# B74 4JT: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B74 4JT 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 4JT for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B74](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b74) › [B74 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b74-4)

## Around this postcode

- **20 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 33% on July. Birmingham 001B: 43 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8444,52.5922,B744JT
- **Butlers Lane, 430 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8444,52.5922,B744JT
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8444,52.5922,B744JT
- **No property in B74 4JT 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=-1.8444,52.5922,B744JT
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 001B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8444,52.5922,B744JT
- **£234,867 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8444,52.5922,B744JT
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8444,52.5922,B744JT
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8444,52.5922,B744JT
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B74 4JT**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8444,52.5922,B744JT
- **Low road and rail noise at B74 4JT**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8444,52.5922,B744JT
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-1.8444,52.5922,B744JT
- **10.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8444,52.5922,B744JT

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hill West Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hill-west-primary-school-e139520) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Arthur Terry School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-arthur-terry-school-e138136) | Secondary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 52.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Four Oaks Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/four-oaks-primary-school-e131920) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mere Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mere-green-primary-school-e139452) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Langley School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/langley-school-e103630) | Special | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, May 2024 | – |
| [Coppice Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coppice-primary-school-e103390) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 92% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Little Aston Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/little-aston-primary-academy-e148285) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2026 | £420,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| February 2026 | £275,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2026 | £294,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2025 | £318,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| February 2023 | £557,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| February 2026 | £430,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| January 2026 | £145,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| June 2026 | £352,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Butlers Lane (430 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (310 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (240 m); CROWN HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (380 m); BELWELL DENTAL (910 m); BROWNE'S DENTAL SURGERY (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Walsall Rd Express (330 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Sutton Coldfield Walsall Road (340 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Clarence Road Sutton Coldfield (830 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 001B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.7** (2025). Birmingham 001B has a deprivation score of 17.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,593rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £318,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 001B was £318,000 in 2025. Joint 14,117th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,586** (2021). Birmingham 001B had 1,586 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,850th 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: 91.0%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 001B, 91.0% 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.

## 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: 52.5922, -1.8444

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=-1.8444,52.5922,B744JT

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