# B23 6HX: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B23 6HX 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 6HX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b23) › [B23 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b23-6)

## Around this postcode

- **57 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 17% on July. Birmingham 020E: 105 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8450,52.5281,B236HX
- **Erdington, 370 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8450,52.5281,B236HX
- **11 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8450,52.5281,B236HX
- **No property in B23 6HX 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=-1.8450,52.5281,B236HX
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 020E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8450,52.5281,B236HX
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8450,52.5281,B236HX
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 880 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8450,52.5281,B236HX
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8450,52.5281,B236HX
- **96.6% can get gigabit broadband at B23 6HX**: Superfast for 96.6%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8450,52.5281,B236HX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at B23 6HX**: Road 60 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8450,52.5281,B236HX
- **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=-1.8450,52.5281,B236HX
- **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=-1.8450,52.5281,B236HX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [New Horizon Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-horizon-academy-e148929) | Special | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Imedia School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/imedia-school-e143040) | Independent | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Featherstone Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/featherstone-primary-school-e103318) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Osborne Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/osborne-primary-school-e147758) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [TJY Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tjy-academy-e152483) | Special | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Osborne Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/osborne-nursery-school-e103145) | Nursery | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | – |
| [Highclare School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highclare-school-e103576) | Independent | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Oscott Manor School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oscott-manor-school-e151642) | Special | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), June 2024, before the school changed, special measures | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2024 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| April 2026 | £187,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2023 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| April 2023 | £242,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2025 | £125,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| September 2023 | £229,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2024 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2025 | £167,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Erdington (370 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: POPLARS SURGERY (880 m); RESERVOIR ROAD SURGERY (960 m); TUDOR PRACTICE STOCKLAND GREEN (960 m); DR KHUROO'S PRACTICE (960 m)
- Pharmacies: MANOR PHARMACY (590 m); ERDINGTON COMMUNITY PHARMACY (630 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (640 m); MEDILAND PHARMACY (660 m); JHL PHARMACIES (880 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (590 m); DENTAL SURGERY (830 m); STOCKLAND GREEN HEALTH CENTRE (960 m)
- Supermarkets: Heron Erdington Birmingham (640 m, Heron); Iceland Erdington High Street (670 m, Iceland); Lidl BIR Erdington 2 (700 m, Lidl); Tesco Erdington Six Ways Express (710 m, Tesco); Co-op Marsh Lane (900 m, Central England Co-operative)

## 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 020E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 38.4** (2025). Birmingham 020E has a deprivation score of 38.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,008th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £250,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 020E was £250,000 in 2025. Joint 11,433rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,749** (2021). Birmingham 020E had 1,749 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,597th 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: 93.6%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 020E, 93.6% 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: 52.5281, -1.8450

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=-1.8450,52.5281,B236HX

## How to cite

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