B28 postcode area guide — Birmingham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the B28 postcode district in Birmingham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in B28
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
97%
Gigabit-capable
97%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the B28 postcode district (Birmingham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 602 postcodes Ofcom measures in B28, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 97%.
Around 0% of premises in B28 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 B28
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| B28 0AA | 92.9% | 92.9% |
| B28 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| B28 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| B28 0AE | 93.8% | 93.8% |
| B28 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| B28 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| B28 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| B28 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| B28 0AQ | 100% | 100% |
| B28 0AR | 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 B28
Police recorded 308 incidents within about a mile of the centre of B28 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 145 | 47.1% |
| Other theft | 27 | 8.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 20 | 6.5% |
| Public order | 20 | 6.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 19 | 6.2% |
| Shoplifting | 18 | 5.8% |
| Drugs | 15 | 4.9% |
| Burglary | 14 | 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 B28
Based on 268 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in B28 is £295,000, down 1.7% on the previous year (£300,000).
Detached
£350,000
26 sales
Semi-detached
£310,002
142 sales
Terraced
£260,000
72 sales
Flat / maisonette
£130,000
23 sales
Latest recorded sales in B28
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £150,000 | Semi-detached | Barton Lodge Road | B28 0RL |
| 14 May 2026 | £255,000 | Semi-detached | Priory Road | B28 0SZ |
| 11 May 2026 | £326,000 | Detached | Overton Close | B28 9NA |
| 8 May 2026 | £415,000 | Terraced | Fox Hollies Road | B28 8RW |
| 8 May 2026 | £415,500 | Semi-detached | Fox Hollies Road | B28 9DH |
| 5 May 2026 | £200,000 | Flat | Paradise Lane | B28 0DY |
| 5 May 2026 | £244,000 | Semi-detached | Barton Croft | B28 0UY |
| 1 May 2026 | £385,000 | Semi-detached | Doveridge Road | B28 0LT |
| 1 May 2026 | £286,000 | Semi-detached | Solihull Lane | B28 9LY |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £385,000 | Terraced | Lulworth Road | B28 8NS |
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 B28
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hall Green School | Secondary | 11–16 | 903 | B28 0AA |
| Robin Hood Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 508 | B28 9PP |
| Hall Green Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 482 | B28 9AJ |
| Chilcote Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 458 | B28 0PB |
| Lakey Lane Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 435 | B28 8RY |
| Hall Green Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 407 | B28 0AR |
| St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 204 | B28 9JJ |
| Aspire Ap School | Not applicable | 11–16 | 11 | B28 9EJ |
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 B28
176 rated food businesses operate in B28. 95 hold the top rating of 5, 24 are rated 4, and 10 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 5Akhis Hallgreen Limited, Accomplish Group, Aldi, Alfresco Fusion Ltd, Apple Green Service Station.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in B28
From a sample of 156 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 B28 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 12% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
10%
Band D
48%
Band E
29%
Band F
6%
Band G
5%
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 B28 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.