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B38 postcode area · Birmingham

The B38 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Birmingham, Bromsgrove. Area Scores range from 2 to 87 across them. Every full B38 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the B38 district: Wythall & Gay Hill scores 88 out of 100 (#855 of 6,856 nationally) while Turves Green sits at 3 — neighbours on the map, 85 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £187,905 in Turves Green to £435,000 in Alvechurch, Hopwood & Holt End — a 2.3× gap within the B38 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£37,455a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime87per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied62%

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 B38 district

£240,000median home sold over the past year · +37.1% over 5 years · +11.1% over the year · 236 sales
Detached£412,500
Semi-detached£266,500
Terraced£205,000
Flat£126,000
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
Wythall & Gay HillBromsgrove 85588 £365,000
Alvechurch, Hopwood & Holt EndBromsgrove 1,56877 £435,000
King's NortonBirmingham 3,87144 £280,000
West HeathBirmingham 3,96042 £228,500
CotteridgeBirmingham 5,12625 £271,500
Lifford & Walkers HeathBirmingham 5,15325 £240,000
HawkesleyBirmingham 6,6473 £192,000
Turves GreenBirmingham 6,6543 £187,905

People living in B38 Census 2021

Residents57,925
Median age (est.)41
Density879per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above30%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 25%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 24%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 24%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 15%Other: 15%
One person 33%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 15%Other 15%

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: 82%Asian: 5%Black: 6%Mixed: 5%Other: 2%
White 82%Asian 5%Black 6%Mixed 5%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 39% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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 B38.

B22 B30 B31 B47 B14 B48 B45 B29

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.