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B31 4SJ

Longbridge & West Heath · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 4SH 38 m
B31 4SN 54 m
B31 4SL 84 m
B31 4SG 123 m
B31 3PS 166 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B31 4SJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B31
Postcode sector
B31 4
Latitude
52.391356
Longitude
-1.962903
British National Grid easting
402,621
British National Grid northing
277,036

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
E00046725
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
73
Primary
45
Secondary
11

  1. St John Fisher Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    336 m

  2. Cofton Primary School

    Foundation school

    414 m

  3. Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    734 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,725
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,170
  • Shoplifting 301
  • Criminal damage and arson 239
  • Vehicle crime 194
  • Anti social behaviour 150

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

13 female, 9 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.8
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

17

within 5 km

  • COFTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 ROBINSFIELD DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, B31 4TU

    ODS code M85086

    308 m

  • WEST HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85007

    1.2 km

  • HAWKESLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85043

    1.8 km

  • WOODLAND ROAD SURGERY

    57 WOODLAND ROAD, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 2HZ

    ODS code M85047

    2.1 km

  • ST HELIERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    15 ST. HELIERS ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 1QT

    ODS code M85030

    2.5 km

  • REA VALLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M85600

    2.6 km

  • WYCHALL LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85071

    2.8 km

  • GREAT PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    MANOR PARK GROVE, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 5ER

    ODS code M85076

    2.8 km

  • NORTHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85077

    3.4 km

  • LEACH HEATH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85027

    3.4 km

  • DOSKI MEDICAL PRACTICE

    101 HOLLOWAY, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 1TR

    ODS code M85730

    3.6 km

  • SHENLEY GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85062

    4.0 km

  • BARNT GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81078

    4.0 km

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81025

    4.0 km

  • CORNHILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81055

    4.1 km

  • COLLEGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85029

    4.3 km

  • DRUIDS HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85136

    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

  • Sir Hilton's Road

    BCT · West Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Dormy Drive

    BCT · West Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Dormy Drive

    BCT · West Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Longbridge Lane

    BCT · Cofton Common

    0.3 miles

  • Longbridge Lane

    BCT · Cofton Common

    0.3 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.

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

73 open schools are in scope, including 45 primary and 11 secondary schools. St John Fisher Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 336 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,725 published events cover 12 months, averaging 227.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,170 events.

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