B33 postcode area guide — Birmingham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the B33 postcode district in Birmingham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in B33
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
96.5%
Gigabit-capable
96.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the B33 postcode district (Birmingham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 687 postcodes Ofcom measures in B33, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 96.5%.
Around 0% of premises in B33 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 B33
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| B33 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| B33 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| B33 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| B33 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| B33 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| B33 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| B33 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| B33 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| B33 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| B33 0AP | 96.4% | 96.4% |
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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 B33
Police recorded 456 incidents within about a mile of the centre of B33 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 205 | 45.0% |
| Public order | 41 | 9.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 40 | 8.8% |
| Shoplifting | 38 | 8.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 30 | 6.6% |
| Drugs | 24 | 5.3% |
| Weapons possession | 17 | 3.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 16 | 3.5% |
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 B33
Based on 234 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in B33 is £210,000, up 5.4% on the previous year (£199,250).
Detached
£295,000
10 sales
Semi-detached
£229,000
99 sales
Terraced
£198,000
102 sales
Flat / maisonette
£90,000
18 sales
Latest recorded sales in B33
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached | Station Road | B33 8QR |
| 18 May 2026 | £255,000 | Semi-detached | Wheatcroft Road | B33 8HH |
| 15 May 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached | Kenmure Road | B33 0RX |
| 15 May 2026 | £183,700 | Semi-detached | Bushbury Road | B33 9NG |
| 12 May 2026 | £122,500 | Semi-detached | Gillscroft Road | B33 9PN |
| 7 May 2026 | £208,000 | Terraced | Admington Road | B33 0RT |
| 6 May 2026 | £203,000 | Terraced | Wyndhurst Road | B33 9JN |
| 1 May 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Westacre Gardens | B33 8RD |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced | Fastmoor Oval | B33 0NR |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £331,000 | Semi-detached | Red House Road | B33 8QY |
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 B33
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audley Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 874 | B33 9HY |
| The Oval School | Primary | 3–11 | 639 | B33 8JG |
| Tile Cross Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 620 | B33 9UF |
| Lift Lea Forest | Primary | 3–11 | 536 | B33 9RD |
| Blakesley Hall Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 462 | B33 8TH |
| Stechford Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 417 | B33 8SJ |
| Elms Farm Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 414 | B33 0PJ |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 385 | B33 8BL |
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 B33
185 rated food businesses operate in B33. 93 hold the top rating of 5, 28 are rated 4, and 13 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 2006, Alcombe House Ltd, Aran Court Care Centre, Asda, Audley Primary School.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in B33
From a sample of 242 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 B33 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 38% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
5%
Band C
33%
Band D
45%
Band E
12%
Band F
3%
Band G
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 B33 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.