# B45 9YQ: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B45 9YQ 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 B45 9YQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B45](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b45) › [B45 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b45-9)

## Around this postcode

- **47 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 27% on July. Birmingham 130A: 149 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0149,52.3961,B459YQ
- **Longbridge, 2.3 km**: About 29 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0149,52.3961,B459YQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0149,52.3961,B459YQ
- **No property in B45 9YQ 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=-2.0149,52.3961,B459YQ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 130A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0149,52.3961,B459YQ
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0149,52.3961,B459YQ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0149,52.3961,B459YQ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0149,52.3961,B459YQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B45 9YQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0149,52.3961,B459YQ
- **Low road and rail noise at B45 9YQ**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0149,52.3961,B459YQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-2.0149,52.3961,B459YQ
- **9.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0149,52.3961,B459YQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St James Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-catholic-primary-school-e141820) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), September 2023 | 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rubery Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rubery-nursery-school-e103131) | Nursery | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | – |
| [Colmers School and Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colmers-school-and-sixth-form-college-e103563) | Secondary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 39.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-edward-vi-balaam-wood-academy-e147440) | Secondary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | Attainment 8 of 39.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Colmers Farm Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colmers-farm-primary-school-e146696) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Beaconside Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beaconside-primary-and-nursery-school-e116768) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Reaside Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reaside-academy-e139002) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holly-hill-methodist-cofe-infant-school-e103479) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £285,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| December 2025 | £285,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| February 2023 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2024 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2023 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| November 2025 | £450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: LEACH HEATH MEDICAL CENTRE (460 m); NEW ROAD SURGERY (650 m); CORNHILL SURGERY (700 m)
- Pharmacies: REDNAL PHARMACY (370 m); KNIGHTS RUBERY PHARMACY (650 m); FRANKLEY PHARMACY (780 m); MORRISONS PHARMACY (790 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (550 m); RUBERY DENTAL SURGERY (560 m); DENTAL DEPT. (640 m); DENTAL SURGERY (690 m); DENTAL SURGERY (780 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Birmingham Superstore (190 m, Tesco); Farmfoods Rubery Birmingham (250 m, Farmfoods); Co-op Rubery (330 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Rubery Birmingham (650 m, Morrisons)

## 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 130A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.8** (2025). Birmingham 130A has a deprivation score of 17.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,496th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £197,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 130A was £197,500 in 2025. Joint 6,348th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,282** (2021). Birmingham 130A had 2,282 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,171st 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: 89.2%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 130A, 89.2% 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.

## B45 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £264,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B45 was £264,250 in 2025. 858th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,885** (2021). B45 had 32,885 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 756th 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: 73%** (2022). About 73% of people in B45 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: 97.0%** (January 2026). In B45, 97.0% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham)
- Centre: 52.3961, -2.0149

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=-2.0149,52.3961,B459YQ

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