B18 6BY
The median sold price for the postcode B18 6BY is around £135,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 319 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around B18 6BY (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £100,000 – £1,323,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across B18 6, last 24 months.
- Flat£170,000(61 sales)
- Semi-detachedToo few sales(1 sale)
- TerracedToo few sales(1 sale)
Types shown greyed have few recent sales, and under 5 sales we show no median at all — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.
B18 6BY median £135,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £230,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 1.9× the typical Birmingham neighbourhood
- Crime: 2.9× the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Birmingham and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in B18 6BY, compared with 94.9% across Birmingham and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 84% of premises across Birmingham (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Birmingham | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 84% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 94.9% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 97.7% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.03% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 63% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Birmingham: more deprived than 30% of its 659 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income5of 10
- Employment6of 10
- Crime4of 10
- Living environment3of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band D (42%). Average Band D in Birmingham is £2,362.90 for 2026/27.
That is in line with the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 1,670 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A8%
- Band B4%
- Band C31%
- Band D42%
- Band E13%
- Band F4%
- Band G1%
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown0.2 miles (380 m)Ofsted, November 2024: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
- St Chad's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles (610 m)Ofsted, March 2023: GoodOfsted reports for St Chad's Catholic Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Brookfields Primary School0.4 miles (670 m)Ofsted, March 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Brookfields Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Jewellery Quarter Academy0.4 miles (710 m)Ofsted, November 2024: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement
- Personal development Requires improvement
- Leadership and management Inadequate
- Nishkam High School0.4 miles (710 m)Ofsted, March 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding
- Personal development Outstanding
- Leadership and management Outstanding
- Holte School0.8 miles (1.4 km)Ofsted, October 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Holte School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to B18 6BY is Jewellery Quarter Rail Station, 0.2 miles (320 m) away in a straight line. There are 21 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.2 miles (320 m)Jewellery Quarter Rail Station
- 0.2 miles (320 m)Jewellery Quarter (West Midlands Metro)
- 0.2 miles (350 m)St Paul's (West Midlands Metro)
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
Show the full history (18 more months)
Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
Spotted something that looks wrong or out of date?
Report an issue →All figures on this page are area-level and indicative, drawn from official open data sources under the Open Government Licence. PostcodeLens is not a property-specific assessment and does not constitute financial, legal, insurance, or surveying advice. Always verify with the original sources and qualified professionals before making a property decision.
Postcode, council area and neighbourhood lookups: ONS Postcode Directory (May 2026), Office for National Statistics, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026.