# B28 0LX: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B28 0LX 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 B28 0LX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b28) › [B28 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b28-0)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 18% on July. Birmingham 132B: 41 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8462,52.4204,B280LX
- **Yardley Wood, 570 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8462,52.4204,B280LX
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8462,52.4204,B280LX
- **No property in B28 0LX 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=-1.8462,52.4204,B280LX
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 132B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8462,52.4204,B280LX
- **£234,867 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8462,52.4204,B280LX
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8462,52.4204,B280LX
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8462,52.4204,B280LX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B28 0LX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8462,52.4204,B280LX
- **Low road and rail noise at B28 0LX**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8462,52.4204,B280LX
- **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=-1.8462,52.4204,B280LX
- **10.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8462,52.4204,B280LX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chilcote Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chilcote-primary-school-e103298) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-ambrose-barlow-catholic-primary-school-e151940) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-lourdes-catholic-primary-school-e103430) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Yardley Wood Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/yardley-wood-community-primary-school-e103281) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Robin Hood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/robin-hood-academy-e140262) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Haslucks Green School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/haslucks-green-school-e151573) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | – |
| [Hall Green Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hall-green-junior-school-e103209) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hall Green Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hall-green-infant-school-e103210) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2025 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £343,650 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| March 2025 | £365,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £380,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| April 2026 | £315,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| February 2025 | £221,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| October 2025 | £431,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| March 2026 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Yardley Wood (570 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BALDWINS LANE SURGERY (660 m); YARDLEY WOOD HEALTH CENTRE (900 m)
- Pharmacies: HIGHFIELD ROAD PHARMACY (690 m); NEWBOROUGH PHARMACY (710 m); ROBIN HOOD PHARMACY (770 m); YARDLEY WOOD PHARMACY (900 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (960 m)
- Dental practices: ROBIN HOOD DENTAL PRACTICE (580 m); DENTAL SURGERY (650 m); DENTAL SURGERY (960 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Robin Hood Express (430 m, Tesco); Aldi Hall Green Birmingham (830 m, Aldi)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £234,867** (August 2026). Birmingham’s average house price was £234,867 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 129th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 132B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.6** (2025). Birmingham 132B has a deprivation score of 10.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,428th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £317,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 132B was £317,500 in 2025. Joint 14,145th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,817** (2021). Birmingham 132B had 1,817 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,365th 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 132B, 99.7% 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.

## B28 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £310,002** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B28 was £310,002 in 2025. 1,021st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,583** (2021). B28 had 32,583 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 772nd 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 B28 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: 98.6%** (January 2026). In B28, 98.6% 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: 52.4204, -1.8462

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

## Your MP

- [Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-hall-green-and-moseley): Tahir Ali (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), August 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=-1.8462,52.4204,B280LX

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b28-0lx