# B29 5UW: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B29 5UW 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 B29 5UW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B29](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b29) › [B29 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b29-5)

## Around this postcode

- **38 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 5% on July. Birmingham 095E: 95 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9781,52.4426,B295UW
- **Selly Oak, 2.9 km**: About 36 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9781,52.4426,B295UW
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9781,52.4426,B295UW
- **No property in B29 5UW 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=-1.9781,52.4426,B295UW
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 095E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9781,52.4426,B295UW
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9781,52.4426,B295UW
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 900 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9781,52.4426,B295UW
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9781,52.4426,B295UW
- **92.9% can get gigabit broadband at B29 5UW**: Superfast for 92.9%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9781,52.4426,B295UW
- **Low road and rail noise at B29 5UW**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9781,52.4426,B295UW
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-1.9781,52.4426,B295UW
- **9.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9781,52.4426,B295UW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hillcrest-school-and-sixth-form-centre-e137346) | Secondary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | Attainment 8 of 49.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Paganel Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/paganel-primary-school-e150148) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2020, before the school changed | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Jervoise School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jervoise-school-e142353) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Weoley Castle Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/weoley-castle-nursery-school-e103133) | Nursery | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2024 | – |
| [Edith Cadbury Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edith-cadbury-nursery-school-e103150) | Nursery | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, April 2025 | – |
| [Princethorpe Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/princethorpe-infant-school-e143436) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Princethorpe Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/princethorpe-junior-school-e146817) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Nonsuch Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nonsuch-primary-school-e142358) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2023 | £238,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2025 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| October 2024 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| May 2024 | £183,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| May 2025 | £233,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| December 2023 | £222,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| June 2024 | £202,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| April 2025 | £205,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 310 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WOODGATE VALLEY HEALTH CENTRE (900 m); MILLENNIUM MEDICAL CENTRE (940 m)
- Pharmacies: DEAN PHARMACY (700 m); CASTLE CHEMIST (890 m); KINGS PHARMACY (890 m); BOOTS (900 m)
- Dental practices: IMPERIAL DENTAL GROUP - WEOLEY CASTLE (610 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Barnes Hill Superstore (80 m, Asda); Heron Weoley Castle Birmingham (750 m, Heron)

## 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 095E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 49.2** (2025). Birmingham 095E has a deprivation score of 49.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,485th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,515** (2021). Birmingham 095E had 1,515 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,738th 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: 99.6%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 095E, 99.6% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 9.8%** (August 2026). In Birmingham 095E, 9.8% 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.

## B29 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £250,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B29 was £250,000 in 2025. Joint 751st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 47,322** (2021). B29 had 47,322 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 265th 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: 9%** (2022). About 9% of people in B29 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: 94.0%** (January 2026). In B29, 94.0% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham)
- Centre: 52.4426, -1.9781

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

## Your MP

- [Birmingham Northfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-northfield): Laurence Turner (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=-1.9781,52.4426,B295UW

## How to cite

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