# B24 0RQ: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B24 0RQ 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 B24 0RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b24) › [B24 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b24-0)

## Around this postcode

- **23 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 32% on July. Birmingham 025C: 136 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8096,52.5207,B240RQ
- **Erdington, 2.2 km**: About 27 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8096,52.5207,B240RQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8096,52.5207,B240RQ
- **No property in B24 0RQ 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=-1.8096,52.5207,B240RQ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 025C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8096,52.5207,B240RQ
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8096,52.5207,B240RQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8096,52.5207,B240RQ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8096,52.5207,B240RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B24 0RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8096,52.5207,B240RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at B24 0RQ**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8096,52.5207,B240RQ
- **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=-1.8096,52.5207,B240RQ
- **15.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8096,52.5207,B240RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Gunter Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gunter-primary-school-e103208) | Primary | 90 m (1 minute on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Paget Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/paget-primary-school-e150639) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023, before the school changed | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Castle Vale Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-vale-nursery-school-e103144) | Nursery | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2023 | – |
| [St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peter-and-st-paul-rc-junior-and-infant-school-e146298) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Topcliffe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/topcliffe-primary-school-e143091) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 20% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Birches Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birches-green-primary-school-e150054) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chivenor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chivenor-primary-school-e140159) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Penns Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penns-primary-school-e103356) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| May 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| December 2025 | £318,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| November 2025 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| August 2025 | £335,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| February 2025 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| October 2023 | £248,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| October 2024 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: MIDLANDS MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP (260 m)
- Pharmacies: PRINJA PHARMACY (260 m); PRINJA PHARMACY (360 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Chester Road Erdington (490 m, Aldi); Farmfoods Erdington Retail Park (520 m, Farmfoods); Lidl Tyburn Birmingham (800 m, Lidl); Sainsburys Castle Vale (960 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 025C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 37.5** (2025). Birmingham 025C has a deprivation score of 37.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,274th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £270,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 025C was £270,000 in 2025. Joint 13,365th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,112** (2021). Birmingham 025C had 2,112 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,781st 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: 89.6%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 025C, 89.6% 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.

## B24 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £245,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B24 was £245,000 in 2025. Joint 705th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 30,416** (2021). B24 had 30,416 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 901st 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: 4%** (2022). About 4% of people in B24 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: 94.4%** (January 2026). In B24, 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham)
- Centre: 52.5207, -1.8096

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=-1.8096,52.5207,B240RQ

## How to cite

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