Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 9.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£256,500
Median property price
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Annual change
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for B31 1HJ
Postcode
B31 1HJ
Coordinates
52.4258, -1.9771
Grid reference
SP016808
Easting
401,655
Northing
280,871
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WC2GF+85
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Birmingham
Travel to Work
Birmingham
ITL Region
Birmingham
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
23030
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 23030 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · B31 1HJ
HM Land Registry · Birmingham
Average price
£271,611
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £256,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Nov '23 – Jul '25Jul '25: 1 sales · avg £250,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£337k£281k£225k
Nov '23Apr '24Sep '24Mar '25Jul '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near B31 1HJ
England & WalesCrime trends · near B31 1HJ
Counts are for Allens Cross electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
54
YoY -10%
675236
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
13
YoY -38%
21122
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY -50%
20111
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
12
YoY —
19113
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.75.2%
Other White3.0%
African2.4%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.4%
Chinese2.2%
+ 8 other groups · 14.8%
Religion
Christian53.2%
No religion34.4%
Muslim5.7%
Not answered4.9%
Hindu1.2%
+ other · 0.6%
Age groups
50–6418.6%
35–4918.2%
65–7412.7%
25–3412.1%
75–848.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.6%
Households
Any member 66+19.7%
All members 66+13.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.7%
Other10.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.0%
+ 8 other households · 33.2%
Administrative Information
Birmingham
Local Authority
Council AreaBirmingham Northfield E14001097
Constituency
E14001097West Midlands
Police Force
England
Ward
Allens Cross
Constituency code
E14001097
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Birmingham, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Birmingham
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWest Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
West Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
South Birmingham
Sub ICB Location
NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB - 15E
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Birmingham 109B E01009496
E01009496MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Birmingham 109 E02001935
E02001935LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Birmingham 109B E01009496
E01009496MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Birmingham 109 E02001935
E02001935Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:58 AM
Sunrise
6:00 PM
Sunset
12 hours 2 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:58 AM
Sunset (today)
6:00 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 2 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode B31 1HJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 23030
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01009496 and MSOA E02001935 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode B31 1HJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near B31 1HJ
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 61%
Attainment 8
31.6
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
68%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 61%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–12FSM 72%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 70%
RWM expected
45%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 60%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 52%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 61%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 47%
RWM expected
75%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 50%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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