# B8 2EP: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B8 2EP 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 B8 2EP for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b8) › [B8 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b8-2)

## Around this postcode

- **88 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 25% on July. Birmingham 044D: 112 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8197,52.4937,B82EP
- **Stechford, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8197,52.4937,B82EP
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8197,52.4937,B82EP
- **No property in B8 2EP 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=-1.8197,52.4937,B82EP
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 044D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8197,52.4937,B82EP
- **£234,867 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8197,52.4937,B82EP
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8197,52.4937,B82EP
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 30 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8197,52.4937,B82EP
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B8 2EP**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8197,52.4937,B82EP
- **Moderate road and rail noise at B8 2EP**: Road 58 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8197,52.4937,B82EP
- **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=-1.8197,52.4937,B82EP
- **14.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8197,52.4937,B82EP

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Washwood Heath Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/washwood-heath-academy-e139888) | All-through | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thornton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornton-primary-school-e103268) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Cuthbert's RC Junior and Infant (NC) School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cuthberts-rc-junior-and-infant-nc-school-e103470) | Primary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Colebourne Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colebourne-primary-school-e103263) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sladefield Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sladefield-infant-school-e103255) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | – |
| [Beaufort School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beaufort-school-e151644) | Special | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), June 2023, before the school changed, special measures | – |
| [Hodge Hill College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hodge-hill-college-e103503) | Secondary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 44.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Braidwood School for the Deaf](https://openindex.co.uk/school/braidwood-school-for-the-deaf-e103611) | Special | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2023 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2024 | £245,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2024 | £310,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2025 | £237,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2024 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| October 2025 | £201,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| September 2024 | £265,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| April 2023 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WARD END MEDICAL CENTRE (460 m)
- Pharmacies: FOXWELL PHARMACY (40 m); WASHWOOD HEATH PHARMACY (110 m); IPHARM PHARMACY (450 m); CARE PHARMACY (990 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (220 m); DENTAL SURGERY (340 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Washwood Heath (30 m, Iceland); Tesco Hodge Hill Superstore (150 m, Tesco); Aldi Hodge Hill Birmingham (180 m, Aldi)

## 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 044D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 46.1** (2025). Birmingham 044D has a deprivation score of 46.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,126th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,752** (2021). Birmingham 044D had 2,752 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 362nd 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 044D, 100.0% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 14.1%** (August 2026). In Birmingham 044D, 14.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## B8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £186,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B8 was £186,250 in 2025. Joint 292nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 46,136** (2021). B8 had 46,136 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 284th 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: 2%** (2022). About 2% of people in B8 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: 97.7%** (January 2026). In B8, 97.7% 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: 52.4937, -1.8197

Council: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-hodge-hill-and-solihull-north): Liam Byrne (Labour), 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=-1.8197,52.4937,B82EP

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