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

B29 7HZ 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 7HZ 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

- **22 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 44% on July. Birmingham 100C: 32 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9222,52.4434,B297HZ
- **Selly Oak, 940 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9222,52.4434,B297HZ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9222,52.4434,B297HZ
- **No property in B29 7HZ 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=-1.9222,52.4434,B297HZ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 100C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9222,52.4434,B297HZ
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9222,52.4434,B297HZ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9222,52.4434,B297HZ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9222,52.4434,B297HZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B29 7HZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9222,52.4434,B297HZ
- **Low road and rail noise at B29 7HZ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9222,52.4434,B297HZ
- **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=-1.9222,52.4434,B297HZ
- **12.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9222,52.4434,B297HZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Edward's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-edwards-catholic-primary-school-e103447) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tiverton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tiverton-academy-e139439) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Selly Park Girls' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/selly-park-girls-school-e103498) | Secondary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 55.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Selly Oak Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/selly-oak-nursery-school-e137796) | Nursery | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, April 2023 | – |
| [King Edward's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-edwards-school-e103584) | Independent | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Raddlebarn Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/raddlebarn-primary-school-e103246) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, June 2024 | 65% 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 | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Moor Green Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moor-green-primary-academy-e139000) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2023 | £450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| April 2024 | £190,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| May 2025 | £465,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| July 2025 | £900,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| November 2023 | £969,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2025 | £685,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| April 2026 | £730,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| November 2025 | £650,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Selly Oak (940 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: SELLY PARK SURGERY (400 m); BOURNBROOK VARSITY MEDICAL CENTRE (580 m); MOOR GREEN LANE MEDICAL CENTRE (980 m)
- Pharmacies: SELLY PARK PHARMACY (560 m); SELLY PHARMACY (680 m)
- Dental practices: SELLY PARK DENTAL CENTRE (570 m); 476 - 478 BRISTOL ROAD (DENTAL PRACTICE) (680 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Platinum Retail-Kensington Service Station (480 m, Spar); Tesco Selly Oak Bristol Rd Esso Express (690 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Selly Oak Bristol Road Local (700 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Birmingham Bristol Rd Express (850 m, Tesco); Aldi Selly Oak Birmingham (920 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 100C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.7** (2025). Birmingham 100C has a deprivation score of 14.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,045th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,346** (2021). Birmingham 100C had 1,346 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,031st least 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: 97.5%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 100C, 97.5% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 9.9%** (August 2026). In Birmingham 100C, 9.9% 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: 52.4434, -1.9222

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), 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=-1.9222,52.4434,B297HZ

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Snapshot 2026.10.8. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b29-7hz