B72 postcode area guide — Birmingham

Where is B72?

Broadband & internet speeds in B72

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the B72 postcode district (Birmingham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 235 postcodes Ofcom measures in B72, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 87.8%.

Around 0% of premises in B72 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 B72

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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 B72

Police recorded 225 incidents within about a mile of the centre of B72 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 B72

Based on 108 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in B72 is £370,000, up 1.4% on the previous year (£365,000).

Latest recorded sales in B72

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 B72

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 B72

188 rated food businesses operate in B72. 123 hold the top rating of 5, 17 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: abm catering @ Broadleaf House, Aldi, Appetites Cafe, Atlantis Fish Bar, B&M Store.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in B72

From a sample of 309 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 B72 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 40% 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 B72 typically use:

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What's it like living in B72?

Postcodes in B72

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.