B9
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Birmingham, Bordesley Green and Little Bromwich, 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 B9 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In B9, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How B9 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is B9 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in B9 at a rate of 162.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 106.7 per 1,000 people across B.
In August 2026 alone, 373 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in B9.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,139), other crime (855) and vehicle crime (402).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in B9 was 170.8 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 B9, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so B9 has no single figure. Of its 15 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 14 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in B9
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham 052D | 1,439 | 166.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 87.6% |
| Birmingham 055A | 2,325 | 60.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Birmingham 055B | 2,101 | 203.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Birmingham 055C | 1,883 | 83.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Birmingham 058C | 1,922 | 87.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Birmingham 058F | 2,100 | 47.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Birmingham 058G | 3,407 | 146.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 91.6% |
| Birmingham 063D | 1,826 | 59.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.3% |
| Birmingham 063E | 1,853 | 243.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Birmingham 066E | 1,650 | 465.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| Birmingham 139A | 1,844 | 451.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.9% |
| Birmingham 139D | 2,437 | 40.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.4% |
| Birmingham 139E | 1,930 | 261.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.2% |
| Birmingham 139F | 1,619 | 86.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Birmingham 139H | 1,828 | 101.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
MPs for B9
- Shabana MahmoodLabourMP for Birmingham Ladywood65% of B9’s postcodes
- Liam ByrneLabourMP for Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North35% of B9’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 B93
Postcode sectors in B93
Council1
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Postcode districts next to B97
Nearest rail stations4
More in the B postcode area2
B9 in brief
B9 is a postcode district covering Birmingham, Bordesley Green and Little Bromwich, in Birmingham.
About 28,186 people lived in B9 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £195,000 in 2025 across 107 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 162.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in B9 was £195,000 in 2025.
B9 had 27,790 usual residents at the census.
In B9, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In B9, 15.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.