# B72 1RX: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B72 1RX 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 B72 1RX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B72](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b72) › [B72 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b72-1)

## Around this postcode

- **79 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 11% on July. Birmingham 009A: 375 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8225,52.5613,B721RX
- **Sutton Coldfield, 440 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8225,52.5613,B721RX
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8225,52.5613,B721RX
- **No property in B72 1RX 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=-1.8225,52.5613,B721RX
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 009A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8225,52.5613,B721RX
- **£234,867 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8225,52.5613,B721RX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8225,52.5613,B721RX
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8225,52.5613,B721RX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B72 1RX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8225,52.5613,B721RX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at B72 1RX**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8225,52.5613,B721RX
- **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=-1.8225,52.5613,B721RX
- **11.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8225,52.5613,B721RX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Plantsbrook School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/plantsbrook-school-e137053) | Secondary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | Attainment 8 of 49.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Town House Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/town-house-primary-school-e152708) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Bishop Vesey's Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-veseys-grammar-school-e137988) | Secondary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 79.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sutton-coldfield-grammar-school-for-girls-e136778) | Secondary | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 80.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Maney Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maney-hill-primary-school-e103353) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, January 2025 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e140528) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Whitehouse Common Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitehouse-common-primary-school-e132007) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hollyfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hollyfield-primary-school-e131672) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £369,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2026 | £415,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2025 | £110,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| March 2025 | £740,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| December 2023 | £107,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| December 2025 | £260,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 210 m |
| July 2025 | £327,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Sutton Coldfield (430 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE MANOR PRACTICE (360 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (160 m); VESEY PHARMACY (450 m)
- Dental practices: SUTTON AESTHETIC DENTISTRY (140 m); COLESHILL STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (360 m); SHARMA (360 m); DENTAL SURGERY (360 m); NOBLE DENTAL PRACTICE (370 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Sutton Coldfield Birmingham (130 m, Aldi); Tesco Birmingham Rd Sutton Express (510 m, Tesco); Iceland Sutton Coldfield (520 m, Iceland)

## 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 009A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.0** (2025). Birmingham 009A has a deprivation score of 16.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,465th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £244,975** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 009A was £244,975 in 2025. Joint 10,953rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,157** (2021). Birmingham 009A had 2,157 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,277th 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: 89.8%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 009A, 89.8% 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.

## B72 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £375,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B72 was £375,000 in 2025. Joint 674th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 10,278** (2021). B72 had 10,278 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 734th 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: 3%** (2022). About 3% of people in B72 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: 96.0%** (January 2026). In B72, 96.0% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham)
- Centre: 52.5613, -1.8225

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

## Your MP

- [Sutton Coldfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sutton-coldfield): Sir Andrew Mitchell (Conservative), 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)
- [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=-1.8225,52.5613,B721RX

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