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B8 1RJ

Postcode

A postcode in Birmingham 048B, Alum Rock ward, Birmingham.

This report describes the area around B8 1RJ, 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 1RJ

Schools near B8 1RJ

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Leigh Primary School
Primary. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
310 m
4 minutes on foot
Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
Highfield Nursery School
Nursery
360 m
5 minutes on foot
School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, November 2023
Highfield Junior and Infant School
Primary. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
390 m
5 minutes on foot
School remains Good, May 2024
St Saviour's C of E Primary School
Primary. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
680 m
8 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, May 2025
Rockwood Academy
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 40.1 (2025/26, provisional)
710 m
9 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, April 2025
Nansen Primary School
Primary. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
710 m
9 minutes on foot
Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
Shaw Hill Primary School
Primary. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.1 km
13 minutes on foot
School remains Outstanding, March 2023
Adderley Nursery School
Nursery
1.1 km
14 minutes on foot
School remains Outstanding, April 2023

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 1RJ

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £103,221Aston Church Road, B8 1QAJuly 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold60 m
  • £195,000Washwood Heath Road, B8 1RNAugust 2025, terraced, established, freehold110 m
  • £195,000Malthouse Lane, B8 1SPAugust 2025, terraced, established, freehold130 m
  • £138,000Malthouse Lane, B8 1SRJune 2026, terraced, established, freehold140 m
  • £157,000Warren Road, B8 2YDMarch 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold140 m
  • £186,000Warren Road, B8 2YLJuly 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold150 m
  • £164,000Nigel Road, B8 1PAMay 2024, terraced, established, freehold170 m
  • £170,000Wright Road, B8 1PDOctober 2024, terraced, established, freehold170 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 1RJ

In a straight line

GP practices

  • GATE MEDICAL CENTRE390 m
  • GREENFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE600 m
  • SALTLEY AND FERNBANK MEDICAL PRACTICE610 m
  • AMAANAH MEDICAL PRACTICE610 m
  • ALPHA MEDICAL PRACTICE700 m

Pharmacies

  • SALTLEY PHARMACY390 m
  • PAK PHARMACY700 m
  • ASIF'S PHARMACY700 m
  • HIGHFIELD CHEMIST710 m
  • PAL PHARMACY750 m

Supermarkets

  • Costco BirminghamCostco750 m

The neighbourhood: Birmingham 048B

Everything about Birmingham 048B
Deprivation score
63.0
Joint 720th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
2,236
Joint 2,521st most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
17.9%
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.