Among the most deprived
IMD England
Low · 1.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£202,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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.
- Hamstead Hall Academy
Last year all on-time applicants were offered a place. This postcode is 1,324 m (straight line).
Birmingham allocation table · offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry - 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 1,334 m (straight line).
Birmingham allocation table · offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry
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Coordinates & Location for B42 1NE
Postcode
B42 1NE
Coordinates
52.5331, -1.9236
Grid reference
SP052928
Easting
405,277
Northing
292,803
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WG3MG+6G
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.
6528
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6528 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 1NE
HM Land Registry · Birmingham
Average price
£170,357
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £202,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Nov '23 – Dec '25Dec '25: 1 sales · avg £210,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£210k£148k£85k
Nov '23Jul '24Aug '25Nov '25Dec '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 1NE
England & WalesCrime trends · near B42 1NE
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.31.4%
Indian12.9%
Caribbean9.5%
Pakistani8.9%
Other White5.7%
+ 12 other groups · 31.7%
Religion
Christian41.9%
Muslim18.5%
No religion17.8%
Sikh10.7%
Not answered6.0%
+ 1 other religions · 5.2%
Age groups
35–4919.1%
50–6418.5%
25–3413.8%
10–158.5%
≤48.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.8%
Households
Other17.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.1%
Any member 66+13.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.3%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent7.6%
+ 9 other households · 35.9%
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 024A E01009237
E01009237MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Birmingham 024 E02001850
E02001850LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Birmingham 024A E01009237
E01009237MSOA 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 1NE 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: 6528
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01009237 and MSOA E02001850 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode B42 1NE 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 B42 1NE
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 37%
RWM expected
75%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
66%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 46%
Attainment 8
42.1
Last year all on-time applicants were offered a place. This postcode is 1,324 m (straight line).
This does not guarantee you will get a place.
Birmingham allocation table · offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry
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 1,334 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 32%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
73%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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