B4 postcode area · Birmingham

The B4 postcode district spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Birmingham. Area Scores range from 2 to 94 across them. Every full B4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The B4 district contains both ends of the scale: Sutton Coldfield North & Park at 94 out of 100 (#375 of 6,856 in England) against Saltley West at 3, a 92-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £166,250 in Saltley West to £556,000 in Sutton Coldfield North & Park — a 3.3× gap within the B4 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,863a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime295per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)28

Owner-occupied39%

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 B4 district

£300,000median home sold over the past year · +20.0% over the year · 19 sales

Detached—

Semi-detached—

Terraced—

Flat£300,000

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 →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Sutton Coldfield North & ParkBirmingham	375	94	£556,000
CentralBirmingham	3,391	50	£197,000
North Central & Dartmouth CircusBirmingham	5,770	16	£242,250
Saltley WestBirmingham	6,675	3	£166,250

People living in B4 Census 2021

Residents41,436

Median age (est.)28

Density2,110per km²

No qualifications15%

Degree or above38%

No car or van43%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 30%25–44 29%45–64 16%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright 21%Mortgage/shared 18%Social rent 25%Private rent 36%

Households

One person 39%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 19%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 28% · Elementary 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups

Professional	28%
Elementary	13%
Associate professional	13%
Managers & directors	12%
Sales & customer service	8%
Administrative	8%
Caring & leisure	7%
Process & plant	5%
Skilled trades	5%

Ethnic group

White 39%Asian 30%Black 20%Mixed 4%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Muslim 32% · Christian 30% · No religion 22%

Born outside the UK: 35%

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 B4

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the B4 district.

Saltley Sutton Coldfield

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around B4.

B6 B7 B99 B19 B23 B24 B20 B8

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.