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B36 postcode area · Birmingham

The B36 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Birmingham, Solihull. Area Scores range from 2 to 77 across them. Every full B36 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the B36 district: Castle Bromwich East scores 77 out of 100 (#1,554 of 6,856 nationally) while Castle Vale sits at 3 — neighbours on the map, 75 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood 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 £175,000 in Smith's Wood North to £300,000 in Castle Bromwich East — a 1.7× gap within the B36 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Birmingham and Solihull — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,934a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime106per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied57%

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 B36 district

£247,500median home sold over the past year · +19.0% over 5 years · +7.1% over the year · 308 sales
Detached£372,500
Semi-detached£285,000
Terraced£195,000
Flat£125,000
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
Castle Bromwich EastSolihull 1,55477 £300,000
Castle Bromwich WestSolihull 3,39150 £281,250
Hodge HillBirmingham 5,40021 £276,000
KingshurstSolihull 5,99612 £222,000
Smith's Wood SouthSolihull 6,2579 £226,500
Birches Green & Bromford EastBirmingham 6,2778 £233,500
Shard End & KingfisherBirmingham 6,3398 £210,000
Smith's Wood NorthSolihull 6,4556 £175,000
Ward End & Bromford WestBirmingham 6,5245 £210,000
Buckland EndBirmingham 6,5864 £205,000
Castle ValeBirmingham 6,6753 £200,000

People living in B36 Census 2021

Residents92,907
Median age (est.)36
Density4,347per km²
No qualifications28%
Degree or above21%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 13%25–44 26%45–64 23%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 29%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 29%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 19%Other: 15%
One person 29%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 19%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 15% · Professional 13% · Process & plant 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary15%
Professional13%
Process & plant12%
Caring & leisure12%
Administrative10%
Associate professional10%
Skilled trades10%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 62%Asian: 23%Black: 7%Mixed: 5%Other: 2%
White 62%Asian 23%Black 7%Mixed 5%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 38% · No religion 30% · Muslim 25%

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 B36

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the B36 district.

Castle Bromwich Smith's Wood

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around B36.

B34 B35 B33 B37 B24 B8 B76 B26

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.