B34 postcode area guide — Birmingham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the B34 postcode district in Birmingham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in B34
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
99.3%
Gigabit-capable
99.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the B34 postcode district (Birmingham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 327 postcodes Ofcom measures in B34, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 99.3%.
Around 0% of premises in B34 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 B34
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| B34 6AA | 100% | 100% |
| B34 6AB | 100% | 100% |
| B34 6AD | 100% | 100% |
| B34 6AE | 100% | 100% |
| B34 6AG | 100% | 100% |
| B34 6AH | 100% | 100% |
| B34 6AJ | 100% | 100% |
| B34 6AL | 100% | 100% |
| B34 6AN | 100% | 100% |
| B34 6AP | 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 B34
Police recorded 336 incidents within about a mile of the centre of B34 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 171 | 50.9% |
| Vehicle crime | 35 | 10.4% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 30 | 8.9% |
| Other theft | 19 | 5.7% |
| Public order | 19 | 5.7% |
| Shoplifting | 19 | 5.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 | 3.3% |
| Robbery | 8 | 2.4% |
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 B34
Based on 160 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in B34 is £210,000, down 2.3% on the previous year (£215,000).
Detached
£245,000
4 sales
Semi-detached
£230,000
54 sales
Terraced
£210,000
84 sales
Flat / maisonette
£115,000
14 sales
Latest recorded sales in B34
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £235,000 | Terraced | School Lane | B34 6SH |
| 11 May 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced | Hall Hays Road | B34 7LH |
| 7 May 2026 | £162,000 | Semi-detached | Galloway Avenue | B34 6JH |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £128,000 | Semi-detached | Stechford Road | B34 6BL |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £217,500 | Terraced | Thistledown Road | B34 7EQ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £236,000 | Terraced | Glascote Grove | B34 6SD |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £121,000 | Flat | School Drive | B34 7NR |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced | Gilwell Road | B34 7NN |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £100,000 | Flat | Gilling Grove | B34 6HT |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached | Falmouth Road | B34 6EJ |
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 B34
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timberley Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 559 | B34 7RL |
| Colebourne Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 457 | B34 6BJ |
| Heathlands Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 440 | B34 6NB |
| Hillstone Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 415 | B34 7PY |
| Brownmead Primary Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 268 | B34 6SS |
| Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 196 | B34 7HN |
| SILVER BIRCH SCHOOL | Not applicable | 11–17 | 18 | B34 7RD |
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 B34
77 rated food businesses operate in B34. 49 hold the top rating of 5, 12 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aylesford Hall, Briarscroft Home, Brook Meadow, Bugsy's Cafe, Burger Boi.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in B34
From a sample of 355 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 B34 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 46% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
0%
Band B
3%
Band C
43%
Band D
31%
Band E
21%
Band F
2%
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 B34 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.