Property market
The five-year median is £230,000 from 1,587 recorded sales in B1. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.
The latest UK House Price Index average for Birmingham is £234,150 in June 2026, up 2.2% year on year.
B1
UK postcode district
Part of Birmingham
Updated September 2026
District overview
- Postcode units
- 744
- Current units
- 319
- Coordinate coverage
- 100%
- Electoral wards
- 4
Coverage context
- Countries represented
- England
- English regions represented
- West Midlands
- Local authority codes
- 1
- Terminated postcode units
- 425
Postcode sectors in B1
Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.
Property
9,881 recorded
sales at this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 11, Washington Wharf, Birmingham, B1 1NN | 17 July 2026 | £203,000 |
| 98, Albion Street, Birmingham, B1 3AA | 6 July 2026 | £255,000 |
| 21, St Marks Street, Birmingham, B1 2UH | 15 June 2026 | £133,000 |
Schools
Across this district
- Open schools
- 4
- Primary
- 1
- Secondary
- 2
Recorded crime
Across this district
- Published events
- 2,590
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 1,147
- Other theft 269
- Vehicle crime 237
- Criminal damage and arson 169
- Public order 162
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- B1 usual residents
- 10,028
- Age-profile population
- 9,836
Age bands in B1
Postcode district- Age 0 to 14
- 8.4%
- 828 residents
- Age 15 to 24
- 24.3%
- 2,386 residents
- Age 25 to 44
- 50.7%
- 4,986 residents
- Age 45 to 64
- 12.6%
- 1,243 residents
- Age 65 and over
- 4%
- 393 residents
Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.
Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.
Fixed broadband coverage
The median Ofcom availability percentage across 299 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.
- Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Gigabit-capable
- 100%
- Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
- 0%
- Next Generation Access
- 100%
- Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
- 0%
In this district, 244 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 212 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 1 postcode unit had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.
Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
GP practices
1
in this district
HOCKLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE
60 LION COURT, CARVER STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B1 3AL
ODS code M85797
Evidence in context
Schools
4 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 2 secondary schools.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Recorded crime
2,590 published events cover 12 months, averaging 216 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,147 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.