B
Postcode areaPostcode area named after Birmingham, with 78 districts.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.
Gigabit coverage by postcode area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In B, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How B compares
Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.
Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, gigabit broadband coverage and claimant rate.
Is B safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in B at a rate of 106.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 19,753 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in B.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (93,780), other crime (37,922) and shoplifting (20,510).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in B was 108.3 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Postcode districts in B
| Name | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1Birmingham, Brookfields | 10,317 | £237,498 | 221.5 per 1,000 |
| B2Birmingham, Aston New Town | 1,193 | No figure | 3,220.5 per 1,000 |
| B3Birmingham | 3,202 | £199,975 | 491.7 per 1,000 |
| B4Birmingham, New Town Row | 5,472 | £300,000 | 188.5 per 1,000 |
| B5Birmingham, Highgate | 13,385 | £221,250 | 346.9 per 1,000 |
| B6Birmingham, Birchfield | 20,460 | £166,000 | 128.1 per 1,000 |
| B7Birmingham, Nechells Green | 11,096 | £192,500 | 148.7 per 1,000 |
| B8Birmingham, Ward End | 46,136 | £186,250 | 94.2 per 1,000 |
| B9Birmingham, Bordesley Green | 27,790 | £195,000 | 162.2 per 1,000 |
| B10Birmingham, Bordesley Green | 27,628 | £200,000 | 86.1 per 1,000 |
| B11Birmingham, Sparkbrook | 47,435 | £190,000 | 101.0 per 1,000 |
| B12Birmingham, Balsall Heath | 22,589 | £228,500 | 142.0 per 1,000 |
| B13Birmingham, Moseley | 38,387 | £258,500 | 99.4 per 1,000 |
| B14Birmingham, Brandwood End | 42,942 | £255,000 | 123.4 per 1,000 |
| B15Birmingham, Lee Bank | 20,620 | £280,000 | 169.9 per 1,000 |
| B16Birmingham, Rotton Park | 24,600 | £227,250 | 117.9 per 1,000 |
| B17Birmingham, Harborne | 26,486 | £340,000 | 98.0 per 1,000 |
| B18Birmingham, Hockley | 17,929 | £165,000 | 206.1 per 1,000 |
| B19Birmingham, Lozells | 25,004 | £167,500 | 133.3 per 1,000 |
| B20Birmingham, Handsworth Wood | 37,791 | £240,000 | 99.6 per 1,000 |
| B21Birmingham, Handsworth | 29,667 | £180,000 | 159.2 per 1,000 |
| B23Birmingham, Erdington | 48,574 | £200,000 | 132.3 per 1,000 |
| B24Birmingham, Birches Green | 30,416 | £245,000 | 125.8 per 1,000 |
| B25Birmingham, Yardley | 18,574 | £210,000 | 123.5 per 1,000 |
| B26Birmingham, Sheldon | 33,754 | £245,000 | 141.6 per 1,000 |
| B27Birmingham, Acocks Green | 26,905 | £217,750 | 132.8 per 1,000 |
| B28Birmingham, Hall Green | 32,583 | £310,002 | 72.2 per 1,000 |
| B29Birmingham, Bournbrook | 47,322 | £250,000 | 110.7 per 1,000 |
| B30Birmingham, Cotteridge | 28,756 | £275,000 | 102.0 per 1,000 |
| B31Birmingham, Northfield | 58,822 | £232,000 | 107.8 per 1,000 |
| B32Birmingham, Ridgacre | 39,262 | £233,000 | 99.5 per 1,000 |
| B33Birmingham, Tile Cross | 39,480 | £210,000 | 135.6 per 1,000 |
| B34Birmingham, Shard End | 20,606 | £212,750 | 114.7 per 1,000 |
| B35Birmingham, Castle Vale | 9,938 | £200,000 | 140.4 per 1,000 |
| B36Birmingham, Castle Bromwich | 36,554 | £250,000 | 101.9 per 1,000 |
| B37Birmingham, Chelmsley Wood | 37,486 | £208,500 | 147.3 per 1,000 |
| B38Birmingham, King's Norton | 20,589 | £241,350 | 97.4 per 1,000 |
| B40Birmingham, Bickenhill | No figure | No figure | No figure |
| B42Birmingham, Perry Beeches | 25,460 | £220,000 | 130.5 per 1,000 |
| B43West Bromwich, Great Barr | 29,923 | £255,000 | 59.0 per 1,000 |
| B44Birmingham, Kingstanding | 36,536 | £206,500 | 94.4 per 1,000 |
| B45Birmingham, Rubery | 32,885 | £264,250 | 89.5 per 1,000 |
| B46Coleshill, Water Orton | 12,670 | £280,000 | 72.4 per 1,000 |
| B47Hollywood, Wythall | 10,242 | £375,570 | 58.4 per 1,000 |
| B48Alvechurch, Hopwood | 6,128 | £435,000 | 57.9 per 1,000 |
| B49Alcester, Kings Coughton | 10,166 | £329,000 | 67.8 per 1,000 |
| B50Bidford-on-Avon, Broom | 7,060 | £345,000 | 53.8 per 1,000 |
| B60Bromsgrove, Aston Fields | 29,224 | £338,500 | 51.9 per 1,000 |
| B61Bromsgrove, Sidemoor | 25,999 | £288,000 | 68.5 per 1,000 |
| B62Halesowen, Lapal | 25,592 | £290,000 | 57.9 per 1,000 |
| B63Halesowen, Hasbury | 37,254 | £248,000 | 61.1 per 1,000 |
| B64Cradley Heath, Old Hill | 18,969 | £217,000 | 92.4 per 1,000 |
| B65Rowley Regis, Blackheath | 24,606 | £210,000 | 99.2 per 1,000 |
| B66Smethwick, Cape Hill | 28,397 | £185,000 | 143.7 per 1,000 |
| B67Smethwick, Londonderry | 31,138 | £225,000 | 71.5 per 1,000 |
| B68Oldbury, Brandhall | 33,066 | £235,000 | 75.6 per 1,000 |
| B69Rowley Regis, Oldbury | 31,843 | £215,000 | 106.5 per 1,000 |
| B70West Bromwich, Lambert's End | 33,532 | £204,000 | 165.1 per 1,000 |
| B71West Bromwich, Stone Cross | 33,546 | £235,000 | 88.5 per 1,000 |
| B72Royal Sutton Coldfield, Wylde Green | 10,278 | £375,000 | 158.0 per 1,000 |
| B73Royal Sutton Coldfield, Boldmere | 22,924 | £352,500 | 80.1 per 1,000 |
| B74Royal Sutton Coldfield, Streetly | 32,829 | £385,000 | 40.4 per 1,000 |
| B75Royal Sutton Coldfield, Reddicap Heath | 27,379 | £400,000 | 65.1 per 1,000 |
| B76Royal Sutton Coldfield, Walmley | 21,461 | £337,000 | 72.6 per 1,000 |
| B77Tamworth, Amington | 56,967 | £249,950 | 67.1 per 1,000 |
| B78Polesworth, Kingsbury | 25,266 | £267,500 | 87.4 per 1,000 |
| B79Tamworth, The Leys | 23,841 | £280,000 | 83.4 per 1,000 |
| B80Studley, Middletown | 7,588 | £302,000 | 68.8 per 1,000 |
| B90Solihull, Shirley Street | 49,626 | £345,000 | 80.8 per 1,000 |
| B91Solihull, Lode Heath | 33,761 | £455,000 | 85.4 per 1,000 |
| B92Solihull, Olton | 36,900 | £310,000 | 58.8 per 1,000 |
| B93Dorridge, Bentley Heath | 19,892 | £559,500 | 38.5 per 1,000 |
| B94Hockley Heath, Kingswood | 7,732 | £547,500 | 58.3 per 1,000 |
| B95Henley-in-Arden, Wootton Wawen | 6,392 | £445,000 | 48.5 per 1,000 |
| B96Astwood Bank, Feckenham | 5,868 | £421,250 | 32.9 per 1,000 |
| B97Redditch, Batchley | 34,974 | £280,000 | 102.9 per 1,000 |
| B98Redditch, Church Hill | 49,683 | £240,000 | 83.9 per 1,000 |
| B99Aston New Town | No figure | No figure | No figure |
B in brief
The B postcode area, named after Birmingham, has 78 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in B was £257,000 in 2025.
B had 2,027,347 usual residents at the census.
In B, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In B, 7.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.