# B30 3QY: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B30 3QY 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 3QY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b30) › [B30 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b30-3)

## Around this postcode

- **39 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 86% on July. Birmingham 118B: 82 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9044,52.4124,B303QY
- **Kings Norton, 1.9 km**: About 24 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9044,52.4124,B303QY
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9044,52.4124,B303QY
- **No property in B30 3QY 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=-1.9044,52.4124,B303QY
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 118B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9044,52.4124,B303QY
- **£234,867 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9044,52.4124,B303QY
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 880 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9044,52.4124,B303QY
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9044,52.4124,B303QY
- **60.9% can get gigabit broadband at B30 3QY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9044,52.4124,B303QY
- **Low road and rail noise at B30 3QY**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9044,52.4124,B303QY
- **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=-1.9044,52.4124,B303QY
- **10.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9044,52.4124,B303QY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lindsworth School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lindsworth-school-e103632) | Special | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Broadmeadow Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broadmeadow-infant-school-e151212) | Primary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), March 2023, before the school changed, special measures | – |
| [Bells Farm Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bells-farm-primary-school-e103383) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Oaks Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-oaks-primary-school-e149872) | Primary | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Broadmeadow Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broadmeadow-junior-school-e151402) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | – |
| [Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodthorpe-junior-and-infant-school-e151894) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [St Alban's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-albans-catholic-primary-school-e103466) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Allens Croft Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/allens-croft-nursery-school-e103130) | Nursery | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £78,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| February 2025 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| June 2026 | £162,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| November 2024 | £242,800 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2025 | £208,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2026 | £130,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| October 2025 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2026 | £165,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: DRUIDS HEATH SURGERY (880 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (290 m); DRUIDS HEATH PHARMACY (880 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (770 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Kings Norton (490 m, Spar)

## 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 118B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.8** (2025). Birmingham 118B has a deprivation score of 24.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,209th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £230,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 118B was £230,000 in 2025. Joint 9,437th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,923** (2021). Birmingham 118B had 1,923 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,723rd 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: 93.1%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 118B, 93.1% 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: 52.4124, -1.9044

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=-1.9044,52.4124,B303QY

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