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This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety.

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B14

Birmingham, Worcestershire

95% used

The above measure is consistently above typical UK levels across categories, led by broadband and amenities.

How this 82 was calculated

  • Schools

    75/100·21% of the measure

    83% of 42 rated schools nearby are good or outstanding

    A higher measure means a larger share of nearby rated schools are good or outstanding, and the closest school is nearer.

    Get Information About Schools, including Ofsted judgements, published September 2026. Measured for the B14 postcode district.

  • Transport

    81/100·18% of the measure

    Pineapple Road Rail Station is 1.2 miles away

    A higher measure means a closer railway, metro or tram station and more bus stops within a ten minute walk.

    NaPTAN public transport access nodes, published September 2026. Measured for the B14 postcode district.

  • Flood risk

    74/100·12% of the measure

    Nearest flood warning area is 1.2 miles away

    A higher measure means fewer designated flood warning and alert areas nearby, not more flooding. Live alerts and warnings are not part of this measure.

    Flood warning areas, published September 2026. Measured for the B14 postcode district.

  • Broadband

    98/100·12% of the measure

    97% of premises can get gigabit broadband

    A higher measure means more premises can order faster broadband, not a slower connection.

    Connected Nations fixed broadband and mobile coverage, published August 2026. Measured for the B14 postcode district.

  • Amenities

    93/100·11% of the measure

    89 everyday amenities within 0.6 miles

    A higher measure means more mapped everyday amenities within walking distance.

    OpenStreetMap, published September 2026. Measured for the B14 postcode district.

  • Housing market

    91/100·8% of the measure

    399 recorded sales, median £245,000

    A higher measure means more recent recorded sales and more stable prices. It is not a higher house price.

    Price Paid Data, published September 2026. Measured for the B14 postcode district.

  • Healthcare access

    80/100·7% of the measure

    Nearest GP practice 0.6 miles away

    A higher measure means a closer GP and hospital, and a shorter published waiting time when one is available.

    Organisation Data Service directory, published September 2026. Measured for the B14 postcode district.

  • Green space

    70/100·6% of the measure

    Jasmin Fields Nature Reserve is 0.3 miles away

    A higher measure means more parks and publicly accessible green spaces nearby, and a shorter walk to the nearest one.

    OpenStreetMap, published September 2026. Measured for the B14 postcode district.

  • Air quality

    81/100·5% of the measure

    PM2.5 annual mean 7.1 µg/m³, modelled for 2023

    A higher measure means lower modelled nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate levels, not dirtier air.

    UK-AIR automatic monitoring network, published December 2023. Measured for the B14 postcode district.

Not counted for this area

Council tax. We could not obtain published figures here, so these categories were left out and the remaining weights scaled up to fill the gap. A missing dataset never counts against an area.

This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety.

Area Measure v1.1, covering 95% of the published formula. See the full weightings and worked example.

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A higher measure means a larger share of nearby rated schools are good or outstanding, and the closest school is nearer.

20% of measure

These areas are within 2 points of each other.

B14

75/100

83% of 42 rated schools nearby are good or outstanding

A higher measure means more mapped everyday amenities within walking distance.

10% of measure

B30 is not measured here.

B14

93/100

89 everyday amenities within 0.6 miles

A higher measure means a closer GP and hospital, and a shorter published waiting time when one is available.

7% of measure

B30 measures 4 points higher, meaning closer healthcare and shorter published waits.

B14

80/100

Nearest GP practice 0.6 miles away

A higher measure means more parks and publicly accessible green spaces nearby, and a shorter walk to the nearest one.

6% of measure

B30 is not measured here.

B14

70/100

Jasmin Fields Nature Reserve is 0.3 miles away

Higher is always the stronger published result on that measure. See the weightings. Missing categories are dropped from that area’s overall figure, not scored as zero. Crime and other context stay on each report.

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