# B31 5JG: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B31 5JG 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 5JG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b31) › [B31 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b31-5)

## Around this postcode

- **21 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 62% on July. Birmingham 125H: 86 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0001,52.4081,B315JG
- **Longbridge, 1.8 km**: About 23 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0001,52.4081,B315JG
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0001,52.4081,B315JG
- **No property in B31 5JG 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=-2.0001,52.4081,B315JG
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 125H. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0001,52.4081,B315JG
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0001,52.4081,B315JG
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0001,52.4081,B315JG
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0001,52.4081,B315JG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B31 5JG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0001,52.4081,B315JG
- **Low road and rail noise at B31 5JG**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0001,52.4081,B315JG
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-2.0001,52.4081,B315JG
- **8.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0001,52.4081,B315JG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Forestdale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forestdale-primary-school-e133759) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 15% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/merritts-brook-primary-e-act-academy-e139014) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, January 2025 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holly-hill-methodist-cofe-infant-school-e103479) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | – |
| [Colmers Farm Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colmers-farm-primary-school-e146696) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-edward-vi-balaam-wood-academy-e147440) | Secondary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | Attainment 8 of 39.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Rubery Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rubery-nursery-school-e103131) | Nursery | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | – |
| [Colmers School and Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colmers-school-and-sixth-form-college-e103563) | Secondary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 39.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Meadows Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-meadows-primary-school-e151709) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), November 2023, before the school changed | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2025 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2025 | £310,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| May 2025 | £212,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| December 2023 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| December 2024 | £235,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2026 | £205,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| September 2024 | £197,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| January 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: GREAT PARK MEDICAL GROUP (470 m)
- Pharmacies: HINGLEYS CHEMIST (470 m)
- Dental practices: HOLLYMOOR TOWER DENTAL SURGERY (470 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Birmingham Frankley Express (310 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £234,257** (July 2026). Birmingham’s average house price was £234,257 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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 128th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 125H (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 26.4** (2025). Birmingham 125H has a deprivation score of 26.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,213th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £218,990** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 125H was £218,990 in 2025. 8,340th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,864** (2021). Birmingham 125H had 1,864 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,071st 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 125H, 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: 52.4081, -2.0001

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), July 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=-2.0001,52.4081,B315JG

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