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B8 3DD · Birmingham · West Midlands

A clearer picture of local life, the housing market and the things that shape your day.

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WEATHER

Weather this week

Forecast for B8 3DD.

Today · 14 Sep
23°high
Light showers17° low
Tomorrow19°12° lowFair15 Sep
Wed17°11° lowLight showers16 Sep
Thu17°12° lowPartly cloudy17 Sep
Fri16°10° lowRain18 Sep
Sat18°15° lowCloudy19 Sep
Sun16°10° lowCloudy20 Sep
OVERVIEW

Overview

A concise snapshot before the detail below.

YOUR LOCAL PICTURE

Around Birmingham

B8 3DD is in the Birmingham local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Adderley Park, about 0.5 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.

HOUSING MARKET

Housing market

Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.

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Median recorded sold price£188,750B8 postcode district

15 Sep 2025 – 28 Jul 2026

76 recorded sales · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£234,150Birmingham

June 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change+2.2%Birmingham

June 2026 compared with a year earlier

UK House Price Index · same area, year on year

The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.

What could that cost each month?

Take a recorded price into the mortgage calculator. Adjust the property price, deposit, rate and term for the home you have in mind.

Use sold-price median: £188,750 Use area average: £234,150
PLANNING

Planning

Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.

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Checking recent planning…This section will update when the latest local records are ready.
NEARBY FINDS

Things for sale nearby

Pre-loved, useful and just around the corner in Birmingham.

A LITTLE LESS CLUTTER. A NEW LOCAL HOME.

Got something to sell?

Someone nearby might be looking for it.

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LOCAL LIFE

What’s around here?

A lighter snapshot of useful local places, showing only the results available in each section.

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Some unclaimed business pages use category illustrations until the business adds its own photographs.

Food hygiene data: Food Standards Agency / local authorities, OGL.
LIVING HERE

Living here

Schools, population, reported crime and employment.

Schools
  1. Shaw Hill Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 3–110.1 mi
  2. Highfield Nursery SchoolNursery0.4 mi
  3. Adderley Nursery SchoolNursery · Ages 2–50.5 mi
  4. Washwood Heath Nursery SchoolNursery · Ages 2–50.6 mi
Immediate neighbourhood2,208 residents

Population of the small statistical area surrounding B8 3DD—not the whole town. 2024.

0–15 · 25.4%16–64 · 66.8%65+ · 7.8%
What area does this cover?

Birmingham 051E (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.

Reported crime529

Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.

Violence & sexual offences · 257Public order · 40Criminal damage & arson · 39
Employment8.1%

Unemployment estimate for Birmingham · Latest available period.

REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Current representation and recent general-election history for Birmingham Ladywood.

Local councilBirminghamLocal authority for B8 3DD
Latest general election · 2024Labour42.5% vote share
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
2024Labour42.5% of votes43.7% turnout
2019Labour83.0% of votes58.2% turnout
2017Labour82.7% of votes59.0% turnout
2015Labour73.6% of votes52.7% turnout
2010Labour55.7% of votes48.7% turnout

Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.

GETTING AROUND

Getting around

Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.

Nearest motorway / major roadM61.1 miles
Clean air & driving chargesBirmingham Clean Air ZoneZone operates in this city

Nearby fuel prices

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Up to four forecourts within 5 miles of B8 3DD, ordered by unleaded price. Prices in pence per litre.

  1. COSTCO WHOLESALE BIRMINGHAM1.0 mi Unleaded (E10)158.9p13 SepDiesel179.9p13 Sep
  2. Sri Balaji SVC STN-Alum Rock0.1 mi Unleaded (E10)161.7p14 AugDiesel181.7p14 Aug
  3. Jet4.4 mi Unleaded (E10)161.9p26 AugDiesel183.9p26 Aug
  4. SAINSBURYS SELLY OAK5.0 mi Unleaded (E10)163.9p12 SepDiesel187.9p13 Sep

Official UK Fuel Finder data

EV CHARGING

Nearby EV charging

Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.

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No reliable nearby EV-charger result is available right now.

NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT

Birmingham Airport

About 4.8 miles away. Distance alone does not show whether a property is under a flight path.

No strategic aircraft-noise band is shown for this postcode. That does not guarantee aircraft will never be heard.

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NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS

Nearby places & outdoors

Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.

Useful nearby places

Nearest prison
HMP Birmingham3.8 miles away

Green space and walks

Green space
  1. Kingfisher1.1 mi
  2. The Shire2.2 mi
  3. Sutton Park4.5 mi
Walks & trails
  1. Cotswold Way29.8 mi

Distance is to the nearest mapped point; it does not guarantee immediate access to the route from this postcode.

From Vet Reviews

Vets near this area

Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around B8 3DD.

Published practices within 10 miles, ordered by approximate straight-line distance from the map point. Some practice locations use postcode centres. This is not a quality ranking or a complete directory.

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Mobile coverage
Coverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around B8 3DD
EE
Indoor: LikelyOutdoor: Likely
Three
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
O2
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Vodafone
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

Broadband10,000.0 Mbps medianBased on 47 premises in the postcode resultCheck on Ofcom ↗
BIN DAYS

Collection dates are address-specific

Use the postcode, then choose the exact household before Place Keys shows collection dates.

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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources

Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS via Nomis. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.

How to read the figures

Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.

Dataset dates
  • Weather: 14 Sep 2026, 13:14
  • Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 28 Jul 2026
  • Reported crime: 2026-07