Compare My Postcode

B44 postcode area · Birmingham

The B44 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Birmingham. Area Scores range from 1 to 79 across them. Every full B44 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the B44 district: New Oscott scores 79 out of 100 (#1,424 of 6,856 nationally) while Birchfield East sits at 2 — neighbours on the map, 77 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £175,000 in Birchfield East to £365,000 in New Oscott — a 2.1× gap within the B44 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,959a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime104per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)37
Owner-occupied63%

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 B44 district

£206,000median home sold over the past year · +36.9% over 5 years · +3.0% over the year · 393 sales
Detached£247,500
Semi-detached£210,000
Terraced£204,750
Flat£111,500
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
New OscottBirmingham 1,42479 £365,000
Kingstanding NorthBirmingham 2,52163 £331,250
Perry Beeches EastBirmingham 3,54248 £220,000
Kingstanding South WestBirmingham 4,20739 £210,000
QueslettBirmingham 4,74931 £210,000
Old OscottBirmingham 5,64018 £215,000
Upper WittonBirmingham 6,2509 £196,000
Perry Common - College RoadBirmingham 6,4975 £202,500
Kingstanding South EastBirmingham 6,6543 £194,000
Birchfield EastBirmingham 6,7302 £175,000

People living in B44 Census 2021

Residents78,886
Median age (est.)37
Density4,483per km²
No qualifications25%
Degree or above25%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 13%25–44 27%45–64 24%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 18%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 17%Other: 16%
One person 28%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 17%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Elementary 15% · Caring & leisure 11%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Elementary15%
Caring & leisure11%
Associate professional11%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Process & plant9%
Managers & directors9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 61%Asian: 21%Black: 11%Mixed: 5%Other: 2%
White 61%Asian 21%Black 11%Mixed 5%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 43% · No religion 28% · Muslim 17%

Born outside the UK: 20%

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 B44

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the B44 district.

Birchfield Kingstanding South Perry Perry Beeches

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around B44.

B42 B23 B73 B43 B4 B20 B6 B72

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.