B1 postcode area · Birmingham

The B1 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Birmingham. Area Scores range from 15 to 50 across them. Every full B1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the B1 district's neighbourhoods is Central (50 out of 100, #3,391 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest North Central & Dartmouth Circus (16). 5 of the 6 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £125,000 in Five Ways North to £246,995 in Ladywood - Summer Hill — a 2.0× gap within the B1 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,109a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime342per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)28

Owner-occupied17%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the B1 district

£219,995median home sold over the past year · -3.2% over 5 years · -1.3% over the year · 143 sales

Detached—

Semi-detached—

Terraced—

Flat£219,995

Birmingham£237,000

West Midlands£252,500

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
CentralBirmingham	3,391	50	£197,000
Ladywood - Summer HillBirmingham	4,995	27	£246,995
DigbethBirmingham	5,324	22	£235,175
Attwood Green & Park CentralBirmingham	5,366	22	£153,500
Five Ways NorthBirmingham	5,722	16	£125,000
North Central & Dartmouth CircusBirmingham	5,770	16	£242,250

People living in B1 Census 2021

Residents54,075

Median age (est.)28

Density6,492per km²

No qualifications12%

Degree or above46%

No car or van57%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 31%25–44 40%45–64 12%65+ 4%

Tenure

Own outright 6%Mortgage/shared 11%Social rent 31%Private rent 52%

Households

One person 49%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 10%Lone parent 10%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 32% · Associate professional 14% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups

Professional	32%
Associate professional	14%
Elementary	13%
Managers & directors	10%
Sales & customer service	8%
Administrative	7%
Caring & leisure	7%
Skilled trades	4%
Process & plant	4%

Ethnic group

White 38%Asian 23%Black 26%Mixed 6%Other 7%

Religion & identity

Christian 31% · No religion 30% · Muslim 23%

Born outside the UK: 45%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in B1

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the B1 district.

Five Ways

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around B1.

B2 B5 B3 B99 B16 B19 B18 B15

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.