B16 postcode area · Birmingham

The B16 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Birmingham, Sandwell. Area Scores range from 1 to 27 across them. Every full B16 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the B16 district's neighbourhoods is Ladywood - Summer Hill (27 out of 100, #4,995 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Summerfield (2). All 8 rank in the most-deprived third of England. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £125,000 in Five Ways North to £320,000 in Rotton Park — a 2.6× gap within the B16 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Birmingham and Sandwell — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,441a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime154per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)32

Owner-occupied32%

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 B16 district

£227,500median home sold over the past year · +3.7% over 5 years · -4.8% over the year · 115 sales

Detached£390,000

Semi-detached£359,000

Terraced£227,000

Flat£165,000

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
Ladywood - Summer HillBirmingham	4,995	27	£246,995
Edgbaston NorthBirmingham	5,208	24	£238,500
Rotton ParkBirmingham	5,386	21	£320,000
Five Ways South & Calthorpe ParkBirmingham	5,475	20	£320,000
Five Ways NorthBirmingham	5,722	16	£125,000
Smethwick South EastSandwell	6,092	11	£188,000
Hockley & Jewellery QuarterBirmingham	6,613	4	£191,000
SummerfieldBirmingham	6,743	2	£196,000

People living in B16 Census 2021

Residents69,997

Median age (est.)32

Density5,975per km²

No qualifications21%

Degree or above40%

No car or van44%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 18%25–44 35%45–64 19%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright 15%Mortgage/shared 16%Social rent 28%Private rent 40%

Households

One person 39%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 19%Lone parent 12%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Elementary 15% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups

Professional	27%
Elementary	15%
Associate professional	12%
Managers & directors	10%
Caring & leisure	9%
Administrative	7%
Sales & customer service	7%
Process & plant	7%
Skilled trades	6%

Ethnic group

White 31%Asian 34%Black 22%Mixed 5%Other 8%

Religion & identity

Muslim 34% · Christian 30% · No religion 20%

Born outside the UK: 44%

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 B16

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the B16 district.

Edgbaston Five Ways Smethwick South

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around B16.

B18 B1 B15 B19 B3 B2 B5 B66

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.