B47 postcode area guide — Birmingham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the B47 postcode district in Birmingham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in B47
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
94.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
75.3%
Gigabit-capable
75.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the B47 postcode district (Birmingham) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 237 postcodes Ofcom measures in B47, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 75.3%.
Around 0% of premises in B47 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 B47
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| B47 5BN | 100% | 100% |
| B47 5BP | 100% | 100% |
| B47 5BS | 100% | 100% |
| B47 5BT | 100% | 100% |
| B47 5BU | 0% | 0% |
| B47 5BW | 100% | 100% |
| B47 5BX | 100% | 100% |
| B47 5BY | 100% | 0% |
| B47 5DA | 100% | 0% |
| B47 5DB | 100% | 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 B47
Police recorded 37 incidents within about a mile of the centre of B47 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 12 | 32.4% |
| Burglary | 5 | 13.5% |
| Other theft | 5 | 13.5% |
| Shoplifting | 4 | 10.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 3 | 8.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 3 | 8.1% |
| Public order | 2 | 5.4% |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 2.7% |
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 B47
Based on 102 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in B47 is £380,000, up 1.3% on the previous year (£375,000).
Detached
£460,000
40 sales
Semi-detached
£362,500
34 sales
Terraced
£278,000
23 sales
Latest recorded sales in B47
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £278,000 | Terraced | Rowan Close | B47 5RW |
| 1 May 2026 | £405,500 | Semi-detached | Cherry Walk | B47 5RL |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £265,000 | Terraced | Oakwood Road | B47 5DL |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £565,000 | Detached | Hastings Close | B47 6AW |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £270,000 | Terraced | Burnham Road | B47 6AT |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £251,000 | Terraced | Mynors Crescent | B47 5JG |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £428,000 | Semi-detached | Kenway | B47 5LG |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £485,000 | Detached | Silver Street | B47 6LZ |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £540,000 | Detached | Richmond Close | B47 5QD |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £435,000 | Detached | Alcester Road | B47 5HQ |
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 B47
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodrush High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,005 | B47 5JW |
| Coppice Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 689 | B47 5JN |
| Meadow Green Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 255 | B47 6EQ |
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 B47
42 rated food businesses operate in B47. 31 hold the top rating of 5, 4 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: ABM Catering At The Coppice Primary School, ABM Catering At Woodrush High School, Chung Ying, Coppice Care Club, Elmfield Cottage.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in B47
From a sample of 137 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 B47 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 31% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
31%
Band D
45%
Band E
19%
Band F
5%
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
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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.