B4 postcode area guide — Birmingham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the B4 postcode district in Birmingham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in B4
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
60%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
36.6%
Gigabit-capable
38.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the B4 postcode district (Birmingham) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 175 postcodes Ofcom measures in B4, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 60% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 38.5%.
Around 0.1% of premises in B4 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 B4
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| B4 6AA | 90.9% | 0% |
| B4 6AB | 80% | 0% |
| B4 6AD | 83.3% | 0% |
| B4 6AF | 69.2% | 0% |
| B4 6AG | 100% | 0% |
| B4 6AJ | 66.7% | 0% |
| B4 6AR | 100% | 0% |
| B4 6AT | 7.5% | 1.5% |
| B4 6BH | 100% | 0% |
| B4 6BJ | 3.5% | 0% |
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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 B4
Police recorded 1,645 incidents within about a mile of the centre of B4 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 661 | 40.2% |
| Shoplifting | 202 | 12.3% |
| Other theft | 129 | 7.8% |
| Public order | 114 | 6.9% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 107 | 6.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 76 | 4.6% |
| Drugs | 68 | 4.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 64 | 3.9% |
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 B4
Based on 36 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in B4 is £266,750, up 6.7% on the previous year (£250,000).
Flat / maisonette
£266,750
35 sales
Latest recorded sales in B4
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2026 | £281,000 | Flat | Shadwell Street | B4 6LQ |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £200,000 | Flat | Shadwell Street | B4 6LS |
| 19 Jan 2026 | £190,000 | Flat | Shadwell Street | B4 6LP |
| 27 Nov 2025 | £220,000 | Flat (new build) | Pitt Street | B4 7FG |
| 27 Oct 2025 | £3,850,000 | Other | Steelhouse Lane | B4 6NW |
| 10 Oct 2025 | £350,000 | Flat | Shadwell Street | B4 6LS |
| 6 Oct 2025 | £384,388 | Flat (new build) | Pitt Street | B4 7FG |
| 1 Oct 2025 | £384,387 | Flat (new build) | Pitt Street | B4 7FG |
| 1 Oct 2025 | £371,525 | Flat (new build) | Pitt Street | B4 7FG |
| 16 Sep 2025 | £500,400 | Flat (new build) | Pitt Street | B4 7FH |
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 B4
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Ormiston Academy | Secondary | 14–19 | 1,016 | B4 7QD |
| Birmingham Metropolitan College | 16 plus | 16–99 | — | B4 7PS |
| Aston University | Not applicable | — | — | B4 7ET |
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 B4
145 rated food businesses operate in B4. 82 hold the top rating of 5, 22 are rated 4, and 9 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aparthotel Birmingham, Asda Express PFS Aston Way, Aston Student's Union Shop, Baguette Du Maison 2, Bar and Block.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in B4
From a sample of 284 Energy Performance Certificates across 4 B4 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band B). 99% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
71%
Band C
28%
Band D
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 B4 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.