B19
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Birmingham, Lozells and Newtown, in Birmingham.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an B19 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In B19, 92.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How B19 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is B19 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in B19 at a rate of 133.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 106.7 per 1,000 people across B.
In August 2026 alone, 312 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in B19.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,679), other crime (571) and criminal damage and arson (287).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in B19 was 124.2 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.
Deprivation in B19, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so B19 has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 12 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in B19
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham 035F | 1,753 | 51.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Birmingham 040A | 1,946 | 46.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.2% |
| Birmingham 040B | 1,804 | 277.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Birmingham 040C | 1,798 | 135.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.6% |
| Birmingham 040E | 1,855 | 136.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.5% |
| Birmingham 041D | 2,124 | 94.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.4% |
| Birmingham 041J | 1,689 | 126.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.2% |
| Birmingham 049A | 1,987 | 73.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.7% |
| Birmingham 049B | 1,943 | 72.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.0% |
| Birmingham 049F | 1,968 | 154.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 89.1% |
| Birmingham 050B | 2,257 | 133.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 80.5% |
| Birmingham 050G | 1,584 | 89.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.1% |
| Birmingham 050H | 2,226 | 184.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 87.7% |
MPs for B19
- Shabana MahmoodLabourMP for Birmingham Ladywood57% of B19’s postcodes
- Ayoub KhanIndependentMP for Birmingham Perry Barr43% of B19’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in B193
Postcode sectors in B193
Council1
Towns in B191
Postcode districts next to B198
Nearest rail stations4
More in the B postcode area2
B19 in brief
B19 is a postcode district covering Birmingham, Lozells and Newtown, in Birmingham.
About 26,230 people lived in B19 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £167,500 in 2025 across 32 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 133.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in B19 was £167,500 in 2025.
B19 had 25,004 usual residents at the census.
In B19, 92.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In B19, 17.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.