# B73 6QX: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B73 6QX 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 6QX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B73](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b73) › [B73 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b73-6)

## Around this postcode

- **32 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 33% on July. Birmingham 010B: 35 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8615,52.5544,B736QX
- **Wylde Green, 2.3 km**: About 28 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8615,52.5544,B736QX
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8615,52.5544,B736QX
- **No property in B73 6QX 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=-1.8615,52.5544,B736QX
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 010B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8615,52.5544,B736QX
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8615,52.5544,B736QX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8615,52.5544,B736QX
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8615,52.5544,B736QX
- **No gigabit broadband at B73 6QX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8615,52.5544,B736QX
- **Low road and rail noise at B73 6QX**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8615,52.5544,B736QX
- **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=-1.8615,52.5544,B736QX
- **11.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8615,52.5544,B736QX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [New Oscott Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-oscott-primary-school-e151942) | Primary | 180 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Twickenham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/twickenham-primary-school-e140518) | Primary | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Bridge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-bridge-school-e144043) | Special | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | – |
| [Kings Rise Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-rise-academy-e138889) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sutton Park Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sutton-park-primary-e147111) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Nicholas Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-nicholas-catholic-primary-school-e140529) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Boldmere Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/boldmere-junior-school-e103341) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 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 | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2024 | £147,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| December 2023 | £420,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2025 | £323,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £415,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2024 | £435,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £390,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2025 | £325,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2026 | £382,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (450 m); BOOTS (450 m); MW PHILLIPS CHEMISTS (740 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (790 m); M.C. REECE & ASSOCIATES (790 m); REECE ASSOCIATES LLP (790 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Princess Park SF (390 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco New Oscott Extra (590 m, Tesco); Lidl New Oscott Birmingham (690 m, Lidl); Sainsburys Sutton Coldfield Superstore (840 m, Sainsburys); Aldi New Oscott Birmingham (860 m, Aldi)

## 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 010B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.1** (2025). Birmingham 010B has a deprivation score of 7.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,163rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £323,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 010B was £323,000 in 2025. Joint 13,698th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,461** (2021). Birmingham 010B had 1,461 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,107th least 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: 92.9%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 010B, 92.9% 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: 52.5544, -1.8615

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=-1.8615,52.5544,B736QX

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