B10 postcode area guide — Birmingham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the B10 postcode district in Birmingham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in B10
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
93.9%
Gigabit-capable
93.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the B10 postcode district (Birmingham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 319 postcodes Ofcom measures in B10, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 93.7%.
Around 0% of premises in B10 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in B10
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| B10 0AB | 0% | 0% |
| B10 0AD | 0% | 0% |
| B10 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| B10 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| B10 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| B10 0AR | 100% | 100% |
| B10 0AU | 100% | 100% |
| B10 0AX | 100% | 66.7% |
| B10 0BA | 100% | 100% |
| B10 0BB | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Birmingham
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Birmingham district (495,573 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
99.1%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
98.7%
Voice indoors — all networks
99.7%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in B10
Police recorded 588 incidents within about a mile of the centre of B10 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 259 | 44.0% |
| Vehicle crime | 65 | 11.1% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 54 | 9.2% |
| Public order | 42 | 7.1% |
| Burglary | 31 | 5.3% |
| Other theft | 31 | 5.3% |
| Drugs | 27 | 4.6% |
| Robbery | 20 | 3.4% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in B10
Based on 59 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in B10 is £205,000, up 4.6% on the previous year (£196,000).
Semi-detached
£245,000
10 sales
Terraced
£200,000
40 sales
Flat / maisonette
£114,000
4 sales
Latest recorded sales in B10
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced | Farmer Road | B10 9JB |
| 9 Apr 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced | Floyer Road | B10 9NA |
| 7 Apr 2026 | £228,000 | Terraced | St Benedicts Road | B10 9DN |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £244,000 | Terraced | Monica Road | B10 9TG |
| 26 Mar 2026 | £75,000 | Terraced | Malmesbury Road | B10 0JH |
| 24 Mar 2026 | £116,000 | Terraced | Bankes Road | B10 9PH |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced | Fosbrooke Road | B10 9JX |
| 18 Mar 2026 | £60,000 | Flat | Minster Drive | B10 0LD |
| 17 Mar 2026 | £155,000 | Flat | Mount Pleasant | B10 0RL |
| 17 Mar 2026 | £180,000 | Semi-detached | Fosbrooke Road | B10 9JX |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Birmingham demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Birmingham district (1,144,918 residents, 423,455 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22.3% |
| 15–29 | 28.9% |
| 30–44 | 19.5% |
| 45–64 | 16.2% |
| 65+ | 13.1% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 52.7% |
| Private rented | 23% |
| Social rented | 9.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around B10
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starbank School | All-through | 3–16 | 2,161 | B10 9BT |
| Ark Victoria Academy | All-through | 3–18 | 1,519 | B10 0HJ |
| Small Heath Leadership Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,131 | B10 9RX |
| Somerville Primary (NC) School | Primary | 3–11 | 722 | B10 9EN |
| Holy Trinity Catholic School | Secondary | 11–16 | 714 | B10 0AX |
| Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham | Secondary | 11–16 | 618 | B10 9HH |
| Marlborough Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 598 | B10 9NY |
| The Olive School, Small Heath | Primary | 4–11 | 420 | B10 0EG |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in B10
275 rated food businesses operate in B10. 116 hold the top rating of 5, 35 are rated 4, and 45 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 55 Muntz Street, 4ever convenience store, Al Risaalah, Al-Manar Islamic Superstore Ltd / Make My Coffee, Ali Meat Products.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in B10
From a sample of 402 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 B10 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 41% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
40%
Band D
40%
Band E
18%
Band F
1%
Band G
0%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Birmingham
Landlines around B10 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.