B19 postcode area guide — Birmingham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the B19 postcode district in Birmingham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in B19
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
85.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
84.2%
Gigabit-capable
83.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the B19 postcode district (Birmingham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 451 postcodes Ofcom measures in B19, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 85.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 83.4%.
Around 0.1% of premises in B19 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 B19
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| B19 1AA | 44.4% | 44.4% |
| B19 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| B19 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| B19 1AG | 50% | 50% |
| B19 1AL | 0% | 0% |
| B19 1AP | 4.5% | 4.5% |
| B19 1AT | 100% | 100% |
| B19 1AX | 25% | 25% |
| B19 1AY | 100% | 100% |
| B19 1BA | 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 B19
Police recorded 808 incidents within about a mile of the centre of B19 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 362 | 44.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 93 | 11.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 73 | 9.0% |
| Public order | 50 | 6.2% |
| Other theft | 45 | 5.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 42 | 5.2% |
| Drugs | 37 | 4.6% |
| Burglary | 36 | 4.5% |
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 B19
Based on 35 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in B19 is £180,000, down 10.0% on the previous year (£200,000).
Semi-detached
£290,000
3 sales
Terraced
£180,000
23 sales
Flat / maisonette
£130,000
5 sales
Latest recorded sales in B19
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2026 | £250,000 | Other | Constitution Hill | B19 3LG |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £180,000 | Semi-detached | Autumn Grove | B19 2DB |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £310,000 | Semi-detached | Hatfield Road | B19 1JR |
| 14 Apr 2026 | £245,000 | Terraced | Porchester Drive | B19 2LT |
| 25 Mar 2026 | £147,820 | Terraced | Terrace Road | B19 1BP |
| 13 Mar 2026 | £185,000 | Terraced | Heathfield Road | B19 1JF |
| 4 Mar 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced | Villa Road | B19 1NH |
| 17 Feb 2026 | £925,000 | Other | Hospital Street | B19 3XA |
| 12 Feb 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached | Villa Road | B19 1NH |
| 30 Jan 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced | Burbury Street | B19 1TL |
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 B19
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holte School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,127 | B19 2EP |
| Anglesey Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 671 | B19 1RA |
| Nishkam High School | Secondary | 11–19 | 668 | B19 2LF |
| Heathfield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 483 | B19 1HJ |
| Lozells Junior and Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 458 | B19 2EP |
| Chilwell Croft Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 362 | B19 2QH |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 338 | B19 1PH |
| Mayfield School | Not applicable | 3–19 | 303 | B19 1HJ |
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 B19
286 rated food businesses operate in B19. 104 hold the top rating of 5, 38 are rated 4, and 42 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A1 Garages, AFRO RESTAURANT & LOUNGE, AK Superstore, Alayla, Aldi.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in B19
From a sample of 403 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 B19 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 49% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
10%
Band C
39%
Band D
38%
Band E
10%
Band F
2%
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 B19 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.