B37 postcode area guide — Birmingham

Where is B37?

Broadband & internet speeds in B37

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the B37 postcode district (Birmingham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 722 postcodes Ofcom measures in B37, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 90.5%.

Around 0% of premises in B37 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 B37

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Mobile signal around Birmingham

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Birmingham district (495,573 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in B37

Police recorded 423 incidents within about a mile of the centre of B37 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 B37

Based on 255 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in B37 is £200,000, down 2.4% on the previous year (£205,000).

Latest recorded sales in B37

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around B37

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 B37

146 rated food businesses operate in B37. 98 hold the top rating of 5, 21 are rated 4, and 13 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 3 Beans Kitchen, Abm Catering @ Grace Academy, ABM Catering @ Yorkswood Primary School, Admiral Casino, Alcott House.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in B37

From a sample of 315 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 B37 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 55% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 B37 typically use:

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What's it like living in B37?

Postcodes in B37

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.