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B19 postcode area · Birmingham

The B19 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Birmingham. Area Scores range from 0 to 50 across them. Every full B19 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The B19 district contains both ends of the scale: Central at 50 out of 100 (#3,391 of 6,856 in England) against Lozells West at 0, a 50-point gap between neighbouring areas. 8 of the 9 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. Median prices range from £158,500 in Winson Green & Gib Heath to £246,995 in Ladywood - Summer Hill. (1 neighbourhood had too few sales to report reliably.)

Living here

Typical net household income£31,898a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime227per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)29
Owner-occupied28%

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 B19 district

£170,500median home sold over the past year · +31.2% over 5 years · -10.2% over the year · 28 sales
Detached—
Semi-detached—
Terraced£171,000
Flat—
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 →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
CentralBirmingham 3,39150 £197,000
Ladywood - Summer HillBirmingham 4,99527 £246,995
North Central & Dartmouth CircusBirmingham 5,77016 £242,250
Hockley & Jewellery QuarterBirmingham 6,6134 £191,000
Birchfield WestBirmingham 6,6343 £222,500
Lozells EastBirmingham 6,6613 £181,750
Winson Green & Gib HeathBirmingham 6,7641 £158,500
Handsworth SouthBirmingham 6,7851 £160,000
Lozells WestBirmingham 6,8190 —

People living in B19 Census 2021

Residents91,206
Median age (est.)29
Density7,130per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above30%
No car or van49%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 24%25–44 32%45–64 17%65+ 7%

Tenure

Own outright: 14%Mortgage/shared: 14%Social rent: 36%Private rent: 36%
Own outright 14%Mortgage/shared 14%Social rent 36%Private rent 36%

Households

One person: 37%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 19%Lone parent: 15%Other: 17%
One person 37%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 19%Lone parent 15%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Elementary 18% · Associate professional 11%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Elementary18%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure10%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant9%
Administrative8%
Managers & directors8%
Skilled trades6%

Ethnic group

White: 21%Asian: 43%Black: 26%Mixed: 5%Other: 6%
White 21%Asian 43%Black 26%Mixed 5%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Muslim 43% · Christian 25% · No religion 16%

Born outside the UK: 43%

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 B19

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the B19 district.

Birchfield Handsworth Lozells

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around B19.

B18 B99 B6 B2 B1 B16 B20 B7

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.