B31 2XX

Bournville & Cotteridge · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Birmingham
Postcode district
B31
Postcode sector
B31 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B31 2XS 78 m
B31 2XU 82 m
B31 2BS 99 m
B31 2BT 102 m
B31 2XL 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B31 2XX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1984
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B31
Postcode sector
B31 2
Latitude
52.418900
Longitude
-1.957309
British National Grid easting
403,000
British National Grid northing
280,100

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
E00045419
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 113C · E01008958
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 113 · E02001939

Postcode source versions

Explore B31

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
118
Primary
69
Secondary
19
  1. St Laurence Church Infant School

    Academy converter

    580 m
  2. St Laurence Church Junior School

    Academy converter

    580 m
  3. Bournville School

    Academy sponsor led

    652 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,536
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,401
  • Shoplifting 390
  • Criminal damage and arson 309
  • Vehicle crime 291
  • Public order 270

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

30

within 5 km straight-line

  • WOODLAND ROAD SURGERY

    57 WOODLAND ROAD, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 2HZ

    ODS code M85047

    1.0 km

  • COLLEGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85029

    1.3 km

  • SHENLEY GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85062

    1.4 km

  • ST HELIERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    15 ST. HELIERS ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 1QT

    ODS code M85030

    1.4 km

  • NORTHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85077

    1.7 km

  • WYCHALL LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85071

    1.8 km

  • DOSKI MEDICAL PRACTICE

    101 HOLLOWAY, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 1TR

    ODS code M85730

    1.8 km

  • WEST HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85007

    1.9 km

  • WEOLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85056

    2.1 km

  • MILLENNIUM MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85023

    2.2 km

  • REA VALLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M85600

    2.4 km

  • SELLY OAK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85055

    2.5 km

  • HAWKESLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85043

    2.9 km

  • COFTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 ROBINSFIELD DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, B31 4TU

    ODS code M85086

    3.0 km

  • JIGGINS LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85143

    3.3 km

  • GREAT PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    MANOR PARK GROVE, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 5ER

    ODS code M85076

    3.3 km

  • RIVER BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85156

    3.4 km

  • BOURNBROOK VARSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85041

    3.5 km

  • WOODGATE VALLEY HEALTH CENTRE

    61 STEVENS AVENUE, WOODGATE, BIRMINGHAM, B32 3SD

    ODS code M85035

    3.5 km

  • BARTLEY GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85117

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 30 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Hole Lane

    BCT · Northfield

    0.1 miles
  • Hole Lane

    BCT · Northfield

    0.1 miles
  • Whitehill Lane

    BCT · Northfield

    0.2 miles
  • Whitehill Lane

    BCT · Northfield

    0.3 miles
  • Overbury Road

    BCT · Wychall

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 113C, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,200 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

118 open schools are in scope, including 69 primary and 19 secondary schools. St Laurence Church Infant School is the nearest published school at 580 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,536 published events cover 12 months, averaging 294.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,401 events.

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