# B38 8XH: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B38 8XH 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 B38 8XH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B38](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b38) › [B38 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b38-8)

## Around this postcode

- **41 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 11% on July. Birmingham 127E: 75 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9460,52.4053,B388XH
- **Kings Norton, 1.4 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9460,52.4053,B388XH
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9460,52.4053,B388XH
- **No property in B38 8XH 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=-1.9460,52.4053,B388XH
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 127E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9460,52.4053,B388XH
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9460,52.4053,B388XH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 880 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9460,52.4053,B388XH
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 890 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9460,52.4053,B388XH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B38 8XH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9460,52.4053,B388XH
- **Low road and rail noise at B38 8XH**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail 40 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9460,52.4053,B388XH
- **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=-1.9460,52.4053,B388XH
- **9.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9460,52.4053,B388XH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Fairway Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairway-primary-academy-e139484) | Primary | 130 m (2 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wychall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wychall-primary-school-e142386) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 50% 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 | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 50.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [West Heath Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-heath-primary-school-e134279) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kings Norton Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-norton-nursery-school-e103129) | Nursery | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, October 2023 | – |
| [West Heath Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-heath-nursery-school-e103127) | Nursery | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | – |
| [Ark Kings Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-kings-academy-e137578) | All-through | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kings Norton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-norton-primary-school-e149131) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2024 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2025 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| June 2023 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2024 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2025 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| April 2024 | £186,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2026 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| September 2025 | £395,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WYCHALL LANE SURGERY (880 m)
- Pharmacies: BROWNS PHARMACY (490 m)
- Dental practices: MYDENTIST (850 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Redditch Road (890 m, Spar); Aldi Tunnel Road Kings Norton (890 m, Aldi)

## 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 127E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.3** (2025). Birmingham 127E has a deprivation score of 27.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,681st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £220,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 127E was £220,000 in 2025. Joint 8,379th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,558** (2021). Birmingham 127E had 1,558 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,332nd 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 127E, 99.9% 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.

## B38 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £241,350** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B38 was £241,350 in 2025. 691st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 20,589** (2021). B38 had 20,589 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,333rd least 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 B38 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: 95.9%** (January 2026). In B38, 95.9% 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: 52.4053, -1.9460

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

## Your MP

- [Birmingham Northfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-northfield): Laurence Turner (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=-1.9460,52.4053,B388XH

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