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B15 postcode area · Birmingham

The B15 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Birmingham. Area Scores range from 16 to 84 across them. Every full B15 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the B15 district: Edgbaston South & University scores 84 out of 100 (#1,088 of 6,856 nationally) while Five Ways North sits at 16 — neighbours on the map, 68 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £125,000 in Five Ways North to £365,000 in Edgbaston South & University — a 2.9× gap within the B15 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,984a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime170per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)28
Owner-occupied31%

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 B15 district

£275,000median home sold over the past year · +14.6% over 5 years · +10.0% over the year · 124 sales
Detached£1,012,500
Semi-detached£690,000
Terraced£392,500
Flat£176,000
Birmingham£237,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Edgbaston South & UniversityBirmingham 1,08884 £365,000
Harborne EastBirmingham 2,02770 £350,000
Selly OakBirmingham 3,15154 £247,750
Edgbaston NorthBirmingham 5,20824 £238,500
MetchleyBirmingham 5,27023 £249,750
DigbethBirmingham 5,32422 £235,175
Attwood Green & Park CentralBirmingham 5,36622 £153,500
Five Ways South & Calthorpe ParkBirmingham 5,47520 £320,000
Five Ways NorthBirmingham 5,72216 £125,000

People living in B15 Census 2021

Residents82,466
Median age (est.)28
Density4,844per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above43%
No car or van45%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 34%25–44 30%45–64 15%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 15%Mortgage/shared: 16%Social rent: 24%Private rent: 45%
Own outright 15%Mortgage/shared 16%Social rent 24%Private rent 45%

Households

One person: 41%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 15%Lone parent: 9%Other: 21%
One person 41%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 15%Lone parent 9%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 36% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional36%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary11%
Caring & leisure8%
Administrative7%
Sales & customer service7%
Skilled trades4%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 52%Asian: 22%Black: 13%Mixed: 6%Other: 7%
White 52%Asian 22%Black 13%Mixed 6%Other 7%

Religion & identity

No religion 35% · Christian 32% · Muslim 16%

Born outside the UK: 36%

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 B15

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the B15 district.

Edgbaston Five Ways Harborne Selly Oak

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around B15.

B3 B16 B5 B1 B17 B2 B18 B12

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.