# B76 1LQ: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B76 1LQ 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 B76 1LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B76](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b76) › [B76 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b76-1)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 250% on July. Birmingham 021A: 82 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8074,52.5355,B761LQ
- **Chester Road, 1.7 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8074,52.5355,B761LQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8074,52.5355,B761LQ
- **No property in B76 1LQ 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=-1.8074,52.5355,B761LQ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 021A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8074,52.5355,B761LQ
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8074,52.5355,B761LQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 770 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8074,52.5355,B761LQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8074,52.5355,B761LQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B76 1LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8074,52.5355,B761LQ
- **Loud road and rail noise at B76 1LQ**: Road 65 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8074,52.5355,B761LQ
- **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=-1.8074,52.5355,B761LQ
- **11.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8074,52.5355,B761LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Penns Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penns-primary-school-e103356) | Primary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Shrubbery School Ltd](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-shrubbery-school-ltd-e103578) | Independent | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Deanery Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-deanery-church-of-england-primary-school-e137155) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Walmley Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walmley-junior-school-e103543) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Walmley Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walmley-infant-school-e103544) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | – |
| [Yenton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/yenton-primary-school-e146722) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bishop Walsh Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-walsh-catholic-school-e140524) | Secondary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | Attainment 8 of 54.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Wylde Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wylde-green-primary-school-e103349) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, December 2024 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £1,044,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £380,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| April 2025 | £600,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| July 2025 | £395,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| February 2025 | £190,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 290 m |
| November 2024 | £545,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 310 m |
| August 2024 | £435,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 340 m |
| November 2025 | £179,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 340 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: ASHFIELD SURGERY (770 m)
- Pharmacies: WALMLEY PHARMACY (690 m); SUTTON PHARMACY (690 m)
- Dental practices: WALMLEY DENTAL SURGERY (690 m); DENTAL SURGERY (860 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Walmley (680 m, Central England Co-operative)

## 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 021A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.8** (2025). Birmingham 021A has a deprivation score of 12.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,034th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £375,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 021A was £375,000 in 2025. Joint 10,047th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,448** (2021). Birmingham 021A had 1,448 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,464th 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: 95.0%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 021A, 95.0% 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.

## B76 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £337,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B76 was £337,000 in 2025. Joint 871st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 21,461** (2021). B76 had 21,461 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,373rd 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in B76 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: 87.9%** (January 2026). In B76, 87.9% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham)
- Centre: 52.5355, -1.8074

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=-1.8074,52.5355,B761LQ

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