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B23 postcode area · Birmingham

The B23 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Birmingham. Area Scores range from 3 to 79 across them. Every full B23 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The B23 district contains both ends of the scale: New Oscott at 79 out of 100 (#1,424 of 6,856 in England) against Gravelly Hill & South Erdington at 3, a 76-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 7 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £172,250 in Brookvale to £365,000 in New Oscott — a 2.1× gap within the B23 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£32,430a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime122per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)37
Owner-occupied53%

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 B23 district

£200,000median home sold over the past year · +29.9% over 5 years · +5.3% over the year · 394 sales
Detached£290,000
Semi-detached£230,000
Terraced£200,000
Flat£115,000
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 →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
New OscottBirmingham 1,42479 £365,000
Chester RoadBirmingham 4,09740 £262,500
Short HeathBirmingham 6,18810 £210,000
Upper WittonBirmingham 6,2509 £196,000
Stockland Green - Marsh HillBirmingham 6,3467 £190,000
Perry Common - College RoadBirmingham 6,4975 £202,500
Erdington TownBirmingham 6,5245 £210,000
BrookvaleBirmingham 6,5724 £172,250
Gravelly Hill & South ErdingtonBirmingham 6,6203 £190,000

People living in B23 Census 2021

Residents83,207
Median age (est.)37
Density5,111per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above29%
No car or van33%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 29%45–64 24%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 26%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 22%Private rent: 25%
Own outright 26%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 22%Private rent 25%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 16%Other: 15%
One person 34%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 16%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Elementary 15% · Associate professional 11%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Elementary15%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure11%
Process & plant10%
Managers & directors9%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 59%Asian: 18%Black: 14%Mixed: 6%Other: 3%
White 59%Asian 18%Black 14%Mixed 6%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 28% · Muslim 17%

Born outside the UK: 24%

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 B23

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the B23 district.

Perry

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around B23.

B24 B44 B73 B4 B72 B42 B6 B35

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.