# B29 7HG: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B29 7HG 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 7HG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B29](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b29) › [B29 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b29-7)

## Around this postcode

- **17 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 29% on July. Birmingham 079E: 112 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9140,52.4465,B297HG
- **Selly Oak, 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9140,52.4465,B297HG
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 790 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9140,52.4465,B297HG
- **No property in B29 7HG 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=-1.9140,52.4465,B297HG
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 079E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9140,52.4465,B297HG
- **£234,867 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9140,52.4465,B297HG
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9140,52.4465,B297HG
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9140,52.4465,B297HG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B29 7HG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9140,52.4465,B297HG
- **Loud road and rail noise at B29 7HG**: Road 70 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9140,52.4465,B297HG
- **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=-1.9140,52.4465,B297HG
- **13.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9140,52.4465,B297HG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [King Edward's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-edwards-school-e103584) | Independent | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Edward's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-edwards-catholic-primary-school-e103447) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King Edward VI High School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-edward-vi-high-school-for-girls-e103585) | Independent | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Elmhurst Ballet School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elmhurst-ballet-school-e134908) | Independent | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Red Boots School (National Institute of Conductive Education)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/red-boots-school-national-institute-of-conductive-education-e103588) | Special | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Moor Green Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moor-green-primary-academy-e139000) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Uffculme School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/uffculme-school-e103605) | Special | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | – |
| [Selly Park Girls' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/selly-park-girls-school-e103498) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 55.6 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £290,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £365,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2026 | £390,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| January 2025 | £485,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2025 | £525,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2025 | £425,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2025 | £840,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2026 | £310,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SELLY PARK SURGERY (320 m); MOOR GREEN LANE MEDICAL CENTRE (950 m)
- Pharmacies: SELLY PARK PHARMACY (670 m)
- Dental practices: SELLY PARK DENTAL CENTRE (80 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Platinum Retail-Kensington Service Station (240 m, Spar); Asda Edgbaston Express (370 m, Asda)

## 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 079E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.8** (2025). Birmingham 079E has a deprivation score of 19.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,834th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £395,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 079E was £395,000 in 2025. Joint 8,928th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,766** (2021). Birmingham 079E had 1,766 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,024th 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: 53.5%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 079E, 53.5% 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.

## 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: 52.4465, -1.9140

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

## Your MP

- [Birmingham Selly Oak](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-selly-oak): Al Carns (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=-1.9140,52.4465,B297HG

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