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B31 4PD

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B31 4QY 56 m
B31 4QX 89 m
B31 4PL 92 m
B31 4QS 103 m
B31 4PJ 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B31 4PD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B31
Postcode sector
B31 4
Latitude
52.391108
Longitude
-1.978229
British National Grid easting
401,578
British National Grid northing
277,008

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
E00046472
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 131B · E01009168
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 131 · E02001957

Postcode source versions

Explore B31

Property

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10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
196, Thurlestone Road, Longbridge, Birmingham, B31 4PD 9 July 2021 £130,000
194, Thurlestone Road, Longbridge, Birmingham, B31 4PD 15 September 2017 £170,000
194, Thurlestone Road, Longbridge, Birmingham, B31 4PD 19 October 2007 £145,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
66
Primary
40
Secondary
12

  1. Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    548 m

  2. Cofton Primary School

    Foundation school

    675 m

  3. St Columba's Catholic Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    952 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,702
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,118
  • Shoplifting 333
  • Criminal damage and arson 195
  • Vehicle crime 183
  • Public order 164

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

9 female, 7 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
1.8
B31 4 residents
10,338

Age bands in B31 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.3%

2,076 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

1,104 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.5%

2,712 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.1%

2,568 residents

Age 65 and over
17.3%

1,773 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B31 4 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

16

within 5 km

  • COFTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 ROBINSFIELD DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, B31 4TU

    ODS code M85086

    800 m

  • WEST HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85007

    1.6 km

  • GREAT PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    MANOR PARK GROVE, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 5ER

    ODS code M85076

    2.0 km

  • LEACH HEATH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85027

    2.4 km

  • WOODLAND ROAD SURGERY

    57 WOODLAND ROAD, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 2HZ

    ODS code M85047

    2.4 km

  • ST HELIERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    15 ST. HELIERS ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 1QT

    ODS code M85030

    2.4 km

  • HAWKESLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85043

    2.8 km

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81025

    3.0 km

  • CORNHILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81055

    3.1 km

  • DOSKI MEDICAL PRACTICE

    101 HOLLOWAY, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 1TR

    ODS code M85730

    3.4 km

  • REA VALLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M85600

    3.6 km

  • BARNT GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81078

    3.6 km

  • WYCHALL LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85071

    3.6 km

  • SHENLEY GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85062

    3.9 km

  • NORTHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85077

    4.1 km

  • COLLEGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85029

    4.6 km

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

  • The Thurlestone

    BCT · Cofton Common

    0.0 miles

  • The Thurlestone

    BCT · Cofton Common

    0.0 miles

  • Thurlestone Road

    BCT · Cofton Common

    0.0 miles

  • Thurlestone Road

    BCT · Cofton Common

    0.1 miles

  • Edenhurst Road

    BCT · Cofton Common

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 131B, 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

17,771 of 33,755

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

Schools

66 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 12 secondary schools. Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 548 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,702 published events cover 12 months, averaging 225.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,118 events.

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