B2 postcode area guide — Birmingham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the B2 postcode district in Birmingham — every official dataset on one page.
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Where is B2?
Broadband & internet speeds in B2
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
59.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
49.4%
Gigabit-capable
49.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the B2 postcode district (Birmingham) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 102 postcodes Ofcom measures in B2, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 59.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 49.4%.
Around 0.3% of premises in B2 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 B2
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| B2 4AA | 0% | 0% |
| B2 4AD | 100% | 100% |
| B2 4AF | 100% | 100% |
| B2 4AG | 100% | 100% |
| B2 4AJ | 0% | 0% |
| B2 4AU | 100% | 100% |
| B2 4AY | 0% | 0% |
| B2 4BA | 0% | 0% |
| B2 4BB | 0% | 0% |
| B2 4BF | 0% | 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 B2
Police recorded 1,620 incidents within about a mile of the centre of B2 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 631 | 39.0% |
| Shoplifting | 213 | 13.1% |
| Other theft | 145 | 9.0% |
| Public order | 105 | 6.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 99 | 6.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 74 | 4.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 69 | 4.3% |
| Drugs | 66 | 4.1% |
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 B2
Based on 3 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in B2 is £127,500, down 21.3% on the previous year (£162,000).
Flat / maisonette
£127,500
3 sales
Latest recorded sales in B2
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 2026 | £74,000 | Flat | Temple Street | B2 5BG |
| 12 Nov 2025 | £127,500 | Flat | New Street | B2 4PG |
| 17 Oct 2025 | £158,000 | Flat | Temple Street | B2 5DB |
| 9 Jul 2025 | £180,000 | Other | Temple Street | B2 5BG |
| 9 Jul 2025 | £150,000 | Other | Bennetts Hill | B2 5RS |
| 23 May 2025 | £295,000 | Flat | Cannon Street | B2 5EE |
| 6 May 2025 | £3,022,500 | Other | Waterloo Street | B2 5TX |
| 14 Mar 2025 | £115,000 | Flat | New Street | B2 4PA |
| 28 Feb 2025 | £5,107,000 | Flat | Temple Row | B2 5HG |
| 14 Feb 2025 | £5,472,000 | Other | New Street | B2 4DU |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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 B2
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown | Primary | 4–11 | 250 | B19 3QY |
| Oakbridge School | Not applicable | 7–17 | 70 | B20 2HL |
| Brearley Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 94 | B19 3XJ |
| Aston University | Not applicable | — | — | B4 7ET |
| St Chad's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 201 | B19 3XD |
| Birmingham Metropolitan College | 16 plus | 16–99 | — | B4 7PS |
| Aston University Engineering Academy | Secondary | 13–19 | 1,010 | B7 4AG |
| University College Birmingham | Not applicable | — | — | B3 1JB |
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 B2
198 rated food businesses operate in B2. 124 hold the top rating of 5, 34 are rated 4, and 7 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 200 Degrees Coffee, 3-D News & Wine, Admiral, Al Arabi Grill House, All Bar One.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in B2
From a sample of 164 Energy Performance Certificates across 3 B2 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 41% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
4%
Band C
37%
Band D
38%
Band E
18%
Band F
3%
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 B2 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.