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B31 3BU

King's Norton North · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
King's Norton North
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Northfield
Postcode district
B31
Postcode sector
B31 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B31 3BT 35 m
B31 3BL 86 m
B31 3BJ 89 m
B31 3BP 96 m
B38 8XT 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B31 3BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2004
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B31
Postcode sector
B31 3
Latitude
52.405771
Longitude
-1.947619
British National Grid easting
403,660
British National Grid northing
278,640

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
King's Norton North · E05011148
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Northfield · E14001097
Output area
E00046196
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 126A · E01009117
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 126 · E02001952

Postcode source versions

Explore B31

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
102
Primary
60
Secondary
18

  1. Fairway Primary Academy

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    200 m

  2. Wychall Primary School

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    352 m

  3. St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School

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    477 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,390
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,556
  • Criminal damage and arson 351
  • Vehicle crime 302
  • Shoplifting 215
  • Public order 178

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

8 female, 6 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.8
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.

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

26

within 5 km

  • WYCHALL LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85071

    945 m

  • WEST HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85007

    1.1 km

  • WOODLAND ROAD SURGERY

    57 WOODLAND ROAD, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 2HZ

    ODS code M85047

    1.1 km

  • REA VALLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M85600

    1.2 km

  • HAWKESLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85043

    1.3 km

  • NORTHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85077

    1.5 km

  • COFTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 ROBINSFIELD DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, B31 4TU

    ODS code M85086

    1.9 km

  • ST HELIERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    15 ST. HELIERS ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 1QT

    ODS code M85030

    2.1 km

  • COLLEGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85029

    2.7 km

  • SHENLEY GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85062

    2.9 km

  • DOSKI MEDICAL PRACTICE

    101 HOLLOWAY, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 1TR

    ODS code M85730

    3.0 km

  • DRUIDS HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85136

    3.3 km

  • GREAT PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    MANOR PARK GROVE, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 5ER

    ODS code M85076

    3.5 km

  • WEOLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85056

    3.7 km

  • SELLY OAK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85055

    3.7 km

  • MILLENNIUM MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85023

    3.8 km

  • RIVER BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85156

    3.8 km

  • MAYPOLE HEALTH SURGERY Y

    10 SLADEPOOL FARM ROAD, KINGS HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B14 5DJ

    ODS code M85179

    4.3 km

  • MOOR GREEN LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    339 MOOR GREEN LANE, BIRMINGHAM, B13 8QS

    ODS code M85733

    4.4 km

  • FEATHERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85693

    4.4 km

Showing 20 of 26 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

  • Dormie Close

    BCT · Wychall

    0.1 miles

  • Dormie Close

    BCT · Wychall

    0.1 miles

  • Chip Close

    BCT · Wychall

    0.1 miles

  • Chip Close

    BCT · Wychall

    0.1 miles

  • Club View

    BCT · Wychall

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 126A, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

928 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

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

102 open schools are in scope, including 60 primary and 18 secondary schools. Fairway Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 200 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,390 published events cover 12 months, averaging 282.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,556 events.

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