# B36 8PZ: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B36 8PZ 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 B36 8PZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B36](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b36) › [B36 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b36-8)

## Around this postcode

- **48 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 19% on July. Birmingham 141H: 78 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8086,52.5036,B368PZ
- **Stechford, 2.1 km**: About 26 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8086,52.5036,B368PZ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8086,52.5036,B368PZ
- **No property in B36 8PZ 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=-1.8086,52.5036,B368PZ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 141H. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8086,52.5036,B368PZ
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8086,52.5036,B368PZ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8086,52.5036,B368PZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8086,52.5036,B368PZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B36 8PZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8086,52.5036,B368PZ
- **Low road and rail noise at B36 8PZ**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8086,52.5036,B368PZ
- **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=-1.8086,52.5036,B368PZ
- **14.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8086,52.5036,B368PZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Firs Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/firs-primary-school-e143089) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tame Valley Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tame-valley-academy-e139011) | Primary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hodge Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hodge-hill-primary-school-e143869) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-wilfrids-catholic-junior-and-infant-school-e148083) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 34% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hodge Hill Girls' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hodge-hill-girls-school-e103483) | Secondary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 50.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Braidwood School for the Deaf](https://openindex.co.uk/school/braidwood-school-for-the-deaf-e103611) | Special | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | – |
| [Hodge Hill College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hodge-hill-college-e103503) | Secondary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 44.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Heathlands Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heathlands-primary-academy-e140890) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2023 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| April 2023 | £385,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| October 2023 | £310,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| October 2025 | £218,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| June 2026 | £227,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| December 2025 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| January 2024 | £135,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HODGE HILL FAMILY PRACTICE (520 m); FIRS SURGERY (570 m); BUCKLANDS END LANE SURGERY (870 m)
- Pharmacies: CARE POINT PHARMACY (430 m); SHAWSDALE PHARMACY (520 m); JHOOTS PHARMACY (690 m)
- Dental practices: ROUGHLEA AVENUE (DENTAL SURGERY) (520 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Castle Bromwich (640 m, Spar)

## 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 141H (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 60.4** (2025). Birmingham 141H has a deprivation score of 60.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 954th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,371** (2021). Birmingham 141H had 1,371 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,989th 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 141H, 99.8% 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: 13.2%** (August 2026). In Birmingham 141H, 13.2% 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.

## B36 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £250,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B36 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: 36,554** (2021). B36 had 36,554 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 573rd 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 B36 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: 98.3%** (January 2026). In B36, 98.3% 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: 52.5036, -1.8086

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

## Your MP

- [Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-hodge-hill-and-solihull-north): Liam Byrne (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=-1.8086,52.5036,B368PZ

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