LENTON CROFT, B26 1EJ House Prices & Local Information

B26 1EJ is a safe, established residential area on Lenton Croft, 0.7km from Stockfield in Birmingham. Administratively it sits within South Yardley ward and the Birmingham, Yardley constituency.

For families considering a move, B26 1EJ represents a striving suburban area — non-UK born households working to get ahead. The daytime character shifts — ethnically mixed self-employed with no fixed place of work in construction, transport, and storage. The 39 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 72% of properties are owner-occupied — a strong indicator of neighbourhood stability and long-term community investment.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 26 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £142k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 97.8% year-on-year.

Census 2021 statistics for B26 1EJ are sourced from Output Area E00045159 (shared with 7 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.