# B72

Postcode district covering Royal Sutton Coldfield, Wylde Green and Chester Road, in Birmingham.

B72 is a postcode district covering Royal Sutton Coldfield, Wylde Green and Chester Road, in Birmingham. Median sale price £375,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code B72. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [B](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an B72 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b72#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b72#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b72#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b72#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=B72) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 3% of people in B72 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=B72) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 166 homes were sold in B72 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=B72) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for B72.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=B72) (Census 2021, England and Wales): B72 had 10,278 usual residents at the census.

## How B72 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | B72 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £375,000 | 10th most expensive | 75 postcode districts, B · 2025 |
| Population | 10,278 | 13th least populated | 76 postcode districts, B · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 3% | joint 38th most people in radon Affected Areas | 76 postcode districts, B · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.0% | joint 36th highest | 76 postcode districts, B · Jan 2026 |

## Is B72 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in B72 at a rate of 158.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 106.7 per 1,000 people across the B postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 133 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in B72.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (586), violence and sexual offences (374) and other crime (229).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in B72 was 134.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in B72, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so B72 has no single figure. Of its 7 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in B72

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Birmingham 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham/neighbourhood/e01009449) | 2,157 | 374.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 89.8% |
| [Birmingham 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham/neighbourhood/e01009451) | 1,434 | 69.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.3% |
| [Birmingham 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham/neighbourhood/e01009453) | 1,373 | 51.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |
| [Birmingham 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham/neighbourhood/e01009471) | 1,819 | 39.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.0% |
| [Birmingham 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham/neighbourhood/e01009457) | 1,506 | 24.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| [Birmingham 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham/neighbourhood/e01009461) | 1,305 | 24.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| [Birmingham 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham/neighbourhood/e01009463) | 1,561 | 185.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |

## Your MP

- [Sutton Coldfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sutton-coldfield): Sir Andrew Mitchell (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 98% of the people here.
- [Birmingham Erdington](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-erdington): Paulette Hamilton (Labour), MP since July 2024. 2.5% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in B72

[Sutton Coldfield South & Central](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham/sutton-coldfield-south-and-central), [Wylde Green](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham/wylde-green)

## Postcode sectors in B72

[B72 1 (240 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b72-1)

## Council

[Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham)

## Towns in B72

[Royal Sutton Coldfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/royal-sutton-coldfield)

## Postcode districts next to B72

[B23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b23), [B24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b24), [B73](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b73), [B74](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b74), [B75](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b75), [B76](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b76)

## Nearest rail stations

[Wylde Green (1.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.8314,52.5457), [Chester Road (1.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.8325,52.5356), [Erdington (2.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.8395,52.5283), [Sutton Coldfield (2.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.8248,52.5649)

## More in the B postcode area

[All B postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## B72 in brief

B72 is a postcode district covering Royal Sutton Coldfield, Wylde Green and Chester Road, in Birmingham.
About 10,243 people lived in B72 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £375,000 in 2025 across 166 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 158.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in B72 was £375,000 in 2025.
B72 had 10,278 usual residents at the census.
About 3% of people in B72 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In B72, 96.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: B72
- Postcode area: [B](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b)
- Constituency: [Sutton Coldfield †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sutton-coldfield)
- Council: [Birmingham †](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham)
- Area: 3.43 km²
- People, mid-2024: 10,243*
- Neighbourhoods: 7
- Output areas: 33

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[B73](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b73), [B76](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b76), [B75](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b75), [B24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b24), [B23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b23), [B74](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b74)

## Latest updates for B72

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/B72

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b72, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b72#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b72