# B73 5HG: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B73 5HG 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 B73 5HG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B73](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b73) › [B73 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b73-5)

## Around this postcode

- **26 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 10% on July. Birmingham 018F: 247 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8348,52.5389,B735HG
- **Chester Road, 390 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8348,52.5389,B735HG
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8348,52.5389,B735HG
- **No property in B73 5HG 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=-1.8348,52.5389,B735HG
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 018F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8348,52.5389,B735HG
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8348,52.5389,B735HG
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8348,52.5389,B735HG
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8348,52.5389,B735HG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B73 5HG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8348,52.5389,B735HG
- **Low road and rail noise at B73 5HG**: Road 41 dB, rail 52 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8348,52.5389,B735HG
- **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=-1.8348,52.5389,B735HG
- **13.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8348,52.5389,B735HG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wylde Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wylde-green-primary-school-e103349) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, December 2024 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Boldmere Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/boldmere-junior-school-e103341) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Boldmere Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/boldmere-infant-school-and-nursery-e103342) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | – |
| [St Edmund Campion Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-edmund-campion-catholic-school-e147707) | Secondary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | Attainment 8 of 41.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Abbey Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-catholic-primary-school-e147669) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, January 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Yenton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/yenton-primary-school-e146722) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Highclare School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highclare-school-e103576) | Independent | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Nicholas Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-nicholas-catholic-primary-school-e140529) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £320,000 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2024 | £115,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| February 2024 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2025 | £300,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2025 | £485,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2026 | £282,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2024 | £140,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| October 2024 | £290,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Chester Road (390 m, 5 minutes on foot); Wylde Green (790 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE HAWTHORNS SURGERY (600 m); SUTTON ROAD SURGERY (660 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (580 m); HEALTHCARE PHARMACY & TRAVEL CLINIC (620 m); WYLDE GREEN CHEMIST (650 m)
- Dental practices: MIDLAND ORTHODONTISTS (810 m); DENBEIGH DENTAL (810 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Wylde Green Local (570 m, Sainsburys); M&S Penns Lane BP (670 m, Marks and Spencer); Co-op Sutton Coldfield (680 m, Central England Co-operative); Tesco Erdington Esso Express (740 m, Tesco); Tesco Boldmere Rd Express (990 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 018F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.7** (2025). Birmingham 018F has a deprivation score of 21.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,337th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £277,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 018F was £277,500 in 2025. Joint 14,155th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,583** (2021). Birmingham 018F had 1,583 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,035th 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: 95.3%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 018F, 95.3% 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.

## B73 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £352,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B73 was £352,500 in 2025. 781st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 22,924** (2021). B73 had 22,924 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,285th most 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: 6%** (2022). About 6% of people in B73 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: 95.1%** (January 2026). In B73, 95.1% 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: 52.5389, -1.8348

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), 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=-1.8348,52.5389,B735HG

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