NEW JOHN STREET, B6 4LD House Prices & Local Information

B6 4LD is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on New John Street, 0.2km from New Town Row in Birmingham. Administratively it sits within Newtown ward and the Birmingham, Ladywood constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, B6 4LD is a university campus area — mostly students in halls, very high turnover. Outside of residential hours, non-white workforce in manufacturing and transport. The predominance of young residents (average age 24) gives the area its energy — expect active social scenes, short tenancies, and regular neighbourhood turnover. 26% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 100% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Birmingham. Full-time employment stands at 7% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 67 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for B6 4LD are sourced from Output Area E00186297 (shared with 108 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.