High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 9.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£167,000
Median property price
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Annual change
West Midlands
Region
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Status
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Coordinates & Location for B38 8ES
Postcode
B38 8ES
Coordinates
52.4006, -1.9495
Grid reference
SP035780
Easting
403,535
Northing
278,064
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WC322+66
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.
9687
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9687 out of 32,844 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 · B38 8ES
HM Land Registry · Birmingham
Average price
£269,666
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £167,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Dec '23 – Sep '25Sep '25: 2 sales · avg £167,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£475k£321k£167k
Dec '23Sep '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 B38 8ES
England & WalesCrime trends · near B38 8ES
Counts are for King's Norton North 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
86
YoY +21%
1017140
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
11
YoY +10%
18113
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
15
YoY +50%
19136
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
20123
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
21
YoY stable
21135
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.79.7%
African2.6%
Other White2.6%
Caribbean2.4%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.9%
+ 5 other groups · 10.9%
Religion
Christian45.4%
No religion42.4%
Not answered7.0%
Muslim4.3%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
35–4920.5%
50–6418.7%
25–3412.7%
65–7410.8%
10–156.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.5%
Households
Other18.0%
Any member 66+16.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.6%
All members 66+8.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.0%
+ 7 other households · 39.4%
Administrative Information
Birmingham
Local Authority
Council AreaBirmingham Northfield E14001097
Constituency
E14001097West Midlands
Police Force
England
Ward
King's Norton North
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 127E E01009118
E01009118MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Birmingham 127 E02001953
E02001953LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Birmingham 127E E01009118
E01009118MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Birmingham 127 E02001953
E02001953Urban: 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
5:50 AM
Sunrise
6:12 PM
Sunset
12 hours 22 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:50 AM
Sunset (today)
6:12 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 22 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 B38 8ES 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: 9687
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01009118 and MSOA E02001953 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode B38 8ES 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 B38 8ES
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 51%
RWM expected
64%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 49%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 79%
RWM expected
50%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 50%
Attainment 8
49.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 70%
RWM expected
67%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 11–17FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
67%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–18FSM 72%
Attainment 8
36.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 61%
RWM expected
59%
SecondaryStateGirls · Ages 11–16FSM 50%
Attainment 8
46.0
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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