B12 postcode area guide — Birmingham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the B12 postcode district in Birmingham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in B12
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
87.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
78.6%
Gigabit-capable
77.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the B12 postcode district (Birmingham) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 458 postcodes Ofcom measures in B12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 87.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 77.6%.
Around 0.1% of premises in B12 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 B12
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| B12 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| B12 0AB | 0% | 0% |
| B12 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| B12 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| B12 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| B12 0AG | 0% | 0% |
| B12 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| B12 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| B12 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| B12 0AN | 100% | 0% |
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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 B12
Police recorded 826 incidents within about a mile of the centre of B12 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 366 | 44.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 82 | 9.9% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 67 | 8.1% |
| Other theft | 61 | 7.4% |
| Public order | 49 | 5.9% |
| Drugs | 43 | 5.2% |
| Burglary | 33 | 4.0% |
| Shoplifting | 25 | 3.0% |
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 B12
Based on 174 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in B12 is £261,001, up 24.3% on the previous year (£210,000).
Semi-detached
£280,000
7 sales
Terraced
£180,000
39 sales
Flat / maisonette
£350,000
114 sales
Latest recorded sales in B12
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £130,000 | Terraced | Stoney Lane | B12 8AS |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced | Elm Avenue | B12 8QX |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £187,500 | Terraced | Oldfield Road | B12 8TJ |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £100,000 | Flat | Lombard Street | B12 0AD |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £452,250 | Terraced | Mary Street | B12 9RJ |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £490,000 | Terraced | Mary Street | B12 9RJ |
| 13 Apr 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced | Oak Avenue | B12 8QT |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £195,000 | Terraced | Stoney Lane | B12 8HB |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £150,000 | Flat | Alcester Street | B12 0NX |
| 1 Apr 2026 | £155,000 | Flat | Alcester Street | B12 0NX |
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 B12
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 871 | B12 8NX |
| Ark St Alban's Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 797 | B12 0YH |
| Calthorpe Academy | Not applicable | 2–19 | 461 | B12 0TP |
| Lift Percy Shurmer | Primary | 3–11 | 459 | B12 9ED |
| Ark Tindal Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 450 | B12 9QS |
| Chandos Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 449 | B12 0YN |
| Nelson Mandela School | Primary | 3–11 | 435 | B12 8EH |
| Anderton Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 415 | B12 8BL |
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 B12
323 rated food businesses operate in B12. 154 hold the top rating of 5, 40 are rated 4, and 39 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 3 in 1 burger, A K Roti Handi, Aapke Meizban, Al Badr, Al dowsary mini market.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in B12
From a sample of 441 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 B12 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 39% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
11%
Band C
28%
Band D
45%
Band E
12%
Band F
2%
Band G
1%
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 B12 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.