B34 postcode area · Birmingham

The B34 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Birmingham. Area Scores range from 1 to 21 across them. Every full B34 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the B34 district's neighbourhoods is Hodge Hill (21 out of 100, #5,400 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Glebe Farm (2). All 5 rank in the most-deprived third of England. Median prices range from £200,000 in Kitts Green to £276,000 in Hodge Hill.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,851a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime116per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)34

Owner-occupied52%

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 B34 district

£213,500median home sold over the past year · +25.6% over 5 years · -0.7% over the year · 186 sales

Detached£252,500

Semi-detached£230,000

Terraced£210,000

Flat£122,500

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 →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Hodge HillBirmingham	5,400	21	£276,000
Shard End & KingfisherBirmingham	6,339	8	£210,000
Buckland EndBirmingham	6,586	4	£205,000
Kitts GreenBirmingham	6,627	3	£200,000
Glebe FarmBirmingham	6,723	2	£205,000

People living in B34 Census 2021

Residents44,132

Median age (est.)34

Density4,864per km²

No qualifications29%

Degree or above21%

No car or van30%

Age

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

Tenure

Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 32%Private rent 16%

Households

One person 30%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 20%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 16% · Professional 13% · Process & plant 13%

All occupation groups

Elementary	16%
Professional	13%
Process & plant	13%
Caring & leisure	12%
Administrative	10%
Skilled trades	10%
Sales & customer service	10%
Associate professional	9%
Managers & directors	7%

Ethnic group

White 55%Asian 29%Black 7%Mixed 6%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 35% · Muslim 31% · No religion 27%

Born outside the UK: 18%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around B34.

B33 B36 B37 B35 B8 B26 B25 B24

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.