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

B31 5LX 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 5LX 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

- **34 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 3% on July. Birmingham 119A: 121 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9899,52.4100,B315LX
- **Longbridge, 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9899,52.4100,B315LX
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9899,52.4100,B315LX
- **No property in B31 5LX 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=-1.9899,52.4100,B315LX
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 119A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9899,52.4100,B315LX
- **£234,867 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9899,52.4100,B315LX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 900 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9899,52.4100,B315LX
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9899,52.4100,B315LX
- **97% can get gigabit broadband at B31 5LX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9899,52.4100,B315LX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at B31 5LX**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9899,52.4100,B315LX
- **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=-1.9899,52.4100,B315LX
- **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=-1.9899,52.4100,B315LX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/merritts-brook-primary-e-act-academy-e139014) | Primary | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, January 2025 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Brigid's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-brigids-catholic-primary-school-e141815) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Meadows Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-meadows-primary-school-e151709) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), November 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Forestdale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forestdale-primary-school-e133759) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 15% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Orchards Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-orchards-primary-academy-e139860) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Edge Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-edge-academy-e142071) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Bellfield Primary School (NC)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bellfield-primary-school-nc-e103289) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | – |
| [Bellfield Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bellfield-junior-school-e103291) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £60,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| February 2024 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| February 2026 | £302,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| January 2026 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2026 | £160,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| December 2023 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| March 2026 | £475,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| June 2024 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: GREAT PARK MEDICAL GROUP (900 m)
- Pharmacies: HINGLEYS CHEMIST (900 m)
- Dental practices: HOLLYMOOR TOWER DENTAL SURGERY (900 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Birmingham Frankley Express (450 m, Tesco); Budgens - Northfield (770 m, Budgens)

## 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 119A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 53.0** (2025). Birmingham 119A has a deprivation score of 53.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,864th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £334,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 119A was £334,750 in 2025. Joint 12,820th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,466** (2021). Birmingham 119A had 1,466 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,381st least 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: 97.2%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 119A, 97.2% 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: 52.4100, -1.9899

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=-1.9899,52.4100,B315LX

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