# B28 9RJ: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B28 9RJ 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 9RJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b28) › [B28 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b28-9)

## Around this postcode

- **39 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 30% on July. Birmingham 103F: 56 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8302,52.4285,B289RJ
- **Hall Green, 1.4 km**: About 18 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8302,52.4285,B289RJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8302,52.4285,B289RJ
- **No property in B28 9RJ 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=-1.8302,52.4285,B289RJ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 103F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8302,52.4285,B289RJ
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8302,52.4285,B289RJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8302,52.4285,B289RJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8302,52.4285,B289RJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B28 9RJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8302,52.4285,B289RJ
- **Low road and rail noise at B28 9RJ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8302,52.4285,B289RJ
- **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=-1.8302,52.4285,B289RJ
- **10.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8302,52.4285,B289RJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lakey Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lakey-lane-primary-school-e150181) | Primary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Robin Hood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/robin-hood-academy-e140262) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 48% 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 | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Severne Junior Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/severne-junior-infant-and-nursery-school-e103252) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hall Green Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hall-green-junior-school-e103209) | Primary | 1 km (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Reynalds Cross School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reynalds-cross-school-e104131) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | – |
| [Hall Green Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hall-green-infant-school-e103210) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | – |
| [Aspire Ap School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aspire-ap-school-e139962) | Independent | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2023 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| December 2023 | £169,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2026 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2025 | £240,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2025 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2026 | £265,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2025 | £214,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| June 2024 | £246,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: SCHOOL ROAD PHARMACY (600 m); ROBIN HOOD PHARMACY (840 m)
- Dental practices: SHERWOOD DENTAL PRACTICE (400 m); DENTAL SURGERY (810 m); ROBIN HOOD DENTAL PRACTICE (850 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Northfield (380 m, Central England Co-operative); Aldi Hall Green Birmingham (720 m, Aldi)

## 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 103F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 41.1** (2025). Birmingham 103F has a deprivation score of 41.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,304th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,922** (2021). Birmingham 103F had 1,922 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,745th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 103F, 100.0% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 9.2%** (August 2026). In Birmingham 103F, 9.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 52.4285, -1.8302

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=-1.8302,52.4285,B289RJ

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