# B44 9RS: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B44 9RS 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 9RS for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b44) › [B44 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b44-9)

## Around this postcode

- **40 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 40% on July. Birmingham 007A: 136 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8839,52.5559,B449RS
- **Wylde Green, 3.7 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8839,52.5559,B449RS
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8839,52.5559,B449RS
- **No property in B44 9RS 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=-1.8839,52.5559,B449RS
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 007A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8839,52.5559,B449RS
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8839,52.5559,B449RS
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8839,52.5559,B449RS
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8839,52.5559,B449RS
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B44 9RS**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8839,52.5559,B449RS
- **Moderate road and rail noise at B44 9RS**: Road 61 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8839,52.5559,B449RS
- **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=-1.8839,52.5559,B449RS
- **11.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8839,52.5559,B449RS

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kingsland Primary School (NC)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsland-primary-school-nc-e103221) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Bridge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-bridge-school-e144043) | Special | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | – |
| [Sutton Park Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sutton-park-primary-e147111) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sundridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sundridge-primary-school-e103266) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cardinal-wiseman-catholic-school-e103539) | Secondary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 48.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Kings Rise Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-rise-academy-e138889) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Aspire AP School 2](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aspire-ap-school-2-e135608) | Independent | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Maryvale Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maryvale-catholic-primary-school-e151625) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024, before the school changed | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £23,750 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| December 2023 | £173,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2025 | £68,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2025 | £175,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| October 2024 | £252,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| June 2026 | £218,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: KINGSTANDING CIRCLE SURGERY (270 m); APOLLO SURGERY (690 m); THE OAKS MEDICAL CENTRE (890 m); QUESLETT MEDICAL CENTRE (970 m)
- Pharmacies: MW PHILLIPS (SUTTON COLDFIELD) LTD (270 m); BOOTS (400 m); MW PHILLIPS CHEMISTS (480 m); MW PHILLIPS (890 m); BSB PHARMACY (890 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL HEALTH CENTRE (400 m); BIRMINGHAM ORTHODONTICS (670 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Kingstanding Road Kingstanding (190 m, Central England Co-operative); Lidl Kingstanding (370 m, Lidl); Iceland Kingstanding (540 m, Iceland); EG - OTM - Kingstanding (740 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 007A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 26.1** (2025). Birmingham 007A has a deprivation score of 26.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,409th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £219,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 007A was £219,250 in 2025. Joint 8,361st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,527** (2021). Birmingham 007A had 1,527 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,048th 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: 99.1%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 007A, 99.1% 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: 52.5559, -1.8839

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)
- [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=-1.8839,52.5559,B449RS

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