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B72 postcode area · Birmingham

The B72 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Birmingham. Area Scores range from 22 to 96 across them. Every full B72 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The B72 district contains both ends of the scale: Wylde Green at 97 out of 100 (#211 of 6,856 in England) against Pype Hayes Park at 23, a 74-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £260,000 in Pype Hayes Park to £556,000 in Sutton Coldfield North & Park — a 2.1× gap within the B72 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£42,468a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime80per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied74%

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 B72 district

£375,000median home sold over the past year · +12.2% over 5 years · 0.0% over the year · 148 sales
Detached£570,000
Semi-detached£421,000
Terraced£300,000
Flat£175,000
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
Wylde GreenBirmingham 21197 £435,000
Sutton Coldfield North & ParkBirmingham 37594 £556,000
Rectory Park & New Hall ValleyBirmingham 70490 £395,000
Sutton Coldfield South & CentralBirmingham 1,72675 £325,000
Chester RoadBirmingham 4,09740 £262,500
Pype Hayes ParkBirmingham 5,29723 £260,000

People living in B72 Census 2021

Residents50,840
Median age (est.)46
Density2,007per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above41%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 10%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 32%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 29% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional29%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional14%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades7%
Elementary7%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 79%Asian: 11%Black: 4%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 79%Asian 11%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 31% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 12%

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 B72

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the B72 district.

Sutton Coldfield

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around B72.

B73 B76 B23 B75 B24 B35 B44 B74

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.