B31 postcode area · Birmingham
The B31 postcode district spans 17 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Birmingham, Bromsgrove. Area Scores range from 2 to 97 across them. Every full B31 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The B31 district contains both ends of the scale: Barnt Green & Lickey Hills at 97 out of 100 (#183 of 6,856 in England) against Frankley at 2, a 95-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 9 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £187,905 in Turves Green to £525,000 in Dodford, Belbroughton & Romsley — a 2.8× gap within the B31 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Birmingham and Bromsgrove — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
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 B31 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnt Green & Lickey HillsBromsgrove | 183 | 97 | £497,500 |
| Alvechurch, Hopwood & Holt EndBromsgrove | 1,568 | 77 | £435,000 |
| Dodford, Belbroughton & RomsleyBromsgrove | 1,767 | 74 | £525,000 |
| Northfield Victoria CommonBirmingham | 3,700 | 46 | £260,000 |
| King's NortonBirmingham | 3,871 | 44 | £280,000 |
| West HeathBirmingham | 3,960 | 42 | £228,500 |
| Longbridge NorthBirmingham | 4,426 | 35 | £238,000 |
| Shenley LaneBirmingham | 4,488 | 34 | £282,500 |
| Rubery EastBirmingham | 4,611 | 33 | £225,250 |
| CotteridgeBirmingham | 5,126 | 25 | £271,500 |
| Bournville WestBirmingham | 5,256 | 23 | £383,000 |
| Longbridge SouthBirmingham | 5,509 | 20 | £230,000 |
| Weoley CastleBirmingham | 6,264 | 9 | £211,000 |
| Bartley Green & Shenley FieldsBirmingham | 6,394 | 7 | £220,000 |
| Allens CrossBirmingham | 6,558 | 4 | £196,000 |
| Turves GreenBirmingham | 6,654 | 3 | £187,905 |
| FrankleyBirmingham | 6,689 | 2 | £199,000 |
People living in B31 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 22% · Associate professional 12% · Managers & directors 11%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 22% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Elementary | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 49% · No religion 39% · Muslim 4%
Born outside the UK: 11%
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 B31
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the B31 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around B31.
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.