B31 3XU

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 3XA 71 m
B31 3XT 79 m
B31 3XD 95 m
B31 3XX 114 m
B31 3XB 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B31 3XU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1984
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B31
Postcode sector
B31 3
Latitude
52.405991
Longitude
-1.959775
British National Grid easting
402,833
British National Grid northing
278,664

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
E00046680
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 120C · E01009211
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 120 · E02001946

Postcode source versions

Explore B31

26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Rea Valley Drive, Birmingham, B31 3XU 20 February 2024 £253,000
35, Rea Valley Drive, Birmingham, B31 3XU 28 October 2022 £308,000
21, Rea Valley Drive, Birmingham, B31 3XU 27 July 2021 £245,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
100
Primary
61
Secondary
16
  1. West Heath Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    578 m
  2. Wychall Primary School

    Academy converter

    696 m
  3. West Heath Primary School

    Community school

    763 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
4,263
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,808
  • Shoplifting 496
  • Criminal damage and arson 360
  • Vehicle crime 339
  • Public order 237

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
56

24 female, 32 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
2.2
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 0.5% 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

25

within 5 km straight-line

  • WEST HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85007

    489 m

  • WOODLAND ROAD SURGERY

    57 WOODLAND ROAD, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 2HZ

    ODS code M85047

    500 m

  • ST HELIERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    15 ST. HELIERS ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 1QT

    ODS code M85030

    1.3 km

  • COFTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 ROBINSFIELD DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, B31 4TU

    ODS code M85086

    1.5 km

  • WYCHALL LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85071

    1.7 km

  • HAWKESLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85043

    1.9 km

  • REA VALLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M85600

    2.0 km

  • NORTHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85077

    2.1 km

  • DOSKI MEDICAL PRACTICE

    101 HOLLOWAY, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 1TR

    ODS code M85730

    2.3 km

  • SHENLEY GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85062

    2.5 km

  • GREAT PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    MANOR PARK GROVE, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 5ER

    ODS code M85076

    2.7 km

  • COLLEGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85029

    2.7 km

  • MILLENNIUM MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85023

    3.6 km

  • WEOLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85056

    3.6 km

  • SELLY OAK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85055

    3.9 km

  • LEACH HEATH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85027

    3.9 km

  • DRUIDS HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85136

    4.2 km

  • JIGGINS LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85143

    4.2 km

  • RIVER BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85156

    4.3 km

  • BARTLEY GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85117

    4.5 km

Showing 20 of 25 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Seven Acres Road

    BCT · Wychall

    0.2 miles
  • Abbeydale Road

    BCT · Turves Green

    0.2 miles
  • West Heath Road

    BCT · Turves Green

    0.2 miles
  • Seven Acres Road

    BCT · Wychall

    0.2 miles
  • West Heath Road

    BCT · Turves Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 120C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,833 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 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

Property market

The five-year median is £280,500 from 2 recorded sales in B31 3XU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Birmingham is £234,150 in June 2026, up 2.2% year on year.

Schools

100 open schools are in scope, including 61 primary and 16 secondary schools. West Heath Nursery School is the nearest published school at 578 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,263 published events cover 12 months, averaging 355.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,808 events.

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