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B26 postcode area · Birmingham

The B26 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Birmingham, Solihull. Area Scores range from 3 to 69 across them. Every full B26 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The B26 district contains both ends of the scale: Elmdon Park at 70 out of 100 (#2,089 of 6,856 in England) against Hay Mills & Tyseley at 4, a 66-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 7 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £210,000 in Hay Mills & Tyseley to £318,750 in Elmdon Park. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Birmingham and Solihull — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,542a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime125per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)38
Owner-occupied66%

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 B26 district

£246,000median home sold over the past year · +33.0% over 5 years · +4.3% over the year · 450 sales
Detached£349,000
Semi-detached£254,000
Terraced£235,000
Flat£136,000
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
Elmdon ParkSolihull 2,08970 £318,750
Lyndon NorthSolihull 2,26767 £290,000
Lyndon GreenBirmingham 3,51549 £268,000
Marston Green & AirportSolihull 3,88543 £275,000
Sheldon SouthBirmingham 4,80330 £247,000
Yardley SouthBirmingham 5,25623 £240,000
YardleyBirmingham 5,71517 £237,000
Acocks Green EastBirmingham 5,76316 £232,000
Kent's MoatBirmingham 6,2099 £222,500
Sheldon NorthBirmingham 6,4286 £224,700
Hay Mills & TyseleyBirmingham 6,6064 £210,000

People living in B26 Census 2021

Residents89,563
Median age (est.)38
Density2,612per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above25%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 27%45–64 25%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 15%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 14%Other: 15%
One person 30%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 14%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Elementary 12% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Elementary12%
Associate professional12%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure10%
Process & plant10%
Managers & directors9%
Sales & customer service9%

Ethnic group

White: 66%Asian: 22%Black: 5%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 66%Asian 22%Black 5%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 43% · No religion 27% · Muslim 21%

Born outside the UK: 17%

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 B26

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the B26 district.

Acocks Green Elmdon Lyndon Sheldon Yardley

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around B26.

B33 B25 B27 B34 B37 B92 B40 B10

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.