B11 postcode area guide — Birmingham

Where is B11?

Broadband & internet speeds in B11

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the B11 postcode district (Birmingham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 604 postcodes Ofcom measures in B11, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 91%.

Around 0% of premises in B11 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 B11

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Mobile signal around Birmingham

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Birmingham district (495,573 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in B11

Police recorded 633 incidents within about a mile of the centre of B11 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 B11

Based on 183 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in B11 is £193,000, up 5.0% on the previous year (£183,800).

Latest recorded sales in B11

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around B11

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 B11

409 rated food businesses operate in B11. 163 hold the top rating of 5, 40 are rated 4, and 70 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: AK Halal Meats Ltd, Akalya Superstore, AKG SODA CENTER, Al Ameen Primary School, Al Furqan Primary School.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in B11

From a sample of 301 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 B11 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 6% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 B11 typically use:

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What's it like living in B11?

Postcodes in B11

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.