AYLESBURY SURGERY (900 m)
- Pharmacies: MW PHILLIPS (SUTTON COLDFIELD) LTD (230 m); MW PHILLIPS CHEMISTS (710 m); LODGE PHARMACY (870 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (890 m); BOOTS (890 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (580 m); M.C. REECE & ASSOCIATES (580 m); REECE ASSOCIATES LLP (580 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi New Oscott Birmingham (550 m, Aldi); Lidl New Oscott Birmingham (600 m, Lidl); Sainsburys Sutton Coldfield Superstore (640 m, Sainsburys); Tesco New Oscott Extra (800 m, Tesco); M&S Princess Park SF (900 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 014E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 48.0** (2025). Birmingham 014E has a deprivation score of 48.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,715th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 014E was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 6,525th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,759** (2021). Birmingham 014E had 1,759 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,233rd 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: 94.4%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 014E, 94.4% 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: 52.5429, -1.8628

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=-1.8628,52.5429,B235XH

## How to cite

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