# B5 7XH: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B5 7XH 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 7XH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b5) › [B5 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b5-7)

## Around this postcode

- **40 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 18% on July. Birmingham 074A: 130 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9055,52.4607,B57XH
- **Five Ways, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9055,52.4607,B57XH
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 650 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9055,52.4607,B57XH
- **No property in B5 7XH 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=-1.9055,52.4607,B57XH
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 074A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9055,52.4607,B57XH
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9055,52.4607,B57XH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9055,52.4607,B57XH
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9055,52.4607,B57XH
- **98.1% can get gigabit broadband at B5 7XH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9055,52.4607,B57XH
- **Loud road and rail noise at B5 7XH**: Road 68 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9055,52.4607,B57XH
- **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=-1.9055,52.4607,B57XH
- **14.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9055,52.4607,B57XH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Priory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/priory-school-e103566) | Independent | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Lillian De Lissa Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lillian-de-lissa-nursery-school-e103137) | Nursery | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Oasis Academy Woodview](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-woodview-e139128) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [New Perspectives School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-perspectives-school-e149864) | Special | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Elmhurst Ballet School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elmhurst-ballet-school-e134908) | Independent | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Jakeman Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jakeman-nursery-school-e103136) | Nursery | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2023 | – |
| [West House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-house-school-e103575) | Independent | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Thomas Centre Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-centre-nursery-school-e103124) | Nursery | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £575,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2023 | £48,680 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| November 2025 | £218,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| February 2025 | £200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| May 2023 | £330,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2025 | £108,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| February 2023 | £95,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| December 2023 | £147,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BELLEVUE MEDICAL CENTRE (610 m)
- Pharmacies: ZAIN THE CHEMIST (190 m); HYATT PHARMACY (380 m); BELLEVUE PHARMACY (450 m); PERSHORE PHARMACY (450 m); SHIRE PHARMACY (670 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (450 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Birmingham Hollies Croft (330 m, Morrisons); Aldi Edgbaston Birmingham (660 m, Aldi); Co-op Edgbaston - Wheeleys Road (790 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op Birmingham - Bristol Street (900 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 074A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 46.9** (2025). Birmingham 074A has a deprivation score of 46.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,956th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,705** (2021). Birmingham 074A had 1,705 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,315th 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: 92.8%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 074A, 92.8% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 11.7%** (August 2026). In Birmingham 074A, 11.7% 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: 52.4607, -1.9055

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

## Your MP

- [Birmingham Edgbaston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-edgbaston): Preet Kaur Gill (Labour (Co-op)), 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=-1.9055,52.4607,B57XH

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