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

Typical net household income£38,224a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime96per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied61%

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

£230,000median home sold over the past year · +28.2% over 5 years · -0.3% over the year · 649 sales
Detached£345,000
Semi-detached£250,000
Terraced£205,000
Flat£140,500
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
Barnt Green & Lickey HillsBromsgrove 18397 £497,500
Alvechurch, Hopwood & Holt EndBromsgrove 1,56877 £435,000
Dodford, Belbroughton & RomsleyBromsgrove 1,76774 £525,000
Northfield Victoria CommonBirmingham 3,70046 £260,000
King's NortonBirmingham 3,87144 £280,000
West HeathBirmingham 3,96042 £228,500
Longbridge NorthBirmingham 4,42635 £238,000
Shenley LaneBirmingham 4,48834 £282,500
Rubery EastBirmingham 4,61133 £225,250
CotteridgeBirmingham 5,12625 £271,500
Bournville WestBirmingham 5,25623 £383,000
Longbridge SouthBirmingham 5,50920 £230,000
Weoley CastleBirmingham 6,2649 £211,000
Bartley Green & Shenley FieldsBirmingham 6,3947 £220,000
Allens CrossBirmingham 6,5584 £196,000
Turves GreenBirmingham 6,6543 £187,905
FrankleyBirmingham 6,6892 £199,000

People living in B31 Census 2021

Residents130,497
Median age (est.)40
Density918per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above31%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 26%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 25%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 25%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 15%Other: 14%
One person 32%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 15%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Associate professional 12% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Associate professional12%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary10%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 81%Asian: 6%Black: 6%Mixed: 5%Other: 2%
White 81%Asian 6%Black 6%Mixed 5%Other 2%

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.