High deprivation
IMD England
Low · 1.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£289,000
Median property price
West Midlands
Region
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.
13127
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13127 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 · B42 1EJ
HM Land Registry · Birmingham
Average price
£289,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £289,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Mar '25 – May '25May '25: 1 sales · avg £266,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£312k£289k£266k
Mar '25May '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 B42 1EJ
England & WalesCrime trends · near B42 1EJ
Counts are for Perry Barr 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
17
YoY -39%
28164
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
641
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.33.4%
Pakistani15.6%
Indian15.0%
Caribbean7.3%
Bangladeshi6.7%
+ 8 other groups · 22.1%
Religion
Christian38.9%
Muslim30.1%
No religion12.8%
Sikh9.4%
Not answered4.3%
+ 1 other religions · 4.6%
Age groups
50–6419.5%
35–4917.5%
25–3412.3%
65–749.4%
10–158.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.8%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.3%
Any member 66+16.0%
Other11.5%
All members 66+9.9%
With dependent children8.8%
+ 7 other households · 36.6%
Coordinates & Location for B42 1EJ
Postcode
B42 1EJ
Coordinates
52.5375, -1.9222
Grid reference
SP053932
Easting
405,374
Northing
293,299
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WG3QH+24
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
Administrative Information
Birmingham
Local Authority
Council AreaBirmingham Perry Barr E14001098
Constituency
E14001098West Midlands
Police Force
England
Ward
Perry Barr
Constituency code
E14001098
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
Heart of Birmingham Teaching
Sub ICB Location
NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB - 15E
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Birmingham 024B E01009238
E01009238MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Birmingham 024 E02001850
E02001850LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Birmingham 024B E01009238
E01009238MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Birmingham 024 E02001850
E02001850Urban: 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
6:08 AM
Sunrise
5:46 PM
Sunset
11 hours 38 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:08 AM
Sunset (today)
5:46 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 38 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 B42 1EJ 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: 13127
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01009238 and MSOA E02001850 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode B42 1EJ 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
School applications
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Last published allocation
Straight-line distance from the centre of this postcode. This does not guarantee you will get a place.
- Priestley Smith School
No published last-distance figure for this school.
- Arena Academy
Last year all on-time applicants were offered a place. This postcode is 996 m (straight line).
Birmingham allocation table · offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry
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Schools near B42 1EJ
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
75%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 47%
RWM expected
63%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 54%
No published last-distance figure for this school.
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 39%
Attainment 8
44.5
Last year all on-time applicants were offered a place. This postcode is 996 m (straight line).
This does not guarantee you will get a place.
Birmingham allocation table · offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
74%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11
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