B32 postcode area guide — Birmingham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the B32 postcode district in Birmingham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in B32
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
96.5%
Gigabit-capable
96.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the B32 postcode district (Birmingham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 733 postcodes Ofcom measures in B32, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 96.4%.
Around 0% of premises in B32 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 B32
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| B32 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| B32 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| B32 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| B32 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| B32 1AF | 85.7% | 85.7% |
| B32 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| B32 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| B32 1AJ | 92.9% | 92.9% |
| B32 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| B32 1AN | 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 B32
Police recorded 267 incidents within about a mile of the centre of B32 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 136 | 50.9% |
| Burglary | 18 | 6.7% |
| Other theft | 18 | 6.7% |
| Public order | 17 | 6.4% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 15 | 5.6% |
| Vehicle crime | 13 | 4.9% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 12 | 4.5% |
| Shoplifting | 11 | 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 B32
Based on 257 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in B32 is £230,000, up 6.5% on the previous year (£216,000).
Detached
£325,000
24 sales
Semi-detached
£262,000
106 sales
Terraced
£195,000
103 sales
Flat / maisonette
£106,000
22 sales
Latest recorded sales in B32
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2026 | £320,000 | Detached | Buttermere Drive | B32 3XH |
| 1 May 2026 | £410,000 | Detached | Newburn Croft | B32 1QU |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Grayswood Park Road | B32 1HF |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £272,500 | Semi-detached | Worlds End Lane | B32 2SA |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £365,000 | Semi-detached | Clydesdale Road | B32 1DT |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £107,500 | Terraced | County Close | B32 3SZ |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £132,500 | Terraced | Gravel Bank | B32 3SG |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £127,500 | Terraced | Lower Higley Close | B32 2QH |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £157,000 | Terraced | Moors Croft | B32 3NX |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £332,000 | Terraced | Martineau Drive | B32 2AS |
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 B32
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Edward VI Five Ways School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,324 | B32 4BT |
| Bartley Green School | Secondary | 11–16 | 927 | B32 3QJ |
| Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | 11–18 | 627 | B32 3AE |
| Lift Four Dwellings Secondary | Secondary | 11–16 | 534 | B32 1RJ |
| Woodhouse Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 456 | B32 2DL |
| Woodgate Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 401 | B32 3PN |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 390 | B32 3JS |
| World's End Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 353 | B32 2SA |
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 B32
147 rated food businesses operate in B32. 77 hold the top rating of 5, 24 are rated 4, and 7 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Amber Tavern, B & G Liquor Store, B & G News, Bartley Green Leisure Centre, Bartley Green Lodge.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in B32
From a sample of 200 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 B32 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 55% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
21%
Band C
34%
Band D
36%
Band E
10%
Band F
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 B32 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.