B30 postcode area · Birmingham

The B30 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Birmingham. Area Scores range from 0 to 46 across them. Every full B30 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The B30 district contains both ends of the scale: Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill at 47 out of 100 (#3,659 of 6,856 in England) against Druids Heath at 1, a 46-point gap between neighbouring areas. 6 of the 11 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 £204,000 in Druids Heath to £383,000 in Bournville West — a 1.9× gap within the B30 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,836a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime98per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied59%

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 B30 district

£274,500median home sold over the past year · +19.3% over 5 years · -0.2% over the year · 350 sales
Detached£440,000
Semi-detached£300,500
Terraced£272,000
Flat£140,000
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
Selly Oak Park & Lodge HillBirmingham 3,65947 £290,000
Northfield Victoria CommonBirmingham 3,70046 £260,000
King's NortonBirmingham 3,87144 £280,000
Bournville East & Stirchley WestBirmingham 4,01541 £275,938
Brandwood EndBirmingham 4,49534 £246,000
Stirchley North & Selly ParkBirmingham 4,68732 £267,500
CotteridgeBirmingham 5,12625 £271,500
Lifford & Walkers HeathBirmingham 5,15325 £240,000
Bournville WestBirmingham 5,25623 £383,000
Kings Heath Park & Stirchley EastBirmingham 5,42021 £255,000
Druids HeathBirmingham 6,8051 £204,000

People living in B30 Census 2021

Residents78,385
Median age (est.)39
Density4,054per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above37%
No car or van30%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 12%25–44 28%45–64 25%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 23%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 23%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 14%Other: 15%
One person 34%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 14%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 10%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors10%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Elementary9%
Skilled trades8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 74%Asian: 11%Black: 6%Mixed: 6%Other: 2%
White 74%Asian 11%Black 6%Mixed 6%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 37% · Muslim 9%

Born outside the UK: 16%

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 B30

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the B30 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around B30.

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.