B21 9JB
The median sold price for the postcode B21 9JB is around £161,890, from 4 sales over the last 12 months. 184 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around B21 9JB (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 £136,250 – £340,000
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 B21 9, last 24 months.
- Terraced£167,000(97 sales)
- Semi-detached£220,000(11 sales)
- DetachedToo few sales(1 sale)
- FlatToo 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.
B21 9JB median £161,890 (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: 1.7× 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 B21 9JB, 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 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 97% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Birmingham: more deprived than 88% of its 659 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income1of 10
- Employment1of 10
- Crime3of 10
- Living environment1of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band A (90%). 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 A in Birmingham: £1,575.27 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 490 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A90%
- Band B8%
- Band C2%
- Band D–
- Band E0%
- Band F0%
- Band G0%
- 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
- Grove School0.1 miles (130 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, October 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Grove School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- William Murdoch Primary School0.2 miles (340 m)Ofsted, June 2022: GoodOfsted reports for William Murdoch Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Rookery School0.4 miles (590 m)Ofsted, June 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Rookery School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys0.1 miles (230 m)Ofsted, April 2024: GoodOfsted reports for King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys (opens in a new tab) ↗
- King Edward VI Handsworth School0.5 miles (850 m)Ofsted, December 2024: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding
- Personal development Outstanding
- Leadership and management Outstanding
- King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy0.5 miles (860 m)Ofsted, March 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
Public transport
The nearest station to B21 9JB is Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro), 0.6 miles (950 m) away in a straight line. There are 19 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.6 miles (950 m)Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro)
- 0.7 miles (1.1 km)Soho Benson Road (West Midlands Metro)
- 0.8 miles (1.4 km)Handsworth Booth Street (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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