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B31 3AN

Longbridge & West Heath · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Birmingham
Ward
Longbridge & West Heath
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Northfield
Postcode district
B31
Postcode sector
B31 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B31 3RS 71 m
B31 3LY 78 m
B31 3RX 79 m
B31 3SA 101 m
B31 3RR 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B31 3AN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2010
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B31
Postcode sector
B31 3
Latitude
52.400814
Longitude
-1.961970
British National Grid easting
402,684
British National Grid northing
278,088

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Longbridge & West Heath · E05011152
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Northfield · E14001097
Output area
E00046693
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 126B · E01009210
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 126 · E02001952

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Property

At this postcode

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Bryden Court, 198, Flat 6, West Heath Road, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 3AN 22 May 2020 £85,000
Bryden Court, 198, Flat 6, West Heath Road, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 3AN 1 April 2016 £85,000
Bryden Court, 198, Flat 6, West Heath Road, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 3AN 20 December 2013 £80,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
91
Primary
55
Secondary
14

  1. West Heath Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    17 m

  2. King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls

    Academy converter

    440 m

  3. West Heath Primary School

    Community school

    490 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,978
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,711
  • Shoplifting 379
  • Criminal damage and arson 364
  • Vehicle crime 328
  • Public order 221

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

8 female, 3 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
1.2
B31 3 residents
11,370

Age bands in B31 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.2%

2,215 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.1%

1,387 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.5%

2,938 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

3,077 residents

Age 65 and over
16.4%

1,890 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B31 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

23

within 5 km

  • WEST HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85007

    111 m

  • COFTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 ROBINSFIELD DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, B31 4TU

    ODS code M85086

    954 m

  • WOODLAND ROAD SURGERY

    57 WOODLAND ROAD, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 2HZ

    ODS code M85047

    1.0 km

  • ST HELIERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    15 ST. HELIERS ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 1QT

    ODS code M85030

    1.6 km

  • HAWKESLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85043

    1.8 km

  • WYCHALL LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85071

    2.1 km

  • REA VALLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M85600

    2.2 km

  • GREAT PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    MANOR PARK GROVE, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 5ER

    ODS code M85076

    2.5 km

  • NORTHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85077

    2.6 km

  • DOSKI MEDICAL PRACTICE

    101 HOLLOWAY, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 1TR

    ODS code M85730

    2.7 km

  • SHENLEY GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85062

    3.0 km

  • COLLEGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85029

    3.3 km

  • LEACH HEATH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85027

    3.6 km

  • MILLENNIUM MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85023

    4.1 km

  • WEOLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85056

    4.2 km

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

    104-106 NEW ROAD, RUBERY, RUBERY, REDNAL, BIRMINGHAM, B45 9HY

    ODS code M81025

    4.2 km

  • CORNHILL SURGERY

    65 NEW ROAD, RUBERY, REDNAL, BIRMINGHAM, B45 9JT

    ODS code M81055

    4.3 km

  • DRUIDS HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85136

    4.3 km

  • SELLY OAK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85055

    4.4 km

  • JIGGINS LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85143

    4.6 km

Showing 20 of 23 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • West Heath Nursery School

    BCT · Turves Green

    0.0 miles

  • West Heath Nursery School

    BCT · Turves Green

    0.0 miles

  • Edgehill Road

    BCT · West Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Edgehill Road

    BCT · West Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Staple Lodge Road

    BCT · Turves Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 126B, 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

4,152 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
5 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

91 open schools are in scope, including 55 primary and 14 secondary schools. West Heath Nursery School is the nearest published school at 17 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,978 published events cover 12 months, averaging 331.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,711 events.

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