B76 postcode area guide — Birmingham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the B76 postcode district in Birmingham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in B76
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
91.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
74.6%
Gigabit-capable
73.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the B76 postcode district (Birmingham) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 530 postcodes Ofcom measures in B76, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 91.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 73.9%.
Around 0.3% of premises in B76 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 B76
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| B76 0AA | 100% | 0% |
| B76 0AB | 0% | 0% |
| B76 0BA | 0% | 0% |
| B76 0BB | 0% | 0% |
| B76 0BD | 0% | 0% |
| B76 0BE | 0% | 0% |
| B76 0BJ | 100% | 0% |
| B76 0BL | 100% | 0% |
| B76 0BN | 100% | 0% |
| B76 0BP | 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 B76
Police recorded 41 incidents within about a mile of the centre of B76 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 16 | 39.0% |
| Vehicle crime | 7 | 17.1% |
| Burglary | 5 | 12.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 | 9.8% |
| Public order | 4 | 9.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 4.9% |
| Drugs | 1 | 2.4% |
| Weapons possession | 1 | 2.4% |
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 B76
Based on 214 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in B76 is £341,000, up 7.7% on the previous year (£316,500).
Detached
£477,500
71 sales
Semi-detached
£338,000
73 sales
Terraced
£285,000
33 sales
Flat / maisonette
£132,500
32 sales
Latest recorded sales in B76
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £560,000 | Detached | Brookhus Farm Road | B76 1QP |
| 20 May 2026 | £595,000 | Detached | Kinver Croft | B76 1SF |
| 15 May 2026 | £167,000 | Semi-detached | Lyneham Gardens | B76 1XH |
| 15 May 2026 | £540,000 | Detached | Shrubbery Close | B76 1WE |
| 7 May 2026 | £200,000 | Flat | Vicarage Gardens | B76 1LX |
| 7 May 2026 | £440,000 | Terraced | Country Park View | B76 1TE |
| 7 May 2026 | £222,000 | Flat | Penns Lane | B76 1JU |
| 7 May 2026 | £104,000 | Flat | Cheswood Drive | B76 1YE |
| 5 May 2026 | £132,500 | Flat | Water Mill Crescent | B76 2QN |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £345,000 | Semi-detached | Horsfall Drive | B76 2BT |
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 B76
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Walsh Catholic School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,076 | B76 1QT |
| The Deanery Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 444 | B76 2RD |
| Walmley Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 362 | B76 1JB |
| Walmley Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 315 | B76 1JB |
| Minworth Junior and Infant School | Primary | 4–11 | 204 | B76 9BU |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 204 | B76 2SP |
| The Shrubbery School Ltd | Not applicable | 3–11 | 116 | B76 1HY |
| Curdworth Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 106 | B76 9HF |
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 B76
117 rated food businesses operate in B76. 86 hold the top rating of 5, 9 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A.M.Cooper & Sons, Asda, Asda, Birchwood Price Tools, Bishop Walsh RC Academy School.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in B76
From a sample of 286 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 B76 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 45% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
3%
Band C
42%
Band D
44%
Band E
9%
Band F
1%
Band G
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 B76 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.