# B31 3RD: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B31 3RD is a postcode in Birmingham.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Birmingham. Open the map at B31 3RD for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b31) › [B31 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b31-3)

## Around this postcode

- **67 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 63% on July. Birmingham 126C: 187 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9660,52.3978,B313RD
- **Longbridge, 1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9660,52.3978,B313RD
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9660,52.3978,B313RD
- **No property in B31 3RD listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.9660,52.3978,B313RD
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 126C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9660,52.3978,B313RD
- **£234,867 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9660,52.3978,B313RD
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9660,52.3978,B313RD
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9660,52.3978,B313RD
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B31 3RD**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9660,52.3978,B313RD
- **Low road and rail noise at B31 3RD**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9660,52.3978,B313RD
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.9660,52.3978,B313RD
- **9.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9660,52.3978,B313RD

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Turves Green Boys' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/turves-green-boys-school-e148521) | Secondary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 43.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Turves Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/turves-green-primary-school-e144390) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-edward-vi-northfield-school-for-girls-e148684) | Secondary | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, November 2024 | Attainment 8 of 45.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [West Heath Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-heath-nursery-school-e103127) | Nursery | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | – |
| [Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/albert-bradbeer-primary-academy-e140889) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John Fisher Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-fisher-catholic-primary-school-e148266) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [West Heath Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-heath-primary-school-e134279) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cofton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cofton-primary-school-e103315) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2024 | £208,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2025 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2025 | £148,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2026 | £221,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| October 2023 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2025 | £142,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| March 2025 | £351,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| April 2025 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WEST HEATH SURGERY (520 m); COFTON MEDICAL CENTRE (560 m)
- Pharmacies: KNIGHTS REDHILL PHARMACY (340 m); KNIGHTS WEST HEATH PHARMACY (340 m); KNIGHTS LONGBRIDGE PHARMACY (960 m)
- Dental practices: HOUSE OF DENTAL (420 m); DENTAL SURGERY (660 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Fairfax West Heath (80 m, Morrisons); Tesco West Heath Birmingham Express (430 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily Longbridge (550 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £234,867** (August 2026). Birmingham’s average house price was £234,867 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,989** (2025). Full-time workers living in Birmingham earned a median of £35,989 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Joint 93rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.5×** (2025). A home in Birmingham costs 6.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 129th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 38.1** (2025). Birmingham has a deprivation score of 38.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 5th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Birmingham 126C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 48.1** (2025). Birmingham 126C has a deprivation score of 48.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,693rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £189,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 126C was £189,500 in 2025. Joint 5,568th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,774** (2021). Birmingham 126C had 1,774 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,735th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 126C, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## B31 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £232,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B31 was £232,000 in 2025. Joint 625th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 58,822** (2021). B31 had 58,822 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 103rd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 43%** (2022). About 43% of people in B31 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.7%** (January 2026). In B31, 97.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham)
- Centre: 52.3978, -1.9660

Council: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Birmingham Northfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-northfield): Laurence Turner (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.9660,52.3978,B313RD

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