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B31 2FU

Northfield · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Northfield
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Northfield
Postcode district
B31
Postcode sector
B31 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B31 2PS 50 m
B31 2LE 72 m
B31 2PL 80 m
B31 2PT 84 m
B31 2NR 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B31 2FU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B31
Postcode sector
B31 2
Latitude
52.414490
Longitude
-1.968751
British National Grid easting
402,222
British National Grid northing
279,609

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Northfield · E05011158
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Northfield · E14001097
Output area
E00046734
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 120E · E01009219
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 120 · E02001946

Postcode source versions

Explore B31

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
106
Primary
65
Secondary
17

  1. Bellfield Infant School (NC)

    Community school

    378 m

  2. Bellfield Junior School

    Community school

    378 m

  3. St Laurence Church Infant School

    Academy converter

    410 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,811
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,574
  • Shoplifting 430
  • Criminal damage and arson 347
  • Vehicle crime 312
  • Public order 219

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20

15 female, 5 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.0
B31 2 residents
13,696

Age bands in B31 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.7%

2,622 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

1,487 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.4%

3,694 residents

Age 45 to 64
24%

3,361 residents

Age 65 and over
20.3%

2,851 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B31 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

27

within 5 km

  • ST HELIERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    15 ST. HELIERS ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 1QT

    ODS code M85030

    515 m

  • WOODLAND ROAD SURGERY

    57 WOODLAND ROAD, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 2HZ

    ODS code M85047

    652 m

  • DOSKI MEDICAL PRACTICE

    101 HOLLOWAY, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 1TR

    ODS code M85730

    1.2 km

  • SHENLEY GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85062

    1.4 km

  • WEST HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85007

    1.5 km

  • COLLEGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85029

    2.0 km

  • WYCHALL LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85071

    2.3 km

  • GREAT PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    MANOR PARK GROVE, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 5ER

    ODS code M85076

    2.4 km

  • COFTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 ROBINSFIELD DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, B31 4TU

    ODS code M85086

    2.4 km

  • NORTHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85077

    2.4 km

  • MILLENNIUM MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85023

    2.6 km

  • WEOLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85056

    2.8 km

  • REA VALLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M85600

    2.8 km

  • HAWKESLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85043

    3.0 km

  • JIGGINS LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    17 JIGGINS LANE, BARTLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B32 3LE

    ODS code M85143

    3.1 km

  • SELLY OAK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85055

    3.3 km

  • BARTLEY GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    71 ROMSLEY ROAD, BARTLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B32 3PR

    ODS code M85117

    3.4 km

  • WOODGATE VALLEY HEALTH CENTRE

    61 STEVENS AVENUE, WOODGATE, BIRMINGHAM, B32 3SD

    ODS code M85035

    3.5 km

  • LEACH HEATH MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 LEACH HEATH LANE, RUBERY, REDNAL, BIRMINGHAM, B45 9BU

    ODS code M85027

    3.9 km

  • RIVER BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85156

    4.3 km

Showing 20 of 27 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Telephone Exchange

    BCT · Northfield

    0.1 miles

  • Telephone Exchange

    BCT · Northfield

    0.1 miles

  • Lockwood Road

    BCT · Northfield

    0.1 miles

  • Bell Lane

    BCT · Northfield

    0.1 miles

  • Bell Lane

    BCT · Northfield

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 120E, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,083 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

Schools

106 open schools are in scope, including 65 primary and 17 secondary schools. Bellfield Infant School (NC) is the nearest published school at 378 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,811 published events cover 12 months, averaging 317.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,574 events.

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