# B44 8RD: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B44 8RD 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 B44 8RD for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b44) › [B44 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b44-8)

## Around this postcode

- **31 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 31% on July. Birmingham 017B: 55 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8931,52.5412,B448RD
- **Hamstead (Birmingham), 2.7 km**: About 33 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8931,52.5412,B448RD
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8931,52.5412,B448RD
- **No property in B44 8RD 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=-1.8931,52.5412,B448RD
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 017B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8931,52.5412,B448RD
- **£234,867 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8931,52.5412,B448RD
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8931,52.5412,B448RD
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8931,52.5412,B448RD
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B44 8RD**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8931,52.5412,B448RD
- **Low road and rail noise at B44 8RD**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8931,52.5412,B448RD
- **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=-1.8931,52.5412,B448RD
- **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=-1.8931,52.5412,B448RD

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Goodway Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/goodway-nursery-school-e103128) | Nursery | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | – |
| [Glenmead Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glenmead-primary-school-e103320) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [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) |
| [Maryvale Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maryvale-catholic-primary-school-e151625) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barr-view-primary-and-nursery-academy-e138694) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kingsthorne Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsthorne-primary-school-e103368) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fortis Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fortis-academy-e143435) | Secondary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 38.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Aspire AP School 2](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aspire-ap-school-2-e135608) | Independent | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2023 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2025 | £199,200 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2025 | £206,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2025 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2025 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| June 2025 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| September 2024 | £205,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: COTMORE SURGERY (190 m)
- Pharmacies: MW PHILLIPS CHEMISTS (230 m); M W PHILLIPS CHEMISTS (520 m)
- Dental practices: 402-404 KINGSTANDING ROAD (DENTAL PRACTICE) (460 m); DYAS ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (660 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Dyas Road Great Barr (350 m, Central England Co-operative); Tesco Kingstanding Birmingham Express (560 m, Tesco); Heron Old Oscott Birmingham (560 m, Heron)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £234,867** (August 2026). Birmingham’s average house price was £234,867 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 129th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 017B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.3** (2025). Birmingham 017B has a deprivation score of 20.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,445th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £208,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 017B was £208,500 in 2025. Joint 7,296th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,590** (2021). Birmingham 017B had 1,590 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,627th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 017B, 100.0% 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.

## B44 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £206,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B44 was £206,500 in 2025. Joint 436th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 36,536** (2021). B44 had 36,536 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 576th 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: 22%** (2022). About 22% of people in B44 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 B44, 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: 52.5412, -1.8931

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), August 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=-1.8931,52.5412,B448RD

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