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

B36 8QB 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 8QB 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

- **41 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 23% on July. Birmingham 141G: 181 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8123,52.5054,B368QB
- **Stechford, 2.3 km**: About 29 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8123,52.5054,B368QB
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8123,52.5054,B368QB
- **No property in B36 8QB 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=-1.8123,52.5054,B368QB
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 141G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8123,52.5054,B368QB
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8123,52.5054,B368QB
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 740 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8123,52.5054,B368QB
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 960 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8123,52.5054,B368QB
- **75.9% can get gigabit broadband at B36 8QB**: Superfast for 75.9%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8123,52.5054,B368QB
- **Moderate road and rail noise at B36 8QB**: Road 61 dB, rail 47 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8123,52.5054,B368QB
- **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=-1.8123,52.5054,B368QB
- **16.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8123,52.5054,B368QB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tame Valley Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tame-valley-academy-e139011) | Primary | 200 m (3 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 | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hodge Hill Girls' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hodge-hill-girls-school-e103483) | Secondary | 490 m (6 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 | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | – |
| [Hodge Hill College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hodge-hill-college-e103503) | Secondary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 44.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Firs Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/firs-primary-school-e143089) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 48% 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 | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 34% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Heart of Birmingham Vocational College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heart-of-birmingham-vocational-college-e141435) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £121,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2024 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2025 | £163,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2025 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2024 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| October 2024 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2023 | £116,147 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| October 2023 | £310,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: FIRS SURGERY (740 m); HODGE HILL FAMILY PRACTICE (810 m)
- Pharmacies: JHOOTS PHARMACY (380 m); CARE POINT PHARMACY (750 m); SHAWSDALE PHARMACY (810 m); BOOTS (840 m)
- Dental practices: ROUGHLEA AVENUE (DENTAL SURGERY) (810 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Castle Bromwich (960 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 141G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 52.3** (2025). Birmingham 141G has a deprivation score of 52.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,972nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,371** (2021). Birmingham 141G 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: 96.0%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 141G, 96.0% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 12.2%** (August 2026). In Birmingham 141G, 12.2% 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: 52.5054, -1.8123

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=-1.8123,52.5054,B368QB

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