# B26 3JT: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B26 3JT 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 B26 3JT for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b26) › [B26 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b26-3)

## Around this postcode

- **53 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 24% on July. Birmingham 081F: 427 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.7787,52.4521,B263JT
- **Marston Green, 2.3 km**: About 29 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.7787,52.4521,B263JT
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.7787,52.4521,B263JT
- **No property in B26 3JT 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=-1.7787,52.4521,B263JT
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 081F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.7787,52.4521,B263JT
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.7787,52.4521,B263JT
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.7787,52.4521,B263JT
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.7787,52.4521,B263JT
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B26 3JT**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.7787,52.4521,B263JT
- **Moderate road and rail noise at B26 3JT**: Road 60 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.7787,52.4521,B263JT
- **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=-1.7787,52.4521,B263JT
- **18.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.7787,52.4521,B263JT

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Thomas More Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-more-catholic-primary-school-e147017) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Valley Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/valley-primary-e151018) | Primary | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Lyndon School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lyndon-school-e142075) | Secondary | 1 km (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2022 | Attainment 8 of 50.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Stanville Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stanville-primary-school-e103257) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Daylesford Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/daylesford-academy-e149062) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Mapledene Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mapledene-primary-school-e134094) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Andrew's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-catholic-primary-school-e148086) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brays School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brays-school-e144042) | Special | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £285,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| November 2025 | £310,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| April 2026 | £273,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| October 2025 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| January 2026 | £100,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| November 2025 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: COVENTRY ROAD PRACTICE (200 m); CRANES PARK ROAD SURGERY (470 m); CHURCH ROAD SURGERY (760 m); THE SHELDON MEDICAL CENTRE (930 m)
- Pharmacies: PAN PHARMACY (110 m); BOOTS (730 m); PAN PHARMACY (750 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (270 m); NEW COVENTRY ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Sheldon Birmingham (140 m, Morrisons); M&S Sheldon Birmingham Foodhall (150 m, Marks and Spencer); Iceland Sheldon (410 m, Iceland); Tesco Sheldon Superstore (790 m, Tesco); Asda Hobs Moat Express Petrol (880 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 081F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 28.1** (2025). Birmingham 081F has a deprivation score of 28.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,229th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £282,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 081F was £282,000 in 2025. Joint 14,621st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,628** (2021). Birmingham 081F had 1,628 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,762nd 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: 99.4%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 081F, 99.4% 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.

## B26 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £245,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B26 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: 33,754** (2021). B26 had 33,754 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 716th 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in B26 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: 97.6%** (January 2026). In B26, 97.6% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham)
- Centre: 52.4521, -1.7787

Council: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Birmingham Yardley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-yardley): Jess Phillips (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=-1.7787,52.4521,B263JT

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