B30 2EL

Bournville & Cotteridge · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Birmingham
Local authority
Birmingham
Postcode district
B30
Postcode sector
B30 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B30 2HD 55 m
B30 2HB 79 m
B30 2EH 95 m
B30 2EJ 105 m
B30 2HE 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B30 2EL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B30
Postcode sector
B30 2
Latitude
52.420442
Longitude
-1.930060
British National Grid easting
404,853
British National Grid northing
280,273

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Selly Oak · E14001099
Output area
E00045431
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 112D · E01008956
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 112 · E02001938

Postcode source versions

Explore B30

27 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
74, Ashmore Road, Birmingham, B30 2EL 26 February 2024 £315,000
62, Ashmore Road, Birmingham, B30 2EL 7 December 2022 £417,500
66, Ashmore Road, Birmingham, B30 2EL 5 October 2022 £301,367

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
127
Primary
70
Secondary
20
  1. Kings Norton Girls' School

    Academy converter

    324 m
  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    373 m
  3. Cotteridge Primary School

    Community school

    409 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,038
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,131
  • Shoplifting 317
  • Vehicle crime 307
  • Criminal damage and arson 273
  • Public order 248

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

12 female, 12 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.4
B30 2 residents
11,297

Age bands in B30 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

2,069 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

1,277 residents

Age 25 to 44
33%

3,989 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.8%

3,109 residents

Age 65 and over
13.5%

1,626 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B30 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

36

within 5 km

  • NORTHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    10-12 MIDDLETON HALL ROAD, KINGS NORTON, BIRMINGHAM, B30 1BY

    ODS code M85077

    584 m

  • WYCHALL LANE SURGERY

    11 WYCHALL LANE, KINGS NORTON, BIRMINGHAM, B38 8TE

    ODS code M85071

    1.2 km

  • REA VALLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    66 REDDITCH ROAD, KINGS NORTON, BIRMINGHAM, B38 8QS

    ODS code M85600

    1.8 km

  • RIVER BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 RIVER BROOK DRIVE, STIRCHLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B30 2SH

    ODS code M85156

    1.8 km

  • COLLEGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HEALTH & WELLBEING CENTRE, 1 BRISTOL ROAD SOUTH, BIRMINGHAM, B31 2GH

    ODS code M85029

    1.9 km

  • SELLY OAK HEALTH CENTRE

    15 KATIE ROAD, SELLY OAK, BIRMINGHAM, B29 6JG

    ODS code M85055

    2.1 km

  • MOOR GREEN LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    339 MOOR GREEN LANE, BIRMINGHAM, B13 8QS

    ODS code M85733

    2.4 km

  • WOODLAND ROAD SURGERY

    57 WOODLAND ROAD, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 2HZ

    ODS code M85047

    2.5 km

  • FEATHERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

    158 ALCESTER ROAD SOUTH, KINGS HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B14 6AA

    ODS code M85693

    2.6 km

  • KINGSFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    146 ALCESTER ROAD SOUTH, KINGS HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B14 6AA

    ODS code M85037

    2.6 km

  • WEOLEY PARK SURGERY

    112 WEOLEY PARK ROAD, SELLY OAK, BIRMINGHAM, B29 5HA

    ODS code M85056

    2.7 km

  • DRUIDS HEATH SURGERY

    27 POUND ROAD, DRUIDS HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B14 5SB

    ODS code M85136

    2.7 km

  • SELLY PARK SURGERY

    2 REAVIEW DRIVE, SELLY PARK, BIRMINGHAM, B29 7NT

    ODS code M85042

    2.8 km

  • BOURNBROOK VARSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1A ALTON ROAD, SELLY OAK, BIRMINGHAM, B29 7DU

    ODS code M85041

    2.8 km

  • HAWKESLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    375 SHANNON ROAD, KINGS NORTON, BIRMINGHAM, B38 9TJ

    ODS code M85043

    2.8 km

  • WEST HEATH SURGERY

    196 WEST HEATH ROAD, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 3HB

    ODS code M85007

    3.0 km

  • SHENLEY GREEN SURGERY

    22 SHENLEY GREEN, SELLY OAK, BIRMINGHAM, B29 4HH

    ODS code M85062

    3.1 km

  • MILLENNIUM MEDICAL CENTRE

    121 WEOLEY CASTLE ROAD, WEOLEY CASTLE, BIRMINGHAM, B29 5QD

    ODS code M85023

    3.2 km

  • ST HELIERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    15 ST. HELIERS ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 1QT

    ODS code M85030

    3.2 km

  • POPLAR PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    58-64 POPLAR ROAD, KINGS HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B14 7AG

    ODS code Y02571

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 36 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Ashmore Road

    BCT · Cotteridge

    0.0 miles
  • Ashmore Road

    BCT · Cotteridge

    0.0 miles
  • Franklin Road

    BCT · Cotteridge

    0.1 miles
  • Franklin Road

    BCT · Cotteridge

    0.1 miles
  • Rowheath Road

    BCT · Cotteridge

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 112D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,325 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £308,184 from 4 recorded sales in B30 2EL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Birmingham is £234,150 in June 2026, up 2.2% year on year.

Schools

127 open schools are in scope, including 70 primary and 20 secondary schools. Kings Norton Girls' School is the nearest published school at 324 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

3,038 published events cover 12 months, averaging 253.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,131 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.