B34
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Birmingham, Shard End and Buckland End, 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 B34 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In B34, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How B34 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is B34 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in B34 at a rate of 114.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 106.7 per 1,000 people across B.
In August 2026 alone, 245 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in B34.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,064), shoplifting (343) and other crime (309).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in B34 was 114.8 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 B34, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so B34 has no single figure. Of its 12 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in B34
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham 042C | 1,792 | 215.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| Birmingham 042D | 1,791 | 55.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| Birmingham 042E | 2,150 | 253.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.4% |
| Birmingham 045A | 1,593 | 76.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Birmingham 045B | 1,677 | 102.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| Birmingham 045C | 1,676 | 129.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| Birmingham 045D | 1,559 | 108.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Birmingham 045E | 1,833 | 159.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.3% |
| Birmingham 046A | 1,849 | 116.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.5% |
| Birmingham 046B | 1,684 | 117.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.6% |
| Birmingham 046C | 1,895 | 72.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Birmingham 046D | 1,997 | 93.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
Your MP
- Liam ByrneLabourMP for Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
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 B343
Postcode sectors in B342
Council1
Towns in B341
Postcode districts next to B344
Nearest rail stations4
More in the B postcode area2
B34 in brief
B34 is a postcode district covering Birmingham, Shard End and Buckland End, in Birmingham.
About 21,060 people lived in B34 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £212,750 in 2025 across 204 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 114.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in B34 was £212,750 in 2025.
B34 had 20,606 usual residents at the census.
In B34, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In B34, 8.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.