B73 postcode area guide — Birmingham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the B73 postcode district in Birmingham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in B73
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
90.6%
Gigabit-capable
90.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the B73 postcode district (Birmingham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 478 postcodes Ofcom measures in B73, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 90.5%.
Around 0% of premises in B73 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 B73
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| B73 5AA | 100% | 100% |
| B73 5AB | 96.8% | 96.8% |
| B73 5AD | 100% | 100% |
| B73 5AE | 100% | 35.3% |
| B73 5AF | 100% | 100% |
| B73 5AH | 100% | 95.5% |
| B73 5AJ | 100% | 100% |
| B73 5AL | 100% | 100% |
| B73 5AN | 100% | 100% |
| B73 5AP | 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 B73
Police recorded 204 incidents within about a mile of the centre of B73 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 59 | 28.9% |
| Shoplifting | 52 | 25.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 18 | 8.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 16 | 7.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 16 | 7.8% |
| Public order | 16 | 7.8% |
| Burglary | 7 | 3.4% |
| Other theft | 7 | 3.4% |
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 B73
Based on 279 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in B73 is £332,500, down 6.7% on the previous year (£356,500).
Detached
£481,500
70 sales
Semi-detached
£363,000
87 sales
Terraced
£300,500
58 sales
Flat / maisonette
£167,000
60 sales
Latest recorded sales in B73
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £690,000 | Detached | Carnwath Road | B73 6JP |
| 22 May 2026 | £310,000 | Semi-detached | St Michaels Road | B73 5TA |
| 15 May 2026 | £565,000 | Detached | Melrose Avenue | B73 6NS |
| 15 May 2026 | £445,000 | Semi-detached | Bakers Lane | B73 6XA |
| 11 May 2026 | £185,000 | Flat | Station Road | B73 5JY |
| 8 May 2026 | £123,500 | Flat | St Peters Croft | B73 6HU |
| 6 May 2026 | £552,000 | Detached | Sunnybank Road | B73 5RJ |
| 1 May 2026 | £437,000 | Detached | Morven Road | B73 6NB |
| 1 May 2026 | £600,000 | Flat | Chester Road | B73 5BA |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £397,500 | Semi-detached | Jockey Road | B73 5DQ |
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 B73
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,236 | B73 5PT |
| New Oscott Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 648 | B73 6QR |
| Wylde Green Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 423 | B73 5JL |
| Boldmere Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 379 | B73 5SD |
| Boldmere Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 3–7 | 308 | B73 5SD |
| Sutton Park Primary | Primary | 3–11 | 297 | B73 6UE |
| St Nicholas Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 210 | B73 5US |
| The Bridge School | Not applicable | 2–11 | 91 | B73 6UE |
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 B73
175 rated food businesses operate in B73. 107 hold the top rating of 5, 23 are rated 4, and 10 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 99p Stores, Aldi, Angels Day Nursery Birmingham Ltd, Ashleigh House, Bannatyne's Health Club.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in B73
From a sample of 182 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 B73 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 36% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
5%
Band B
4%
Band C
26%
Band D
40%
Band E
16%
Band F
6%
Band G
2%
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 B73 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.