# B6 6EJ: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B6 6EJ 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 6EJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b6) › [B6 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b6-6)

## Around this postcode

- **60 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 3% on July. Birmingham 037H: 57 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8913,52.5046,B66EJ
- **Witton (West Midlands), 980 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8913,52.5046,B66EJ
- **9 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8913,52.5046,B66EJ
- **No property in B6 6EJ 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=-1.8913,52.5046,B66EJ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 037H. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8913,52.5046,B66EJ
- **£234,867 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8913,52.5046,B66EJ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8913,52.5046,B66EJ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 910 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8913,52.5046,B66EJ
- **100% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-1.8913,52.5046,B66EJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at B6 6EJ**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8913,52.5046,B66EJ
- **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=-1.8913,52.5046,B66EJ
- **16.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8913,52.5046,B66EJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Titan St Georges Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/titan-st-georges-academy-e139731) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 100 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | – |
| [Mansfield Green E-ACT Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mansfield-green-e-act-academy-e138998) | Primary | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Prince Albert Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/prince-albert-junior-and-infant-school-e142230) | Primary | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Birchfield Independent Girls' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birchfield-independent-girls-school-e103591) | Independent | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [King Edward VI Aston School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-edward-vi-aston-school-e137043) | Secondary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, September 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 69.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Birmingham Independent College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birmingham-independent-college-e143418) | Independent | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Aston Tower Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aston-tower-community-primary-school-e142686) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, October 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Newbury Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newbury-independent-school-e143174) | Independent | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2023 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2025 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2024 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2025 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2025 | £156,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2025 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| February 2023 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Witton (West Midlands) (980 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: AL-SHAFA MEDICAL CENTRE (190 m); VICTORIA ROAD MEDICAL CTR (410 m); RAYDOCS NEWTOWN (900 m)
- Pharmacies: MEDICHEM (110 m); HALLMARK CHEMISTS (240 m); XTREME PHARMACY (360 m); ROOTS CHEMIST (410 m); NUCARE PHARMACY (410 m)
- Dental practices: TRINITY ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (420 m); DENTAL SURGERY (570 m); BIRCHFIELD DENTAL PRACTICE (820 m); NOVOS DENTAL CLINIC (820 m); LOZELLS ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (860 m)
- Supermarkets: Farmfoods Aston Birmingham (910 m, Farmfoods); Tesco Aston Lane Superstore (940 m, Tesco); Aldi Aston Birmingham (950 m, Aldi)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £234,867** (August 2026). Birmingham’s average house price was £234,867 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 129th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 037H (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 54.3** (2025). Birmingham 037H has a deprivation score of 54.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,674th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,884** (2021). Birmingham 037H had 1,884 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,582nd 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 037H, 100.0% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 16.4%** (August 2026). In Birmingham 037H, 16.4% 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.

## 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: 52.5046, -1.8913

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

## Your MP

- [Birmingham Perry Barr](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-perry-barr): Ayoub Khan (Independent), 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), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-1.8913,52.5046,B66EJ

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