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B26 2HU area guide

Who lives in B26 2HU, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Lyndon Green
Council: Birmingham
Region: West Midlands
Neighbourhood population: 1,542 (2024)

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At a glance

What B26 2HU is like

B26 2HU is a postcode in the Lyndon Green neighbourhood of Birmingham. Nothing here is published for a single postcode, so these figures describe the neighbourhood around it: about 1,542 people. 83.9% of households own their home, 13.1% rent privately and 2.9% are in social housing. The biggest age group is 30–34, and 58% of adults are in work. On deprivation it sits close to the middle of the range for England. Higher-harm crime is around the national middle. Homes in B26 2 sold for a median of £247,750 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How B26 2HU compares

Each figure is set against England as a whole. Follow a score for the detail behind it.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

Around the middle — decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of England, 10 the least.

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle — 20.7 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£247,750

Median over 112 sales in B26 2, +5% on the year before.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good — 1 station within a mile, 36 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

88%

of 17 rated schools within 1 mile are good or better.

Household incomeMore

£53,243

Average a year, before tax — higher than 51% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Only flagged where this area is materially different from the national picture.

01
A young populationPositive
22% of residents are 20 to 34 — the age group that rents most — against 19.6% across England.
02
Few private renters
Only 13.1% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
83.9% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

B26 2HU FAQs

Is B26 2HU a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 it averages decile 5.0 of 10, where 10 is the least deprived tenth of England. Higher-harm crime runs at 20.7 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. 88% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

How much does a house cost in B26 2HU?

The median sale price over the last year was £247,750.

Homes in B26 2 sold for a median of £247,750 across 112 sales in the year to August 2026, +5% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry's record of every residential sale.

Is B26 2HU safe?

How crime here compares with the rest of the country.

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year around B26 2HU, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in B26 2HU?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The biggest age group is 30–34, at 8.8% of residents. 83.9% of households own their home. The most common home is semi-detached (90.4%).

Which council covers B26 2HU?

B26 2HU is in Birmingham.

B26 2HU is in Birmingham, in West Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is B26 2HU?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 36 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Lea Hall Rail Station, 0.8 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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