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B8 1BZ

Postcode

A postcode in Birmingham 052B, Alum Rock ward, Birmingham.

This report describes the area around B8 1BZ, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around B8 1BZ

Schools near B8 1BZ

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
R.Y.A.N Education Academy Vocational Centre
Special
80 m
1 minute on foot
No outcome in Ofsted's file
The Rosary Catholic Primary School
Primary. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
320 m
4 minutes on foot
Good (overall), March 2024
Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 51.3 (2025/26, provisional)
340 m
4 minutes on foot
Good (overall), April 2022
Adderley Primary School
Primary. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
390 m
5 minutes on foot
School remains Good, January 2023
Parkfield Community School
Primary. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
410 m
5 minutes on foot
Outstanding (overall), October 2023
Adderley Nursery School
Nursery
680 m
8 minutes on foot
School remains Outstanding, April 2023
Shaw Hill Primary School
Primary. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
730 m
9 minutes on foot
School remains Outstanding, March 2023
St Saviour's C of E Primary School
Primary. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
850 m
11 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, May 2025

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Recent sales near B8 1BZ

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £290,000College Road, B8 3THMay 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold110 m
  • £180,000St Saviours Road, B8 1EPJuly 2024, terraced, established, freehold150 m
  • £170,000St Saviours Road, B8 1ERDecember 2024, terraced, established, freehold170 m
  • £125,000Ash Road, B8 1DGOctober 2023, terraced, established, freehold190 m
  • £260,000St Saviours Road, B8 1HWJune 2023, terraced, established, freehold230 m
  • £90,000Bridge Road, B8 1TDJuly 2024, terraced, established, freehold260 m
  • £180,000Bowyer Road, B8 1EYOctober 2025, terraced, established, freehold280 m
  • £168,000Cherrywood Road, B9 4UUAugust 2026, terraced, established, freehold290 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

Within 1 km of B8 1BZ

In a straight line

Stations

  • Adderley Park1 minute on foot110 m

GP practices

  • OAKLEAF570 m
  • HAMD MEDICAL PRACTICE570 m
  • ALUM ROCK MEDICAL CENTRE720 m
  • ALPHA MEDICAL PRACTICE760 m
  • PAK HEALTH CENTRE760 m

Pharmacies

  • CARE SERVICES PHARMACY120 m
  • WELLBEING PHARMACY570 m
  • MEDX PHARMACY590 m
  • DISPHARMA CHEMIST590 m
  • RICHYAL CHEMIST630 m

Supermarkets

  • Lidl Bordesley BirminghamLidl760 m
  • Asda Bordersley Green SupermarketAsda850 m

The neighbourhood: Birmingham 052B

Everything about Birmingham 052B
Deprivation score
52.7
Joint 1,910th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
2,777
Joint 321st most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
14.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

The postcode district: B8

Everything about B8
Median sale price
£186,250
Joint 292nd cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
46,136
284th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
2%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Your MP

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.