# B30 1AX: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B30 1AX 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 B30 1AX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b30) › [B30 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b30-1)

## Around this postcode

- **27 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 51% on July. Birmingham 116C: 156 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9351,52.4144,B301AX
- **Kings Norton, 190 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9351,52.4144,B301AX
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9351,52.4144,B301AX
- **No property in B30 1AX 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=-1.9351,52.4144,B301AX
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 116C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9351,52.4144,B301AX
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9351,52.4144,B301AX
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9351,52.4144,B301AX
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9351,52.4144,B301AX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B30 1AX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9351,52.4144,B301AX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at B30 1AX**: Road 53 dB, rail 59 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9351,52.4144,B301AX
- **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=-1.9351,52.4144,B301AX
- **11.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9351,52.4144,B301AX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kings Norton Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-norton-nursery-school-e103129) | Nursery | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, October 2023 | – |
| [Penny Tree School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penny-tree-school-e152431) | Special | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-edward-vi-kings-norton-school-for-boys-e150320) | Secondary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023, before the school changed | Attainment 8 of 48.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Kings Norton Girls' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-norton-girls-school-e136590) | Secondary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | Attainment 8 of 51.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Kings Norton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-norton-primary-school-e149131) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e141670) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cotteridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cotteridge-primary-school-e103190) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-aquinas-catholic-school-e141835) | Secondary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 50.9 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2025 | £123,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| May 2026 | £33,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| December 2025 | £608,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| November 2023 | £340,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| February 2026 | £315,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| June 2026 | £490,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| October 2024 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| June 2025 | £272,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Kings Norton (190 m, 2 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: NORTHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE (190 m); WYCHALL LANE SURGERY (490 m)
- Pharmacies: KING'S PHARMACY & OPTICIANS (310 m); EVERGREEN PHARMACY LTD (410 m); COTTERIDGE PHARMACY (470 m); BROWNS PHARMACY (920 m)
- Dental practices: STATION DENTAL PRACTICE (270 m); DENTAL SURGERY (920 m); HARMONY ORTHODONTICS LTD (920 m)
- Supermarkets: Heron Bournville Birmingham (420 m, Heron); Spar - Cotteridge (420 m, Spar); Co-op Cotteridge (460 m, Central England Co-operative); Co-op Kings Norton (850 m, Central England Co-operative); Tesco Birmingham Bournville Esso Express (1 km, Tesco)

## 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 116C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.7** (2025). Birmingham 116C has a deprivation score of 20.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,113th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £189,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 116C was £189,000 in 2025. Joint 5,551st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,413** (2021). Birmingham 116C had 1,413 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,795th 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: 98.4%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 116C, 98.4% 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.

## B30 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £275,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B30 was £275,000 in 2025. Joint 940th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 28,756** (2021). B30 had 28,756 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 990th 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 B30 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: 96.4%** (January 2026). In B30, 96.4% 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: 52.4144, -1.9351

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=-1.9351,52.4144,B301AX

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