# B74 2DQ: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B74 2DQ 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 B74 2DQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B74](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b74) › [B74 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b74-2)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 75% on July. Birmingham 007B: 58 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8816,52.5649,B742DQ
- **Sutton Coldfield, 3.8 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8816,52.5649,B742DQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8816,52.5649,B742DQ
- **No property in B74 2DQ 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=-1.8816,52.5649,B742DQ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 007B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8816,52.5649,B742DQ
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8816,52.5649,B742DQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8816,52.5649,B742DQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8816,52.5649,B742DQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B74 2DQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8816,52.5649,B742DQ
- **Low road and rail noise at B74 2DQ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8816,52.5649,B742DQ
- **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=-1.8816,52.5649,B742DQ
- **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=-1.8816,52.5649,B742DQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Streetly Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-streetly-academy-e137707) | Secondary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | Attainment 8 of 42.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Lindens Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lindens-academy-e152002) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Sutton Park Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sutton-park-primary-e147111) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Bridge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-bridge-school-e144043) | Special | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | – |
| [Kingsland Primary School (NC)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsland-primary-school-nc-e103221) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sundridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sundridge-primary-school-e103266) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Meadow View Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meadow-view-academy-e152003) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | – |
| [New Oscott Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-oscott-primary-school-e151942) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023, before the school changed | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £516,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £395,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| October 2025 | £140,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| April 2026 | £418,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £430,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2026 | £332,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| November 2024 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| November 2025 | £401,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: MW PHILLIPS (SUTTON COLDFIELD) LTD (210 m)
- Dental practices: BIRMINGHAM ORTHODONTICS (730 m)
- Supermarkets: Little Waitrose Shell Moorcroft (470 m, Waitrose)

## 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 007B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.2** (2025). Birmingham 007B has a deprivation score of 8.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,483rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £378,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 007B was £378,000 in 2025. Joint 9,929th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,411** (2021). Birmingham 007B had 1,411 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,692nd 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: 99.5%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 007B, 99.5% 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.

## B74 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £385,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B74 was £385,000 in 2025. Joint 643rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,829** (2021). B74 had 32,829 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 760th 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: 55%** (2022). About 55% of people in B74 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: 86.7%** (January 2026). In B74, 86.7% 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: 52.5649, -1.8816

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=-1.8816,52.5649,B742DQ

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