# B5 5NJ: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B5 5NJ 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 B5 5NJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b5) › [B5 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b5-5)

## Around this postcode

- **188 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 18% on July. Birmingham 139A: 452 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8861,52.4764,B55NJ
- **Digbeth High Street, 150 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8861,52.4764,B55NJ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8861,52.4764,B55NJ
- **1 of 3 properties in B5 5NJ at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 2 at medium risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.8861,52.4764,B55NJ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 139A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8861,52.4764,B55NJ
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8861,52.4764,B55NJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8861,52.4764,B55NJ
- **12 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8861,52.4764,B55NJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B5 5NJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8861,52.4764,B55NJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at B5 5NJ**: Road 54 dB, rail 57 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8861,52.4764,B55NJ
- **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=-1.8861,52.4764,B55NJ
- **15.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8861,52.4764,B55NJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [South and City College Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-and-city-college-birmingham-e130461) | Sixth form and further education | 110 m (1 minute on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | Attainment 8 of 16.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Birmingham Ormiston Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birmingham-ormiston-academy-e136944) | Secondary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | Attainment 8 of 53.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Birmingham Metropolitan College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birmingham-metropolitan-college-e130466) | Sixth form and further education | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Anne's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-annes-catholic-primary-school-e103434) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harper-bell-seventh-day-adventist-school-e136440) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade, special measures | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Calthorpe Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/calthorpe-academy-e141252) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | – |
| [Chandos Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chandos-primary-school-e143908) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [BOA Digital Technologies Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/boa-digital-technologies-academy-e149042) | Secondary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2023 | £207,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 300 m |
| October 2025 | £162,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 320 m |
| May 2025 | £202,000 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 370 m |
| February 2025 | £273,000 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 370 m |
| May 2026 | £95,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 390 m |
| September 2025 | £135,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 390 m |
| August 2025 | £138,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 390 m |
| February 2024 | £148,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 390 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Digbeth High Street (140 m, 2 minutes on foot); Meriden Street (280 m, 4 minutes on foot); Curzon Street (500 m, 6 minutes on foot); Birmingham Moor Street (520 m, 7 minutes on foot); Millennium Point (550 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BABYLON GP AT HAND BIRMINGHAM (580 m); HALCYON MEDICAL (800 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (610 m); BOOTS (720 m)
- Dental practices: NIGHT DENTAL LIMITED (320 m); DENTAL SURGERY (850 m); MISMILE BIRMINGHAM (940 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Upper Dean Street (550 m, Spar); Tesco Birmingham Carrs Ln Express (640 m, Tesco); M&S Birmingham Bullring (650 m, Marks and Spencer); Co-op Birmingham - Exchange Square (710 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Birmingham Hurst St Express (770 m, Tesco)

## 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 139A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 56.3** (2025). Birmingham 139A has a deprivation score of 56.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,422nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,844** (2021). Birmingham 139A had 1,844 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,615th 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: 94.9%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 139A, 94.9% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 17.7%** (August 2026). In Birmingham 139A, 17.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## B5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £221,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B5 was £221,250 in 2025. Joint 545th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 13,385** (2021). B5 had 13,385 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 923rd 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 B5 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: 82.3%** (January 2026). In B5, 82.3% 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: 52.4764, -1.8861

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

## Your MP

- [Birmingham Ladywood](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-ladywood): Shabana Mahmood (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=-1.8861,52.4764,B55NJ

## How to cite

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