B38 8SJ
PostcodeA postcode in Birmingham 127D, King's Norton North ward, Birmingham.
This report describes the area around B38 8SJ, 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 B38 8SJ
- 25 crimes within 500 mAugust, down 55% on JulyBirmingham 127D: 91 a year per 1,000 peopleMap point
- Kings Norton, 80 mAbout 1 minute on footExact point
- 4 schools within 800 mNearest is 170 m awayExact point
- No property in B38 8SJ listed at risk of floodingFrom rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessmentPostcode
- England’s least deprived 20%This neighbourhood, Birmingham 127DNeighbourhood
- £234,257 average priceFor the whole of Birmingham, July 2026Council
- 2 GP practices within 1 kmNearest is 210 m awayPostcode
- 4 supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 370 m awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B38 8SJSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Low road and rail noise at B38 8SJRoad 49 dB, rail 53 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021)Postcode
- Not in a radon Affected AreaUnder 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level1 km grid
- 11.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near B38 8SJ
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Penny Tree School Special | 170 m 2 minutes on foot | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Kings Norton Nursery School Nursery | 220 m 3 minutes on foot | School remains Outstanding, October 2023 |
| Kings Norton Primary School Primary. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 700 m 9 minutes on foot | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade |
| King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys Secondary. Attainment 8 of 48.1 (2025/26, provisional) | 730 m 9 minutes on foot | Good (overall), July 2023, before the school changed |
| Kings Norton Girls' School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 51.4 (2025/26, provisional) | 830 m 10 minutes on foot | Standards maintained, January 2025 |
| Cotteridge Primary School Primary. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 840 m 11 minutes on foot | School remains Good, April 2023 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary. 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 980 m 12 minutes on foot | School remains Good, May 2023 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 50.9 (2025/26, provisional) | 1.1 km 13 minutes on foot | School remains Good, May 2024 |
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 B38 8SJ
Latest sale at each postcode- £300,000Sedge Avenue, B38 8SJOctober 2024, detached, established, freehold10 m
- £340,000Camp Lane, B38 8SLNovember 2023, terraced, established, freehold80 m
- £275,000Pershore Road South, B30 3ELOctober 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold90 m
- £123,000Middleton Hall Road, B30 1ABMay 2025, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold170 m
- £125,000Wingate Close, B30 1AAJuly 2025, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold180 m
- £490,000Middleton Hall Road, B30 1BYJune 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold210 m
- £56,000Pershore Road, B30 3ASFebruary 2026, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold300 m
- £450,000Westhill Road, B38 8SXNovember 2025, detached, established, freehold310 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 B38 8SJ
In a straight lineStations
- Kings Norton1 minute on foot80 m
GP practices
- NORTHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE210 m
- WYCHALL LANE SURGERY450 m
Pharmacies
- KING'S PHARMACY & OPTICIANS270 m
- EVERGREEN PHARMACY LTD360 m
- COTTERIDGE PHARMACY400 m
- BROWNS PHARMACY780 m
Dental practices
- STATION DENTAL PRACTICE90 m
- DENTAL SURGERY780 m
- HARMONY ORTHODONTICS LTD780 m
Supermarkets
- Co-op CotteridgeCentral England Co-operative370 m
- Heron Bournville BirminghamHeron390 m
- Spar - CotteridgeSpar400 m
- Co-op Kings NortonCentral England Co-operative690 m
The neighbourhood: Birmingham 127D
Everything about Birmingham 127DThe postcode district: B38
Everything about B38Your MP
- Laurence TurnerLabourMP for Birmingham Northfield
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
- Street-level crimeAugust 2026Map point
- Rail and Tube stations2024/25Exact point
- SchoolsExact point
- Flood risk by postcodeJune 2026Postcode
- English Indices of Deprivation 20252025Neighbourhood
- Average house priceJuly 2026Council
- GP practicesPostcode
- SupermarketsExact point
- Broadband by postcodeJanuary 2026Postcode
- Road and rail noise by postcode2021Postcode
- Radon potential1 km grid
- Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)20251 km grid
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.