# B7 4QA: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B7 4QA 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 B7 4QA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b7) › [B7 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b7-4)

## Around this postcode

- **37 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 14% on July. Birmingham 043D: 108 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8741,52.4912,B74QA
- **Duddeston, 360 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8741,52.4912,B74QA
- **8 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8741,52.4912,B74QA
- **No property in B7 4QA 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=-1.8741,52.4912,B74QA
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 043D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8741,52.4912,B74QA
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8741,52.4912,B74QA
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8741,52.4912,B74QA
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 980 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8741,52.4912,B74QA
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B7 4QA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8741,52.4912,B74QA
- **Moderate road and rail noise at B7 4QA**: Road 64 dB, rail 50 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8741,52.4912,B74QA
- **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=-1.8741,52.4912,B74QA
- **17.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8741,52.4912,B74QA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bloomsbury Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bloomsbury-nursery-school-e103138) | Nursery | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2023 | – |
| [E-ACT Heartlands Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/e-act-heartlands-academy-e135907) | Secondary | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 48.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Matthew's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthews-cofe-primary-school-e103404) | Primary | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cromwell Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cromwell-junior-and-infant-school-e143563) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 97% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e148441) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Vincent's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-vincents-catholic-primary-school-e151936) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | – |
| [BOA Digital Technologies Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/boa-digital-technologies-academy-e149042) | Secondary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Star King Solomon Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/star-king-solomon-academy-e149155) | All-through | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade, special measures | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2023 | £29,200 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| April 2024 | £43,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 240 m |
| May 2023 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 290 m |
| April 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 300 m |
| November 2025 | £198,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 340 m |
| March 2025 | £240,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 370 m |
| April 2025 | £187,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 400 m |
| April 2023 | £116,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 410 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Duddeston (360 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BLOOMSBURY SURGERY (270 m); NECHELLS PRACTICE (330 m); THE ST.CLEMENTS SURGERY (880 m)
- Pharmacies: BLOOMSBURY PHARMACY (160 m); J DOCTER (330 m); NECHELLS PHARMACY (880 m)
- Dental practices: RUPERT STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (330 m); COMMUNITY DENTAL SERVICES (900 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Birmingham - University Locks (980 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 043D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 57.2** (2025). Birmingham 043D has a deprivation score of 57.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,298th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,770** (2021). Birmingham 043D had 1,770 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,874th 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: 93.6%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 043D, 93.6% 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: 15.8%** (August 2026). In Birmingham 043D, 15.8% 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.

## B7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £192,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B7 was £192,500 in 2025. Joint 334th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 11,096** (2021). B7 had 11,096 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 778th 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: 23%** (2022). About 23% of people in B7 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: 87.2%** (January 2026). In B7, 87.2% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham)
- Centre: 52.4912, -1.8741

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=-1.8741,52.4912,B74QA

## How to cite

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