B28 postcode area · Birmingham

The B28 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Birmingham, Solihull. Area Scores range from 3 to 97 across them. Every full B28 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The B28 district contains both ends of the scale: Ulverley Green & Langley at 97 out of 100 (#176 of 6,856 in England) against Sparkhill South at 3, a 94-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £173,000 in Sparkhill South to £320,000 in Hall Green Central — a 1.8× gap within the B28 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Birmingham and Solihull — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,940a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime80per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
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 B28 district

£310,000median home sold over the past year · +26.5% over 5 years · +6.8% over the year · 316 sales
Detached£370,000
Semi-detached£317,000
Terraced£275,000
Flat£121,200
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
Ulverley Green & LangleySolihull 17697 £315,000
Yardley Wood EastBirmingham 2,41865 £307,000
Olton & Kineton GreenSolihull 3,17254 £289,000
Hall Green CentralBirmingham 3,46749 £320,000
Wake Green East & Moseley BogBirmingham 3,82344 £318,500
Hall Green EastBirmingham 5,49620 £285,000
Springfield & Hall Green WestBirmingham 6,01012 £277,500
Yardley Wood WestBirmingham 6,2099 £235,000
Acocks Green WestBirmingham 6,3188 £196,250
Fox HolliesBirmingham 6,4146 £207,000
Sparkhill SouthBirmingham 6,6473 £173,000

People living in B28 Census 2021

Residents89,364
Median age (est.)36
Density5,243per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above31%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 13%25–44 27%45–64 23%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 14%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 14%Other: 17%
One person 27%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 14%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Associate professional11%
Elementary11%
Managers & directors10%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant9%
Skilled trades8%

Ethnic group

White: 44%Asian: 44%Black: 4%Mixed: 4%Other: 4%
White 44%Asian 44%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Muslim 40% · Christian 30% · No religion 17%

Born outside the UK: 25%

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 B28

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the B28 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around B28.

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.