Which has the lower district median?
Edgbaston: £242,750. Harborne: £318,500.
Edgbaston is lower in this 24-month sample.
Edgbaston (B15) or Harborne (B17): an area comparison
Edgbaston has the lower recorded-sale median by £75,750. 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?
Edgbaston: 7. Harborne: 6 open establishments.
This is the size of each district's registered school base.
How does everyday access compare?
Bus nodes: B15 103, B17 121. mapped green-space sites: B15 33, B17 43.
These counts show the scale of each district's transport and outdoor offer.
The broad price gap is £75,750 across the 24-month samples. That gives Edgbaston the lower starting point, while the remaining sections show where the two district profiles differ.
Edgbaston has 7 registered schools, 33 mapped green-space sites and 103 bus nodes. Harborne has 6, 43 and 121 respectively.
District prices
B15 recorded 252 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £242,750. The £416,221 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
B17 recorded 529 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £318,500. The £393,900 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
B15
- Median recorded sale
- £242,750
- Average recorded sale
- £416,221
- Recorded sales
- 252 (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.
B17
- Median recorded sale
- £318,500
- Average recorded sale
- £393,900
- Recorded sales
- 529 (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 3,758 reports from 2025-07 to 2026-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 1,931, or 51.4% of the total.
Police.uk records 2,411 reports from 2025-07 to 2026-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 1,278, or 53.0% of the total.
B15
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 3,758
- Selected report-category share
- 1,931 (51.4%)
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.
B17
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 2,411
- Selected report-category share
- 1,278 (53.0%)
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. B15 has a median of 5.0. 35.7% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 31.6% 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. B17 has a median of 6.0. 17.3% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 33.4% are in the more well-off 8 to 10 band.
B15
- Median IMD decile
- 5.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 35.7%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 31.6%
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.
B17
- Median IMD decile
- 6.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 17.3%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 33.4%
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 7 open establishments in B15. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
The register lists 6 open establishments in B17. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
B15
- Registered school sites
- 7 (Nursery: 1, Primary: 4, Secondary: 2)
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.
B17
- Registered school sites
- 6 (Primary: 4, Secondary: 2)
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 33 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 109.89 hectares, including 6 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
OS maps 43 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 55.92 hectares, including 7 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
B15
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 33
- Mapped site area
- 109.89 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 6
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.
B17
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 43
- Mapped site area
- 55.92 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 469 postcode units. 33 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 52 have medium-risk surroundings.
The source covers 554 postcode units. 83 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 105 have medium-risk surroundings.
B15
- Postcode units in source
- 469
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 33
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 52
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.
B17
- Postcode units in source
- 554
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 83
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 105
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 16.7 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 13.5 µg/m³. 100.0% of mapped units exceed the WHO 10 µg/m³ guideline and 0.0% meet or exceed 40 µg/m³.
B15
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 16.7 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.
B17
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 13.5 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 103 active bus nodes and 8 rail, metro or tram nodes across B15. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
NaPTAN contains 121 active bus nodes and 0 rail, metro or tram nodes across B17. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
B15
- Active bus access nodes
- 103
- Active rail, metro or tram nodes
- 8
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.
B17
- Active bus access nodes
- 121
- Active rail, metro or tram nodes
- 0
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.
B15
- 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.
B17
- 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 182 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 1 fatal, 27 serious and 154 slight.
DfT records 139 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 3 fatal, 28 serious and 108 slight.
B15
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 182
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 27
- Slight
- 154
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.
B17
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 139
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 28
- Slight
- 108
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.
For an address-specific desk check, Property Diligence’s paid report adds the more detailed property-level information available from public sources.