# B9 4BS: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B9 4BS 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 B9 4BS for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b9) › [B9 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b9-4)

## Around this postcode

- **31 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 11% on July. Birmingham 052D: 166 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8735,52.4805,B94BS
- **Duddeston, 890 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8735,52.4805,B94BS
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8735,52.4805,B94BS
- **2 of 18 properties in B9 4BS at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 12 at medium risk, 2 at low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.8735,52.4805,B94BS
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 052D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8735,52.4805,B94BS
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8735,52.4805,B94BS
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8735,52.4805,B94BS
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8735,52.4805,B94BS
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B9 4BS**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8735,52.4805,B94BS
- **Low road and rail noise at B9 4BS**: Road 50 dB, rail 52 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8735,52.4805,B94BS
- **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=-1.8735,52.4805,B94BS
- **17.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8735,52.4805,B94BS

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Vincent's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-vincents-catholic-primary-school-e151936) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | – |
| [Bordesley Village Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bordesley-village-primary-school-e144337) | Primary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 91% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [BOA Digital Technologies Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/boa-digital-technologies-academy-e149042) | Secondary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [E-ACT Heartlands Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/e-act-heartlands-academy-e135907) | Secondary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 48.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Adderley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/adderley-primary-school-e103159) | Primary | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Regents Park Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/regents-park-community-primary-school-e103193) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [South and City College Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-and-city-college-birmingham-e130461) | Sixth form and further education | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | Attainment 8 of 16.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Matthew's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthews-cofe-primary-school-e103404) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2024 | £105,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| July 2026 | £119,300 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| February 2025 | £243,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| January 2026 | £115,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| January 2026 | £242,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| August 2025 | £105,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 240 m |
| June 2025 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| June 2024 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 300 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Duddeston (890 m, 11 minutes on foot); Curzon Street (940 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BABYLON GP AT HAND BIRMINGHAM (460 m)
- Pharmacies: HEARTLANDS PHARMACY (290 m); AMAL PHARMACY (840 m); MORRISONS PHARMACY (840 m)
- Dental practices: BORDESLEY VILLAGE (290 m); NIGHT DENTAL LIMITED (730 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Birmingham - University Locks (600 m, The Co-operative Group); Iceland Birmingham St Andrews (840 m, Iceland); Morrisons Bordesley Birmingham (960 m, Morrisons)

## 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 052D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 36.5** (2025). Birmingham 052D has a deprivation score of 36.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,611th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,439** (2021). Birmingham 052D had 1,439 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,013th 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: 87.6%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 052D, 87.6% 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: 11.4%** (August 2026). In Birmingham 052D, 11.4% 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.

## B9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £195,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B9 was £195,000 in 2025. Joint 339th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 27,790** (2021). B9 had 27,790 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,045th 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 B9 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: 97.1%** (January 2026). In B9, 97.1% 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: 52.4805, -1.8735

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

## Your MP

- [Birmingham Ladywood](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-ladywood): Shabana Mahmood (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), 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=-1.8735,52.4805,B94BS

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