B31 3QJ

Longbridge & West Heath · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Birmingham
Local authority
Birmingham
Postcode district
B31
Postcode sector
B31 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B31 3PH 52 m
B31 3PQ 56 m
B31 3NJ 62 m
B31 3PJ 81 m
B31 3NG 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B31 3QJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2016
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B31
Postcode sector
B31 3
Latitude
52.394592
Longitude
-1.958874
British National Grid easting
402,895
British National Grid northing
277,396

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Northfield · E14001097
Output area
E00046719
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 131E · E01009217
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 131 · E02001957

Postcode source versions

Explore B31

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Brecknell Water Hydraulics (uk) Ltd, Lightning Way, Birmingham, B31 3QJ 9 May 2014 £110,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
79
Primary
47
Secondary
12
  1. St John Fisher Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    118 m
  2. West Heath Primary School

    Community school

    637 m
  3. New Ways School

    Other independent school

    658 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,950
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,379
  • Criminal damage and arson 289
  • Vehicle crime 245
  • Shoplifting 167
  • Public order 166

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

19

within 5 km straight-line

  • COFTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 ROBINSFIELD DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, B31 4TU

    ODS code M85086

    577 m

  • WEST HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85007

    831 m

  • HAWKESLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85043

    1.5 km

  • WOODLAND ROAD SURGERY

    57 WOODLAND ROAD, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 2HZ

    ODS code M85047

    1.8 km

  • REA VALLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M85600

    2.2 km

  • ST HELIERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    15 ST. HELIERS ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 1QT

    ODS code M85030

    2.3 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

    2.9 km

  • NORTHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85077

    2.9 km

  • DOSKI MEDICAL PRACTICE

    101 HOLLOWAY, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 1TR

    ODS code M85730

    3.4 km

  • SHENLEY GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85062

    3.7 km

  • LEACH HEATH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85027

    3.7 km

  • COLLEGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85029

    4.0 km

  • DRUIDS HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85136

    4.3 km

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81025

    4.3 km

  • CORNHILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81055

    4.4 km

  • BARNT GREEN SURGERY

    82 HEWELL ROAD, BARNT GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B45 8NF

    ODS code M81078

    4.4 km

  • MILLENNIUM MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85023

    4.8 km

  • WEOLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85056

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Sir Hiltons Road

    BCT · West Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Sir Hiltons Road

    BCT · West Heath

    0.1 miles
  • West Heath Island

    BCT · West Heath

    0.2 miles
  • St John Fisher Church

    BCT · West Heath

    0.2 miles
  • St John Fisher Church

    BCT · West Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 131E, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,361 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

79 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 12 secondary schools. St John Fisher Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 118 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,950 published events cover 12 months, averaging 245.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,379 events.

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