B3 postcode area guide — Birmingham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the B3 postcode district in Birmingham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in B3
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
69.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
54.7%
Gigabit-capable
50.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the B3 postcode district (Birmingham) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 173 postcodes Ofcom measures in B3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 69.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 50.8%.
Around 0.2% of premises in B3 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 B3
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| B3 1AG | 0% | 0% |
| B3 1AQ | 22.2% | 22.2% |
| B3 1AT | 100% | 100% |
| B3 1BA | 100% | 100% |
| B3 1BG | 100% | 100% |
| B3 1BJ | 100% | 100% |
| B3 1BP | 100% | 100% |
| B3 1BU | 100% | 100% |
| B3 1BY | 100% | 100% |
| B3 1DA | 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 B3
Police recorded 1,862 incidents within about a mile of the centre of B3 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 748 | 40.2% |
| Shoplifting | 223 | 12.0% |
| Other theft | 163 | 8.8% |
| Public order | 128 | 6.9% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 115 | 6.2% |
| Vehicle crime | 87 | 4.7% |
| Drugs | 76 | 4.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 75 | 4.0% |
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 B3
Based on 51 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in B3 is £153,500, down 43.1% on the previous year (£270,000).
Flat / maisonette
£155,000
42 sales
Latest recorded sales in B3
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2026 | £377,500 | Flat | George Street | B3 1QA |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £265,000 | Flat | Great Charles Street Queensway | B3 3BZ |
| 12 Mar 2026 | £500,000 | Flat | Caroline Street | B3 1UP |
| 6 Mar 2026 | £225,000 | Flat | Northwood Street | B3 1TX |
| 5 Mar 2026 | £140,000 | Flat | Fleet Street | B3 1JH |
| 3 Mar 2026 | £195,000 | Flat | Charlotte Street | B3 1BP |
| 3 Mar 2026 | £158,000 | Flat | Cornwall Street | B3 2EE |
| 20 Feb 2026 | £142,000 | Flat | Caroline Street | B3 1TR |
| 5 Feb 2026 | £160,000 | Flat | Fleet Street | B3 1JH |
| 27 Jan 2026 | £90,000 | Flat | Newhall Court | B3 1DR |
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 B3
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University College Birmingham | Not applicable | — | — | B3 1JB |
| Oakbridge School | Not applicable | 7–17 | 70 | B20 2HL |
| City United Academy (CUA) | Not applicable | 11–18 | 27 | B1 2RX |
| Jewellery Quarter Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 556 | B1 3AA |
| St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown | Primary | 4–11 | 250 | B19 3QY |
| Nelson Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 443 | B1 2PJ |
| Brearley Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 94 | B19 3XJ |
| St Chad's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 201 | B19 3XD |
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 B3
157 rated food businesses operate in B3. 104 hold the top rating of 5, 16 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 24 Stories, 5th Floor Cafe, Acai Life, Actress & Bishop/ The Buffet Factory, Albert's Schloss.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in B3
From a sample of 45 Energy Performance Certificates across 4 B3 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 60% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
60%
Band D
36%
Band E
2%
Band F
2%
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 B3 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.