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B3 3LX

Postcode

A postcode in Birmingham 138A, Ladywood ward, Birmingham.

This report describes the area around B3 3LX, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around B3 3LX

Schools near B3 3LX

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
City United Academy (CUA)
Independent
790 m
10 minutes on foot
Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Birmingham Metropolitan College
Sixth form and further education
900 m
11 minutes on foot
Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Nelson Primary School
Primary. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
940 m
12 minutes on foot
Improved significantly, October 2024
Jewellery Quarter Academy
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 38.1 (2025/26, provisional)
950 m
12 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade, serious weaknesses
Birmingham Ormiston Academy
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 53.0 (2025/26, provisional)
960 m
12 minutes on foot
Good (overall), May 2023
Oakbridge School
Special
970 m
12 minutes on foot
No outcome in Ofsted's file
St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown
Primary. 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1 km
13 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade
City Academy
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 37.5 (2025/26, provisional)
1 km
13 minutes on foot
Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Recent sales near B3 3LX

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £130,000Cornwall Street, B3 2EEMay 2026, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold130 m
  • £140,000New Market Street, B3 2NHMay 2025, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold180 m
  • £56,000Bennetts Hill, B2 5RSJune 2026, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold190 m
  • £265,000Great Charles Street Queensway, B3 3BZMarch 2026, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold200 m
  • £145,000Newhall Street, B3 1PBJune 2026, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold240 m
  • £145,000Temple Street, B2 5DBApril 2026, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold270 m
  • £235,000Paradise Street, B1 2AFMarch 2025, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold290 m
  • £308,000Paradise Street, B1 2AHMarch 2024, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold290 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

Within 1 km of B3 3LX

In a straight line

Stations

  • Town Hall3 minutes on foot240 m
  • Birmingham Snow Hill4 minutes on foot310 m
  • Grand Central4 minutes on foot350 m
  • Corporation Street5 minutes on foot360 m
  • St Chad's5 minutes on foot380 m

GP practices

  • HALCYON MEDICAL440 m

Pharmacies

  • BOOTS510 m
  • BOOTS630 m
  • BOOTS850 m

Dental practices

  • MISMILE BIRMINGHAM310 m
  • DENTAL SURGERY370 m
  • BIRMINGHAM DENTAL SPECIALISTS810 m

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Beaufort House ExpressTesco240 m
  • Tesco Birmingham New Street ExpressTesco290 m
  • Sainsburys Birmingham Colmore Row LocalSainsburys300 m
  • Co-op Colmore Row BirminghamThe Co-operative Group350 m
  • Tesco Birmingham Colmore ExpressTesco350 m

The neighbourhood: Birmingham 138A

Everything about Birmingham 138A
Deprivation score
28.6
Joint 8,957th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,073
Joint 11,196th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
86.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

The postcode district: B3

Everything about B3
Median sale price
£199,975
Joint 370th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
3,202
348th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
80.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Your MP

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.