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B20 postcode area · Birmingham

The B20 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Birmingham. Area Scores range from 0 to 46 across them. Every full B20 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the B20 district: Handsworth Wood scores 46 out of 100 (#3,686 of 6,856 nationally) while Lozells West sits at 0 — neighbours on the map, 46 points apart on the index. 7 of the 8 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 £160,000 in Handsworth South to £305,000 in Handsworth Wood — a 1.9× gap within the B20 district. (1 neighbourhood had too few sales to report reliably.)

Living here

Typical net household income£30,507a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime136per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)33
Owner-occupied50%

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 B20 district

£237,500median home sold over the past year · +3.3% over 5 years · +5.6% over the year · 136 sales
Detached£356,250
Semi-detached£266,500
Terraced£215,000
Flat£102,500
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
Handsworth WoodBirmingham 3,68646 £305,000
Perry Barr & South HamsteadBirmingham 4,85129 £226,000
Handsworth EastBirmingham 6,12611 £185,000
Birchfield WestBirmingham 6,6343 £222,500
Birchfield EastBirmingham 6,7302 £175,000
Handsworth WestBirmingham 6,7711 £200,000
Handsworth SouthBirmingham 6,7851 £160,000
Lozells WestBirmingham 6,8190 —

People living in B20 Census 2021

Residents78,828
Median age (est.)33
Density5,124per km²
No qualifications29%
Degree or above26%
No car or van35%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 16%25–44 29%45–64 22%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 23%Private rent: 26%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 23%Private rent 26%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 7%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 16%Other: 22%
One person 27%Couple, no children 7%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 16%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 18% · Professional 17% · Process & plant 11%

All occupation groups
Elementary18%
Professional17%
Process & plant11%
Caring & leisure11%
Associate professional10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%
Skilled trades8%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 14%Asian: 59%Black: 18%Mixed: 4%Other: 6%
White 14%Asian 59%Black 18%Mixed 4%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Muslim 45% · Christian 23% · Sikh 12%

Born outside the UK: 42%

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 B20

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the B20 district.

Birchfield Handsworth Lozells Perry

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around B20.

B21 B42 B19 B6 B18 B4 B99 B43

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.