# B42 9JQ: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B42 9JQ 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 B42 9JQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b42) › [B42 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b42-9)

## Around this postcode

- **40 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 31% on July. Birmingham 017C: 89 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8874,52.5401,B429JQ
- **Perry Barr, 2.8 km**: About 35 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8874,52.5401,B429JQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 30 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8874,52.5401,B429JQ
- **No property in B42 9JQ 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=-1.8874,52.5401,B429JQ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 017C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8874,52.5401,B429JQ
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8874,52.5401,B429JQ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8874,52.5401,B429JQ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8874,52.5401,B429JQ
- **98% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-1.8874,52.5401,B429JQ
- **Low road and rail noise at B42 9JQ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8874,52.5401,B429JQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-1.8874,52.5401,B429JQ
- **12.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8874,52.5401,B429JQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Goodway Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/goodway-nursery-school-e103128) | Nursery | 30 m (1 minute on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | – |
| [Greenholm Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenholm-primary-school-e138693) | Primary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kingsthorne Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsthorne-primary-school-e103368) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Warren Farm Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/warren-farm-primary-school-e138303) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Christ The King Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-the-king-catholic-primary-school-e103423) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Aspire AP School 2](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aspire-ap-school-2-e135608) | Independent | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Hawthorn Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hawthorn-primary-school-e103214) | Primary | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Glenmead Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glenmead-primary-school-e103320) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £219,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| January 2025 | £178,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| May 2025 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2026 | £173,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| April 2026 | £205,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| February 2025 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| August 2024 | £227,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2025 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: COTMORE SURGERY (560 m); AYLESBURY SURGERY (830 m); COLLEGE ROAD SURGERY (970 m)
- Pharmacies: M W PHILLIPS CHEMISTS (300 m); MW PHILLIPS CHEMISTS (610 m); MW PHILLIPS (830 m); N D CHEMIST (970 m)
- Dental practices: 402-404 KINGSTANDING ROAD (DENTAL PRACTICE) (120 m); DENTAL SURGERY (850 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Kingstanding Birmingham Express (190 m, Tesco); Heron Old Oscott Birmingham (190 m, Heron); Co-op Dyas Road Great Barr (680 m, Central England Co-operative); Aldi Kingstanding Birmingham (950 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 017C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 26.2** (2025). Birmingham 017C has a deprivation score of 26.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,350th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £215,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 017C was £215,500 in 2025. Joint 8,098th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,654** (2021). Birmingham 017C had 1,654 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,506th 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: 97.4%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 017C, 97.4% 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.

## B42 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £220,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B42 was £220,000 in 2025. Joint 517th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 25,460** (2021). B42 had 25,460 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,148th 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: 97%** (2022). About 97% of people in B42 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: 98.8%** (January 2026). In B42, 98.8% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham)
- Centre: 52.5401, -1.8874

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

## Your MP

- [Birmingham Erdington](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-erdington): Paulette Hamilton (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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-1.8874,52.5401,B429JQ

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