B7 postcode area guide — Birmingham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the B7 postcode district in Birmingham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in B7
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
78.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
76.4%
Gigabit-capable
76.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.4%
Broadband availability in the B7 postcode district (Birmingham) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 277 postcodes Ofcom measures in B7, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 78.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 76.2%.
Around 0.4% of premises in B7 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 B7
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| B7 4AA | 100% | 100% |
| B7 4AG | 50% | 50% |
| B7 4AH | 100% | 100% |
| B7 4AJ | 100% | 100% |
| B7 4AR | 0% | 0% |
| B7 4AT | 100% | 100% |
| B7 4AX | 100% | 100% |
| B7 4AZ | 100% | 100% |
| B7 4BB | 100% | 100% |
| B7 4BF | 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 B7
Police recorded 398 incidents within about a mile of the centre of B7 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 180 | 45.2% |
| Vehicle crime | 51 | 12.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 29 | 7.3% |
| Other theft | 24 | 6.0% |
| Public order | 24 | 6.0% |
| Burglary | 15 | 3.8% |
| Drugs | 15 | 3.8% |
| Weapons possession | 15 | 3.8% |
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 B7
Based on 19 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in B7 is £198,000, up 5.9% on the previous year (£187,000).
Terraced
£198,000
11 sales
Flat / maisonette
£110,000
3 sales
Latest recorded sales in B7
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced | Long Acre | B7 5LR |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced | Bloomsbury Street | B7 5BS |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £110,000 | Flat | Chattaway Street | B7 5LN |
| 4 Mar 2026 | £195,000 | Terraced | Bloomsbury Street | B7 5BS |
| 20 Feb 2026 | £235,000 | Detached | Duddeston Manor Road | B7 4JP |
| 2 Feb 2026 | £95,000 | Terraced | Aston Church Road | B7 5RX |
| 23 Jan 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced | Cheatham Street | B7 5PS |
| 18 Nov 2025 | £198,000 | Terraced | Lingard Close | B7 5DJ |
| 10 Nov 2025 | £140,000 | Flat | Hindlow Close | B7 4LJ |
| 10 Nov 2025 | £440,000 | Other | Phoenix Business Park | B7 4NU |
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 B7
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston University Engineering Academy | Secondary | 13–19 | 1,010 | B7 4AG |
| E-ACT Heartlands Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 868 | B7 4QR |
| BOA Digital Technologies Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 443 | B7 4EU |
| Star King Solomon Academy | All-through | 4–16 | 354 | B7 4AA |
| Cromwell Junior and Infant School | Primary | 3–11 | 238 | B7 5BA |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 211 | B7 4HP |
| St Matthew's CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 196 | B7 4JR |
| St Clement's Church of England Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 185 | B7 5NS |
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 B7
166 rated food businesses operate in B7. 84 hold the top rating of 5, 22 are rated 4, and 9 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aloft & The Eastside Rooms, Angie's Catering Services, Aryana Post, Aston And Nechells Food Bank, Aston University Engineering Academy.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in B7
From a sample of 101 Energy Performance Certificates across 6 B7 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 53% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
53%
Band D
34%
Band E
13%
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 B7 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.