Property market
The five-year median is £215,000 from 1,515 recorded sales in B38. 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.
B38
UK postcode district
Updated September 2026
District overview
- Postcode units
- 593
- Current units
- 472
- Coordinate coverage
- 100%
- Electoral wards
- 6
Coverage context
- Countries represented
- England
- English regions represented
- West Midlands
- Local authority codes
- 2
- Terminated postcode units
- 121
Postcode sectors in B38
Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.
Property
8,780 recorded
sales at this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 6, Elms Close, Birmingham, B38 8HY | 15 July 2026 | £182,500 |
| 22, Hawthorn Way, Birmingham, B38 9AT | 13 July 2026 | £490,000 |
| 22, Greenway Gardens, Birmingham, B38 9RY | 10 July 2026 | £117,000 |
Schools
Across this district
- Open schools
- 8
- Primary
- 4
- Secondary
- 1
Recorded crime
Across this district
- Published events
- 1,911
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 872
- Criminal damage and arson 195
- Vehicle crime 141
- Shoplifting 135
- Anti social behaviour 115
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- B38 usual residents
- 21,117
- Age-profile population
- 20,984
Age bands in B38
Postcode district- Age 0 to 14
- 20.5%
- Age 15 to 24
- 11.1%
- Age 25 to 44
- 25.6%
- Age 45 to 64
- 23.8%
- Age 65 and over
- 19%
4,310 residents
2,325 residents
5,376 residents
4,985 residents
3,988 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.
Fixed broadband coverage
The median Ofcom availability percentage across 469 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.
- 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%
413 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 404 had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, and 0 had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.
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
3
in this district
HAWKESLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE
375 SHANNON ROAD, KINGS NORTON, BIRMINGHAM, B38 9TJ
ODS code M85043
REA VALLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP
66 REDDITCH ROAD, KINGS NORTON, BIRMINGHAM, B38 8QS
ODS code M85600
WYCHALL LANE SURGERY
11 WYCHALL LANE, KINGS NORTON, BIRMINGHAM, B38 8TE
ODS code M85071
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.
Evidence in context
Schools
8 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Recorded crime
1,911 published events cover 12 months, averaging 159.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 872 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.