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B31 3LF

Longbridge & West Heath · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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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 3QF 59 m
B31 3JR 76 m
B31 3LD 76 m
B31 3RR 94 m
B31 3QY 95 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B31 3LF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B31
Postcode sector
B31 3
Latitude
52.399124
Longitude
-1.961736
British National Grid easting
402,700
British National Grid northing
277,900

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
E00046711
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 131D · E01009216
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 131 · E02001957

Postcode source versions

Explore B31

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
90
Primary
54
Secondary
14

  1. West Heath Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    206 m

  2. West Heath Primary School

    Community school

    467 m

  3. King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls

    Academy converter

    523 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,701
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,596
  • Criminal damage and arson 342
  • Shoplifting 331
  • Vehicle crime 303
  • Public order 199

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

23

within 5 km straight-line

  • WEST HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85007

    300 m

  • COFTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 ROBINSFIELD DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, B31 4TU

    ODS code M85086

    787 m

  • WOODLAND ROAD SURGERY

    57 WOODLAND ROAD, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 2HZ

    ODS code M85047

    1.2 km

  • HAWKESLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85043

    1.7 km

  • ST HELIERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    15 ST. HELIERS ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 1QT

    ODS code M85030

    1.8 km

  • WYCHALL LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85071

    2.2 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

    2.6 km

  • NORTHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85077

    2.7 km

  • DOSKI MEDICAL PRACTICE

    101 HOLLOWAY, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 1TR

    ODS code M85730

    2.9 km

  • SHENLEY GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85062

    3.2 km

  • COLLEGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85029

    3.5 km

  • LEACH HEATH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85027

    3.6 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

    4.2 km

  • MILLENNIUM MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85023

    4.3 km

  • DRUIDS HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85136

    4.3 km

  • WEOLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85056

    4.3 km

  • SELLY OAK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85055

    4.6 km

  • JIGGINS LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85143

    4.8 km

Showing 20 of 23 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Edgehill Road

    BCT · West Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Edgehill Road

    BCT · West Heath

    0.1 miles

  • West Heath Nursery School

    BCT · Turves Green

    0.2 miles

  • West Heath Nursery School

    BCT · Turves Green

    0.2 miles

  • The Grove

    BCT · West Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 131D, 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

8,270 of 33,755

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

90 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 14 secondary schools. West Heath Nursery School is the nearest published school at 206 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,701 published events cover 12 months, averaging 308.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,596 events.

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