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B29 postcode area · Birmingham

The B29 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Birmingham. Area Scores range from 6 to 84 across them. Every full B29 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The B29 district contains both ends of the scale: Edgbaston South & University at 84 out of 100 (#1,088 of 6,856 in England) against Bartley Green & Shenley Fields at 7, a 77-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 £211,000 in Weoley Castle to £383,000 in Bournville West — a 1.8× gap within the B29 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,322a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime108per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)29
Owner-occupied46%

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 B29 district

£250,000median home sold over the past year · +18.9% over 5 years · +3.3% over the year · 276 sales
Detached£505,000
Semi-detached£270,000
Terraced£233,750
Flat£165,000
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
Edgbaston South & UniversityBirmingham 1,08884 £365,000
Selly OakBirmingham 3,15154 £247,750
Selly Oak Park & Lodge HillBirmingham 3,65947 £290,000
Shenley LaneBirmingham 4,48834 £282,500
Stirchley North & Selly ParkBirmingham 4,68732 £267,500
Bournville WestBirmingham 5,25623 £383,000
MetchleyBirmingham 5,27023 £249,750
CaliforniaBirmingham 5,65318 £225,000
Weoley CastleBirmingham 6,2649 £211,000
Bartley Green & Shenley FieldsBirmingham 6,3947 £220,000

People living in B29 Census 2021

Residents85,470
Median age (est.)29
Density3,748per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above34%
No car or van33%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 30%25–44 24%45–64 18%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 27%Private rent: 27%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 27%Private rent 27%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 13%Other: 22%
One person 33%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 13%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 30% · Associate professional 12% · Elementary 11%

All occupation groups
Professional30%
Associate professional12%
Elementary11%
Caring & leisure10%
Managers & directors9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service7%
Skilled trades7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 66%Asian: 16%Black: 8%Mixed: 6%Other: 4%
White 66%Asian 16%Black 8%Mixed 6%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 39% · No religion 38% · Muslim 10%

Born outside the UK: 23%

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 B29

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the B29 district.

Bournville Edgbaston Selly Oak

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around B29.

B30 B32 B17 B15 B22 B31 B16 B38

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.