Which has the lower district median?
Kings Heath: £250,000. Selly Oak: £250,000.
Selly Oak is lower in this 24-month sample.
Kings Heath (B14) or Selly Oak (B29): an area comparison
Selly Oak has the lower recorded-sale median by £0. 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?
Kings Heath: 20. Selly Oak: 19 open establishments.
This is the size of each district's registered school base.
How does everyday access compare?
Bus nodes: B14 176, B29 172. mapped green-space sites: B14 43, B29 55.
These counts show the scale of each district's transport and outdoor offer.
The broad price gap is £0 across the 24-month samples. That gives Selly Oak the lower starting point, while the remaining sections show where the two district profiles differ.
Kings Heath has 20 registered schools, 43 mapped green-space sites and 176 bus nodes. Selly Oak has 19, 55 and 172 respectively.
District prices
B14 recorded 882 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £250,000. The £280,275 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
B29 recorded 613 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £250,000. The £304,425 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
B14
- Median recorded sale
- £250,000
- Average recorded sale
- £280,275
- Recorded sales
- 882 (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.
B29
- Median recorded sale
- £250,000
- Average recorded sale
- £304,425
- Recorded sales
- 613 (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 5,328 reports from 2025-07 to 2026-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 2,543, or 47.7% of the total.
Police.uk records 5,377 reports from 2025-07 to 2026-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 2,481, or 46.1% of the total.
B14
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 5,328
- Selected report-category share
- 2,543 (47.7%)
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.
B29
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 5,377
- Selected report-category share
- 2,481 (46.1%)
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. B14 has a median of 3.0. 50.6% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 18.3% 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. B29 has a median of 5.0. 36.1% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 6.0% are in the more well-off 8 to 10 band.
B14
- Median IMD decile
- 3.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 50.6%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 18.3%
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.
B29
- Median IMD decile
- 5.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 36.1%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 6.0%
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 20 open establishments in B14. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
The register lists 19 open establishments in B29. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
B14
- Registered school sites
- 20 (Nursery: 2, Primary: 14, Secondary: 4)
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.
B29
- Registered school sites
- 19 (16 plus: 1, Nursery: 3, Primary: 12, Secondary: 3)
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 43 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 141.72 hectares, including 6 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
OS maps 55 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 132.26 hectares, including 8 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
B14
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 43
- Mapped site area
- 141.72 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.
B29
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 55
- Mapped site area
- 132.26 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 8
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 772 postcode units. 190 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 147 have medium-risk surroundings.
The source covers 797 postcode units. 108 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 110 have medium-risk surroundings.
B14
- Postcode units in source
- 772
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 190
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 147
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.
B29
- Postcode units in source
- 797
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 108
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 110
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 11.7 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 12.1 µg/m³. 100.0% of mapped units exceed the WHO 10 µg/m³ guideline and 0.0% meet or exceed 40 µg/m³.
B14
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 11.7 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.
B29
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 12.1 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 176 active bus nodes and 1 rail, metro or tram nodes across B14. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
NaPTAN contains 172 active bus nodes and 3 rail, metro or tram nodes across B29. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
B14
- Active bus access nodes
- 176
- 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.
B29
- Active bus access nodes
- 172
- Active rail, metro or tram nodes
- 3
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.
B14
- 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.
B29
- 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 165 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 2 fatal, 33 serious and 130 slight.
DfT records 172 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 1 fatal, 32 serious and 139 slight.
B14
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 165
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 33
- Slight
- 130
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.
B29
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 172
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 32
- Slight
- 139
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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