# B23 7JX: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B23 7JX 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 7JX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b23) › [B23 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b23-7)

## Around this postcode

- **117 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Birmingham 030C: 284 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8563,52.5183,B237JX
- **Gravelly Hill, 440 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8563,52.5183,B237JX
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8563,52.5183,B237JX
- **No property in B23 7JX 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=-1.8563,52.5183,B237JX
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 030C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8563,52.5183,B237JX
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8563,52.5183,B237JX
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8563,52.5183,B237JX
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 860 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8563,52.5183,B237JX
- **97.6% can get gigabit broadband at B23 7JX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8563,52.5183,B237JX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at B23 7JX**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8563,52.5183,B237JX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-1.8563,52.5183,B237JX
- **15.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8563,52.5183,B237JX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [SS Mary & John Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ss-mary-and-john-catholic-primary-school-e146268) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Slade Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/slade-primary-school-e138590) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2024 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Featherstone Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/featherstone-nursery-school-e103139) | Nursery | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Stockland Green School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stockland-green-school-e138137) | Secondary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | Attainment 8 of 47.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Oscott Manor School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oscott-manor-school-e151642) | Special | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), June 2024, before the school changed, special measures | – |
| [The Pines Special School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-pines-special-school-e103622) | Special | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |
| [Spring Hill High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spring-hill-high-school-e134982) | Special | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Featherstone Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/featherstone-primary-school-e103318) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2023 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| June 2024 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2023 | £80,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| February 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| November 2025 | £167,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2024 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2026 | £180,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Gravelly Hill (440 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: RESERVOIR ROAD SURGERY (620 m); TUDOR PRACTICE STOCKLAND GREEN (620 m); DR KHUROO'S PRACTICE (620 m)
- Pharmacies: SUMMERHILL PHARMACY (10 m); STOCKLAND GREEN PHARMACY (620 m); WOOD END PHARMACY (1 km)
- Dental practices: STOCKLAND GREEN HEALTH CENTRE (620 m); DENTAL SURGERY (730 m); SMILES 4 U (810 m); DENTAL SURGERY (960 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Erdington Six Ways Express (860 m, Tesco); Co-op Marsh Lane (870 m, Central England Co-operative); Asda Armada Express Petrol (910 m, Asda)

## 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 030C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 72.9** (2025). Birmingham 030C has a deprivation score of 72.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 174th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £172,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 030C was £172,500 in 2025. Joint 4,054th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,788** (2021). Birmingham 030C had 1,788 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,253rd 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 030C, 99.9% 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: 52.5183, -1.8563

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=-1.8563,52.5183,B237JX

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