B20 1BP
The median sold price for the postcode B20 1BP is around £363,500, from 4 sales over the last 12 months. 174 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around B20 1BP (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 £60,000 – £438,500
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 B20 1, last 24 months.
- Semi-detached£258,000(40 sales)
- Detached£351,000(39 sales)
- Terraced£250,000(17 sales)
- FlatToo few sales(3 sales)
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.
B20 1BP median £363,500 (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: about the same as the typical Birmingham neighbourhood
- Crime: 1.6× 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 B20 1BP, 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 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 56% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Birmingham: more deprived than 25% of its 659 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income4of 10
- Employment5of 10
- Crime4of 10
- Living environment4of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band C (48%). 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.
Average Band C in Birmingham: £2,100.36 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 580 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A7%
- Band B2%
- Band C48%
- Band D29%
- Band E10%
- Band F2%
- Band G3%
- Band H–
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
- Cherry Orchard Primary School0.4 miles (590 m)Ofsted, March 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Cherry Orchard Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Grestone Academy0.4 miles (600 m)Ofsted, December 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Grestone Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles (740 m)Ofsted, February 2020: Good (inspection of the school it replaced)Later ungraded inspection, May 2025: Standards maintainedOfsted reports for St Teresa's Catholic Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy0.6 miles (920 m)Ofsted, March 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
- Hamstead Hall Academy0.8 miles (1.3 km)Ofsted, April 2024: GoodOfsted reports for Hamstead Hall Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
- St John Wall Catholic School1.0 mile (1.7 km)Ofsted, June 2023: GoodOfsted reports for St John Wall Catholic School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to B20 1BP is Hamstead (Birmingham) Rail Station, 0.6 miles (970 m) away in a straight line. There are 13 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.6 miles (970 m)Hamstead (Birmingham) Rail Station
- 1.2 miles (2.0 km)Perry Barr Rail Station
- 1.7 miles (2.7 km)Winson Green Outer Circle (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.
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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.
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