The postcode area is located in the Birmingham, Birmingham postcode town, in the West Midlands, England region.
The B31 postcode area, also known as the Birmingham B31 postcode area, is located within the larger B postcode area of the Birmingham District. The geography of the B31 area includes both urban and suburban neighborhoods. These neighborhoods include Northfield, Longbridge, West Heath and parts of King's Norton, all nestled in the southernmost areas of Birmingham.
The district has an abundance of local amenities such as parks, shopping centers -including the prominent Longbridge Shopping Park- educational facilities and healthcare centers. It includes Newman University and multiple public and private schools, earning it an excellent reputation for education.
B31 is well covered by public transportation. Bus routes connect the area to the rest of Birmingham. Several major roads pass through the area, including the A38, making car travel convenient. There is also the Longbridge train station that provides regular services to Birmingham city center and the wider West Midlands area.
The River Rea, which weaves through the district, along with several parks, such as Manor Farm Park and Senneleys Park, provide beautiful green spaces that offer a relaxing retreat from the urban buzz. Furthermore, the B31 area is close to other attractions such as Cadbury World and the Lickey Hills Country Park.
In terms of economy, the area is primarily residential, but also features a mix of retail, commercial, and industrial enterprises. It is notably home to the Longbridge Technology Park which hosts several businesses, contributing to the local economy.
A Major part of this postcode area has a young, diverse community with many residents born in Africa, facing some challenges.
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Overall: a big area of B31 postcode district represents a vibrant and diverse community with a young population. However, many residents face challenges like overcrowded housing, limited English fluency, and basic job opportunities. Remember, this is a general overview, and individual experiences may vary greatly.
It's important to note that this description generalizes the area and individual experiences may vary.
The postcode area covers Allens Cross, Bartley Green, Bournville & Cotteridge, Frankley Great Park, King's Norton North, Longbridge & West Heath, Northfield, Weoley & Selly Oak electoral wards.
The population of B31 postcode area is 59,519. In England, the male population is 28,833,712 and the female population is 27,656,336, according to the 2021 census.
According to the latest 2021 census, The main ethnicity of the people in the area is White: English, with a total of 43,836, followed by African, with a total of 2,457. In terms of religion, most people mentioned Christian (28,517), followed by No religion (23,634).
As for deprivation, most of the area is not deprived in any dimension (11,807), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (9,797).
Most people in the nearby area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (18,119), while 10,764 adults mentioned they are Retired.
Regarding education, 13,192 adults have Level 4 education, while 7,854 have Level 3 education. The most common occupations are
The average age of people living in area is 40 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (20702), Between 25 to 34 (13685), and Between 35 to 44 (13365).
The NS-SEC defines and measures social class and is considered a reliable indicator of a person's class status. As per the 2021 census, most of the population has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (8,736) followed by Routine occupations (6,301), and Semi-routine occupations (6,271).
There are total 6 postcode sectors present in the B31 (listed below). The postcode B31 has a total of 1472 postcodes.
Name | Type |
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Area | B31 |
Ward | Allens Cross Bartley Green Bournville & Cotteridge Frankley Great Park King's Norton North Longbridge & West Heath Northfield Weoley & Selly Oak |
LTLA22 | Birmingham |
UTLA22 | Birmingham |
Region | West Midlands |
Country | England |
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House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £345,000.00 | £345,000.00 - £345,000.00 | 1 |
Flat | £155,500.00 | £123,000.00 - £188,000.00 | 2 |
Semi-Detached | £278,333.33 | £255,000.00 - £305,000.00 | 3 |
Terraced | £251,250.00 | £190,000.00 - £427,000.00 | 3 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £315,666.67 | £262,000.00 - £375,000.00 | 3 |
Flat | £150,059.83 | £39,609.00 - £275,250.00 | 6 |
Semi-Detached | £267,475.00 | £177,750.00 - £400,000.00 | 10 |
Terraced | £170,391.80 | £140,000.00 - £229,459.00 | 5 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £391,625.00 | £265,000.00 - £616,500.00 | 4 |
Flat | £92,083.33 | £60,000.00 - £115,000.00 | 3 |
Other | £372,000.00 | £169,000.00 - £575,000.00 | 2 |
Semi-Detached | £225,057.69 | £179,000.00 - £635,000.00 | 14 |
Terraced | £226,229.17 | £175,000.00 - £250,000.00 | 13 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £174,000.00 | £174,000.00 - £174,000.00 | 1 |
Flat | £137,500.00 | £137,500.00 - £137,500.00 | 1 |
Other | £423,843.00 | £423,843.00 - £423,843.00 | 1 |
Semi-Detached | £151,083.33 | £24,250.00 - £245,000.00 | 3 |
Terraced | £190,000.00 | £190,000.00 - £190,000.00 | 1 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £215,000.00 | £140,000.00 - £300,000.00 | 3 |
Flat | £157,083.33 | £94,500.00 - £235,000.00 | 6 |
Other | £228,750.00 | £107,500.00 - £350,000.00 | 2 |
Semi-Detached | £218,511.28 | £32,500.00 - £530,000.00 | 26 |
Terraced | £220,283.33 | £135,000.00 - £290,000.00 | 13 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £416,500.00 | £310,000.00 - £660,000.00 | 4 |
Flat | £146,818.18 | £78,000.00 - £184,000.00 | 11 |
Other | £168,500.00 | £166,000.00 - £171,000.00 | 2 |
Semi-Detached | £247,541.67 | £165,000.00 - £395,000.00 | 20 |
Terraced | £210,566.67 | £145,000.00 - £295,000.00 | 15 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £330,166.67 | £216,000.00 - £512,000.00 | 3 |
Flat | £159,600.00 | £60,000.00 - £215,000.00 | 10 |
Semi-Detached | £242,576.92 | £155,000.00 - £410,000.00 | 13 |
Terraced | £166,057.69 | £120,000.00 - £242,000.00 | 15 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £526,083.33 | £330,000.00 - £750,000.00 | 7 |
Flat | £135,288.48 | £24,673.00 - £295,000.00 | 29 |
Other | £11,492,662.75 | £115,000.00 - £45,080,651.00 | 3 |
Semi-Detached | £249,299.77 | £115,000.00 - £695,000.00 | 23 |
Terraced | £222,671.35 | £82,455.00 - £335,000.00 | 26 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £344,575.00 | £210,000.00 - £560,000.00 | 9 |
Flat | £166,611.11 | £70,000.00 - £407,000.00 | 18 |
Other | £761,933.33 | £230,000.00 - £1,180,000.00 | 3 |
Semi-Detached | £244,955.56 | £60,000.00 - £420,000.00 | 22 |
Terraced | £187,408.21 | £107,000.00 - £350,000.00 | 16 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £385,000.00 | £300,000.00 - £485,000.00 | 7 |
Flat | £235,055.00 | £63,000.00 - £347,000.00 | 11 |
Other | £283,488.00 | £105,000.00 - £692,440.00 | 5 |
Semi-Detached | £229,740.66 | £15,000.00 - £415,000.00 | 43 |
Terraced | £193,628.67 | £79,300.00 - £515,000.00 | 28 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £275,357.14 | £225,000.00 - £345,000.00 | 7 |
Flat | £199,189.92 | £59,000.00 - £310,000.00 | 41 |
Semi-Detached | £228,883.33 | £115,000.00 - £495,000.00 | 22 |
Terraced | £224,982.14 | £135,000.00 - £262,000.00 | 15 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £357,200.00 | £236,000.00 - £605,000.00 | 5 |
Flat | £211,000.00 | £127,000.00 - £295,000.00 | 2 |
Other | £83,875.00 | £15,500.00 - £125,000.00 | 4 |
Semi-Detached | £255,790.62 | £182,000.00 - £320,000.00 | 22 |
Terraced | £161,910.71 | £85,000.00 - £312,000.00 | 16 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £489,000.00 | £220,000.00 - £915,000.00 | 5 |
Flat | £175,958.33 | £91,000.00 - £306,000.00 | 12 |
Other | £19,000.00 | £19,000.00 - £19,000.00 | 1 |
Semi-Detached | £233,934.24 | £120,000.00 - £445,000.00 | 31 |
Terraced | £197,841.18 | £72,800.00 - £315,000.00 | 17 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £377,466.67 | £210,000.00 - £445,000.00 | 7 |
Flat | £201,300.00 | £80,000.00 - £545,000.00 | 15 |
Other | £235,000.00 | £235,000.00 - £235,000.00 | 1 |
Semi-Detached | £229,063.17 | £70,000.00 - £410,000.00 | 37 |
Terraced | £221,848.08 | £130,000.00 - £330,250.00 | 15 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £270,000.00 | £240,000.00 - £320,000.00 | 3 |
Flat | £263,772.73 | £120,000.00 - £850,000.00 | 13 |
Other | £172,750.00 | £500.00 - £345,000.00 | 2 |
Semi-Detached | £296,404.41 | £145,000.00 - £365,000.00 | 18 |
Terraced | £149,155.95 | £76,800.00 - £320,000.00 | 24 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £213,930.00 | £82,860.00 - £345,000.00 | 2 |
Flat | £254,302.08 | £66,000.00 - £555,000.00 | 14 |
Semi-Detached | £258,880.68 | £142,000.00 - £440,000.00 | 15 |
Terraced | £186,434.21 | £115,000.00 - £270,000.00 | 21 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Flat | £220,696.35 | £70,000.00 - £297,000.00 | 19 |
Other | £218,333.33 | £175,000.00 - £290,000.00 | 3 |
Semi-Detached | £246,896.03 | £69,950.00 - £370,000.00 | 24 |
Terraced | £178,107.46 | £113,000.00 - £270,000.00 | 19 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £280,083.33 | £225,000.00 - £435,500.00 | 4 |
Flat | £190,562.50 | £66,000.00 - £410,000.00 | 18 |
Other | £90,000.00 | £90,000.00 - £90,000.00 | 1 |
Semi-Detached | £254,816.05 | £145,000.00 - £495,000.00 | 37 |
Terraced | £222,940.48 | £90,000.00 - £470,000.00 | 22 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £362,833.33 | £200,000.00 - £445,000.00 | 3 |
Flat | £216,155.46 | £123,000.00 - £340,000.00 | 24 |
Other | £210,000.00 | £210,000.00 - £210,000.00 | 1 |
Semi-Detached | £222,562.50 | £110,000.00 - £335,000.00 | 20 |
Terraced | £199,098.64 | £102,500.00 - £330,000.00 | 11 |
Name | Pupils | Age | Postcode |
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West Heath Nursery SchoolNursery, Good | 117 | 2-4 | B313HB |
Shenley Fields Nursery SchoolNursery, Outstanding | 135 | 2-5 | B311BU |
Bellfield Infant School (NC)Primary, Good | 188 | 3-7 | B311PT |
Bellfield Junior SchoolPrimary, Good | 295 | 7-11 | B311PT |
The Meadows Primary SchoolPrimary, Requires improvement | 616 | 5-11 | B312SW |
Cofton Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 396 | 4-11 | B314ST |
Woodcock Hill Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 202 | 4-11 | B311BS |
St Laurence Church Junior SchoolPrimary, Good | 356 | 7-11 | B312DJ |
St Laurence Church Infant SchoolPrimary, Good | 271 | 4-7 | B312DJ |
Victoria SchoolSpecial, Outstanding | 230 | 2-19 | B311LD |
Longwill A Primary School for Deaf ChildrenSpecial, Outstanding | 59 | 2-12 | B311LD |
Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT AcademyPrimary, Good | 217 | 3-11 | B315QD |
The Orchards Primary AcademyPrimary, Good | 222 | 3-11 | B311TX |
Albert Bradbeer Primary AcademyPrimary, Good | 428 | 3-11 | B314RD |
St Brigid's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 449 | 3-11 | B315AB |
The Edge AcademyPRU, Good | 5 | 11-16 | B312LQ |
Wychall Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 380 | 3-11 | B313EH |
Turves Green Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 371 | 4-11 | B314BP |
St John Fisher Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 209 | 4-11 | B313PN |
Turves Green Boys' SchoolSecondary, Inadequate | 557 | 11-18 | B314BS |
King Edward VI Northfield School for GirlsSecondary, Good | 740 | 11-16 | B314BP |