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B8 3LH

Postcode

A postcode in Birmingham 051C, Alum Rock ward, Birmingham.

This report describes the area around B8 3LH, 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 3LH

Schools near B8 3LH

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Washwood Heath Nursery School
Nursery
360 m
5 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, October 2024
Sladefield Infant School
Primary
410 m
5 minutes on foot
Good (overall), January 2023
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 56.2 (2025/26, provisional)
450 m
6 minutes on foot
Outstanding (overall), January 2023
Rockwood Academy
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 40.1 (2025/26, provisional)
500 m
6 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, April 2025
Nansen Primary School
Primary. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
500 m
6 minutes on foot
Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
Thornton Primary School
Primary. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
660 m
8 minutes on foot
School remains Good, May 2023
Shaw Hill Primary School
Primary. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
670 m
8 minutes on foot
School remains Outstanding, March 2023
Highfield Junior and Infant School
Primary. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
820 m
10 minutes on foot
School remains Good, May 2024

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 3LH

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £169,000Shaw Hill Grove, B8 3LWJune 2024, terraced, established, freehold140 m
  • £175,000Fernbank Road, B8 3LLJune 2024, terraced, established, freehold150 m
  • £210,000Shaw Hill Road, B8 3LNApril 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold190 m
  • £185,000Shaw Hill Road, B8 3LJApril 2025, terraced, established, freehold210 m
  • £215,000Brookhill Road, B8 3PBOctober 2025, terraced, established, freehold240 m
  • £190,000Brookhill Road, B8 3PDDecember 2024, detached, established, freehold260 m
  • £145,000Sladefield Road, B8 2SXNovember 2025, terraced, established, freehold310 m
  • £205,000Foxton Road, B8 3HPAugust 2023, terraced, established, freehold310 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 3LH

In a straight line

GP practices

  • PEARL MEDICAL CENTRE400 m
  • NASEBY MEDICAL CENTRE520 m
  • WARD END MEDICAL CENTRE810 m
  • COTTERILS LANE SURGERY820 m
  • OAKLEAF850 m

Pharmacies

  • SULTANIA HEALTHCARE390 m
  • WARD END PHARMACY400 m
  • CARE PHARMACY510 m
  • IPHARM PHARMACY810 m
  • WELLBEING PHARMACY850 m

Dental practices

  • DENTAL SURGERY480 m
  • DENTAL SURGERY520 m
  • DENTAL SURGERY560 m
  • DENTAL SURGERY930 m

The neighbourhood: Birmingham 051C

Everything about Birmingham 051C
Deprivation score
63.0
Joint 720th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
2,560
Joint 803rd most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
100.0%
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.