# B28 8HU: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B28 8HU 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 8HU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b28) › [B28 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b28-8)

## Around this postcode

- **35 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 10% on July. Birmingham 098D: 62 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8436,52.4353,B288HU
- **Hall Green, 230 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8436,52.4353,B288HU
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8436,52.4353,B288HU
- **No property in B28 8HU 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=-1.8436,52.4353,B288HU
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 098D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8436,52.4353,B288HU
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8436,52.4353,B288HU
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8436,52.4353,B288HU
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8436,52.4353,B288HU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B28 8HU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8436,52.4353,B288HU
- **Moderate road and rail noise at B28 8HU**: Road 62 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8436,52.4353,B288HU
- **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=-1.8436,52.4353,B288HU
- **11.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8436,52.4353,B288HU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Aspire Ap School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aspire-ap-school-e139962) | Independent | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Hall Green School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hall-green-school-e137858) | Secondary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 44.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hall Green Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hall-green-junior-school-e103209) | Primary | 480 m (6 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 | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | – |
| [Yorkmead Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/yorkmead-junior-and-infant-school-e152368) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | – |
| [Ninestiles, an Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ninestiles-an-academy-e136406) | Secondary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | Attainment 8 of 46.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Lakey Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lakey-lane-primary-school-e150181) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Bernard's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bernards-catholic-primary-school-e103462) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2023 | £560,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| November 2025 | £365,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2024 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2023 | £280,250 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| June 2026 | £405,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| January 2026 | £525,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| December 2024 | £147,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| March 2025 | £476,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Hall Green (230 m, 3 minutes on foot); Spring Road (990 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: HALL GREEN HEALTH (750 m)
- Pharmacies: HALL GREEN PHARMACY (610 m); SCHOOL ROAD PHARMACY (620 m); WELL (750 m)
- Dental practices: STRATFORD ORTHODONTICS (750 m); SHERWOOD DENTAL PRACTICE (790 m); DENTAL SURGERY (860 m)
- Supermarkets: Farmfoods Hall Green (180 m, Farmfoods); Tesco Hall Green Stratford Express (300 m, Tesco); EG - OTM - Hall Green (780 m, Spar); Aldi Hall Green Birmingham (940 m, Aldi); Co-op Sparkhill Birmingham (980 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 098D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 22.5** (2025). Birmingham 098D has a deprivation score of 22.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,748th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £329,125** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 098D was £329,125 in 2025. 13,221st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,885** (2021). Birmingham 098D had 1,885 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,559th 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: 99.3%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 098D, 99.3% 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: 52.4353, -1.8436

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), 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=-1.8436,52.4353,B288HU

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