# B6 4HN: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B6 4HN 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 B6 4HN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b6) › [B6 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b6-4)

## Around this postcode

- **38 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 16% on July. Birmingham 050H: 184 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8939,52.4908,B64HN
- **St Chad's, 820 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8939,52.4908,B64HN
- **9 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8939,52.4908,B64HN
- **No property in B6 4HN 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=-1.8939,52.4908,B64HN
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 050H. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8939,52.4908,B64HN
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8939,52.4908,B64HN
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8939,52.4908,B64HN
- **13 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8939,52.4908,B64HN
- **66.7% can get gigabit broadband at B6 4HN**: Superfast for 66.7%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8939,52.4908,B64HN
- **Moderate road and rail noise at B6 4HN**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8939,52.4908,B64HN
- **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=-1.8939,52.4908,B64HN
- **20.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8939,52.4908,B64HN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Brearley Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brearley-nursery-school-e103121) | Nursery | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [St Chad's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-chads-catholic-primary-school-e148440) | Primary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Aston University Engineering Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aston-university-engineering-academy-e138222) | Secondary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 43.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Aston University Mathematics School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aston-university-mathematics-school-e151725) | Sixth form and further education | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Chilwell Croft Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chilwell-croft-academy-e138395) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Star King Solomon Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/star-king-solomon-academy-e149155) | All-through | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade, special measures | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Aston Manor Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aston-manor-academy-e136882) | Secondary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | Attainment 8 of 45.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-church-of-england-academy-newtown-e139126) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £252,213 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 300 m |
| February 2024 | £199,669 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 310 m |
| December 2023 | £182,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 350 m |
| June 2025 | £295,000 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 420 m |
| July 2023 | £420,000 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 460 m |
| November 2024 | £209,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 490 m |
| January 2026 | £190,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 500 m |
| June 2024 | £382,000 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 540 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: St Paul's (820 m, 10 minutes on foot); St Chad's (820 m, 10 minutes on foot); Birmingham Snow Hill (900 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (500 m); COMMUNITY DENTAL SERVICES (670 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Bagot Street Express (210 m, Tesco); Asda Aston Way Express Petrol (300 m, Asda); Morrisons Select Summer Lane (350 m, Morrisons); Spar EG Summer Lane (380 m, Spar); Tesco University Express (640 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 050H (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 31.2** (2025). Birmingham 050H has a deprivation score of 31.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,695th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £332,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 050H was £332,500 in 2025. Joint 12,884th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,226** (2021). Birmingham 050H had 2,226 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,609th 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: 87.7%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 050H, 87.7% 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.

## B6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £166,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B6 was £166,000 in 2025. Joint 183rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 20,460** (2021). B6 had 20,460 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,322nd 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: 42%** (2022). About 42% of people in B6 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 B6, 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: 52.4908, -1.8939

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=-1.8939,52.4908,B64HN

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