Which has the lower district median?
City Centre: £235,000. Moseley: £265,000.
City Centre is lower in this 24-month sample.
City Centre (B1) or Moseley (B13): an area comparison
City Centre has the lower recorded-sale median by £30,000. The cards below show how the two areas compare on prices, schools, green space, local profile and transport.
The short answer
Which has the broader school register?
City Centre: 57. Moseley: 17 open establishments.
This is the size of each district's registered school base.
How does everyday access compare?
Bus nodes: B1 41, B13 125. mapped green-space sites: B1 7, B13 52.
These counts show the scale of each district's transport and outdoor offer.
The broad price gap is £30,000 across the 24-month samples. That gives City Centre the lower starting point, while the remaining sections show where the two district profiles differ.
City Centre has 57 registered schools, 7 mapped green-space sites and 41 bus nodes. Moseley has 17, 52 and 125 respectively.
District prices
B1 recorded 383 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £235,000. The £352,924 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
B13 recorded 580 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £265,000. The £343,323 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
B1
- Median recorded sale
- £235,000
- Average recorded sale
- £352,924
- Recorded sales
- 383 (24 months)
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
How this was counted
Postcode district. non-deleted recorded sales in preceding 24 months.
B13
- Median recorded sale
- £265,000
- Average recorded sale
- £343,323
- Recorded sales
- 580 (24 months)
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
How this was counted
Postcode district. non-deleted recorded sales in preceding 24 months.
Crime and serious-crime share
Police.uk records 2,837 reports from 2025-07 to 2026-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 1,452, or 51.2% of the total.
Police.uk records 3,759 reports from 2025-07 to 2026-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 2,013, or 53.6% of the total.
B1
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 2,837
- Selected report-category share
- 1,452 (51.2%)
data.police.uk street-level crime custom download. 2025-07 to 2026-06; seven verified programme forces. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. Police.uk anonymised coordinates assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid; selected-category share is not an official severity rate.
B13
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 3,759
- Selected report-category share
- 2,013 (53.6%)
data.police.uk street-level crime custom download. 2025-07 to 2026-06; seven verified programme forces. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. Police.uk anonymised coordinates assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid; selected-category share is not an official severity rate.
Local-area deprivation context
IMD is a Government local-area scale from 1 to 10: 1 is the poorer end, while 10 is the more well-off end. B1 has a median of 1.0. 89.5% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 4.3% are in the more well-off 8 to 10 band.
IMD is a Government local-area scale from 1 to 10: 1 is the poorer end, while 10 is the more well-off end. B13 has a median of 6.0. 35.5% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 35.6% are in the more well-off 8 to 10 band.
B1
- Median IMD decile
- 1.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 89.5%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 4.3%
MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. distribution of official IMD25 postcode assignments; England only.
B13
- Median IMD decile
- 6.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 35.5%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 35.6%
MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. distribution of official IMD25 postcode assignments; England only.
Schools
The register lists 57 open establishments in B1. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
The register lists 17 open establishments in B13. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
B1
- Registered school sites
- 57 (16 plus: 1, All-through: 2, Nursery: 4, Primary: 39, Secondary: 11)
DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. open GIAS establishments grouped by registered postcode district.
B13
- Registered school sites
- 17 (Primary: 11, Secondary: 6)
DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. open GIAS establishments grouped by registered postcode district.
Green space and outdoor sport
OS maps 7 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 5.28 hectares, including 3 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
OS maps 52 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 352.15 hectares, including 7 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
B1
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 7
- Mapped site area
- 5.28 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 3
OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. OS Open Greenspace April 2026 site polygon geometric centroid assigned to nearest Code-Point Open postcode centroid.
B13
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 52
- Mapped site area
- 352.15 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 7
OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. OS Open Greenspace April 2026 site polygon geometric centroid assigned to nearest Code-Point Open postcode centroid.
Flood context
The source covers 2,519 postcode units. 309 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 497 have medium-risk surroundings.
The source covers 755 postcode units. 155 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 126 have medium-risk surroundings.
B1
- Postcode units in source
- 2,519
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 309
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 497
Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. sum of Environment Agency postcode source counts by outward postcode; counts concern areas around addresses, not a named property.
B13
- Postcode units in source
- 755
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 155
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 126
Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. sum of Environment Agency postcode source counts by outward postcode; counts concern areas around addresses, not a named property.
Air quality
The 2024 modelled annual-mean NO₂ median is 22.3 µg/m³. 100.0% of mapped units exceed the WHO 10 µg/m³ guideline and 0.0% meet or exceed 40 µg/m³.
The 2024 modelled annual-mean NO₂ median is 12.9 µg/m³. 100.0% of mapped units exceed the WHO 10 µg/m³ guideline and 0.0% meet or exceed 40 µg/m³.
B1
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 22.3 µg/m³
- Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³
- 100.0%
- Postcode units at or above legal 40 µg/m³
- 0.0%
DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. DEFRA PCM 2024 1 km modelled annual-mean NO2 looked up at each Code-Point Open postcode centroid; postcode-unit weighted district summary.
B13
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 12.9 µg/m³
- Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³
- 100.0%
- Postcode units at or above legal 40 µg/m³
- 0.0%
DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. DEFRA PCM 2024 1 km modelled annual-mean NO2 looked up at each Code-Point Open postcode centroid; postcode-unit weighted district summary.
Transport access nodes
NaPTAN contains 41 active bus nodes and 10 rail, metro or tram nodes across B1. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
NaPTAN contains 125 active bus nodes and 1 rail, metro or tram nodes across B13. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
B1
- Active bus access nodes
- 41
- Active rail, metro or tram nodes
- 10
NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. active NaPTAN access node assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
B13
- Active bus access nodes
- 125
- Active rail, metro or tram nodes
- 1
NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. active NaPTAN access node assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
Broadband availability
The postcode-unit median maximum advertised download is 1,000 Mbit/s, with 100.0% full-fibre and 100.0% gigabit availability.
The postcode-unit median maximum advertised download is 1,000 Mbit/s, with 100.0% full-fibre and 100.0% gigabit availability.
B1
- Median maximum advertised download
- 1,000 Mbit/s
- Median full-fibre availability
- 100.0%
- Median gigabit availability
- 100.0%
Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. median across postcode units.
B13
- Median maximum advertised download
- 1,000 Mbit/s
- Median full-fibre availability
- 100.0%
- Median gigabit availability
- 100.0%
Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. median across postcode units.
Road safety
DfT records 90 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 0 fatal, 21 serious and 69 slight.
DfT records 198 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 0 fatal, 39 serious and 159 slight.
B1
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 90
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 21
- Slight
- 69
DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. 2022–24 STATS19 collision assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
B13
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 198
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 39
- Slight
- 159
DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. 2022–24 STATS19 collision assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
Sources and method
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- data.police.uk street-level crime custom download. 2025-07 to 2026-06; seven verified programme forces. Original download date not recorded.
- MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
- DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
- OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
- Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
- DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
- NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
- Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
- DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
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