Property market
The five-year median is £85,000 from 1 recorded sale in B42 2LH. 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.
B42 2LH
Perry Barr · Birmingham · England
Updated September 2026
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- Post town
- Birmingham
- Ward
- Perry Barr
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Constituency
- Birmingham Perry Barr
- Postcode district
- B42
- Postcode sector
- B42 2
Nearby postcodes
Complete postcode fields and official codes
- Postcode
- B42 2LH
- Status
- Current
- Introduced
- 1 January 1980
- Terminated
- Not published
- Postcode area
- B
- Postcode district
- B42
- Postcode sector
- B42 2
- Latitude
- 52.526586
- Longitude
- -1.901977
- British National Grid easting
- 406,747
- British National Grid northing
- 292,082
Statistical and administrative geographies
- Country
- England · E92000001
- Region
- West Midlands · E12000005
- Local authority district
- Birmingham · E08000025
- Electoral ward
- Perry Barr · E05011160
- Parish or community
- E43000250
- Westminster constituency
- Birmingham Perry Barr · E14001098
- Output area
- E00046835
- Lower layer super output area
- Birmingham 033F · E01009239
- Middle layer super output area
- Birmingham 033 · E02001859
Postcode source versions
- Ordnance Survey: Code-Point Open Version 2026-08 · Current postcode units in Great Britain · OGL-3.0
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory Version 2026-08 · United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope · OGL-3.0 with third-party rights
- Ordnance Survey: Boundary-Line Version 2026-05 · Local-authority boundaries in Great Britain · OS OpenData Licence
Explore B42
Property
12 recorded
sales at this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 17, Elcock Drive, Birmingham, B42 2LH | 13 May 2022 | £85,000 |
| 55, Elcock Drive, Birmingham, B42 2LH | 18 November 2019 | £93,000 |
| 45, Elcock Drive, Birmingham, B42 2LH | 1 July 2016 | £82,950 |
Schools
Within 3.1 miles of this postcode
- Open schools
- 162
- Primary
- 91
- Secondary
- 30
- 800 m
Prince Albert High School
Free schools
- 944 m
Eden Boys' School, Birmingham
Free schools
- 1.3 km
Greenholm Primary School
Academy converter
Recorded crime
Within 1 mile of this postcode
- Published events
- 4,042
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 1,616
- Public order 389
- Shoplifting 374
- Criminal damage and arson 355
- Drugs 301
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- Postcode residents
- 67
- Postcode households
- 22
- Residents per household
- 3.0
- B42 2 residents
- 14,100
37 female, 30 male
Age bands in B42 2
Wider postcode sector- Age 0 to 14
- 19.8%
- Age 15 to 24
- 11.5%
- Age 25 to 44
- 28.6%
- Age 45 to 64
- 25.4%
- Age 65 and over
- 14.7%
2,775 residents
1,604 residents
4,009 residents
3,552 residents
2,065 residents
This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B42 2 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
45
within 5 km
PERRY PARK SURGERY
291-293 WALSALL ROAD, PERRY BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B42 1TY
ODS code M85624
189 m
TOWER HILL PARTNERSHIP
433 WALSALL ROAD, PERRY BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B42 1BT
ODS code M85019
709 m
COTMORE SURGERY
169 OLD OSCOTT LANE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B44 8TU
ODS code M85792
1.9 km
THE SLIEVE SURGERY
2 THE SLIEVE, HANDSWORTH WOOD, BIRMINGHAM, B20 2NR
ODS code M85145
1.9 km
COLLEGE ROAD SURGERY
452 COLLEGE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0HL
ODS code M85087
2.2 km
HEATHFIELD FAMILY CENTRE
131-133 HEATHFIELD ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1HL
ODS code M85634
2.3 km
AL-SHAFA MEDICAL CENTRE
5-7 LITTLE OAKS ROAD, ASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B6 6JY
ODS code M85123
2.4 km
AYLESBURY SURGERY
AYLESBURY HOUSE, WARREN FARM ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0DX
ODS code M85779
2.5 km
FINCH ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE
FINCH RD PRIMARY CARE CTR, FINCH ROAD, LOZELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1HS
ODS code M85154
2.6 km
GREAT BARR PRACTICE
379 QUESLETT ROAD, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 7HB
ODS code M88015
2.7 km
THE DOVE MEDICAL PRACTICE
60 DOVEDALE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B23 5DD
ODS code M85081
2.7 km
HAMSTEAD ROAD SURGERY
168 HAMSTEAD ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B20 2QR
ODS code M85009
2.7 km
BURBURY MEDICAL CENTRE
311 BURBURY STREET, LOZELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1TT
ODS code M85701
2.8 km
SCOTT ARMS MEDICAL CENTRE
WHITECREST, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 6EE
ODS code M88021
2.8 km
RAYDOCS NEWTOWN
NEWTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE, 243 WHEELER STREET, NEWTOWN, BIRMINGHAM, B19 2ET
ODS code M85020
2.9 km
THE OAKS MEDICAL CENTRE
199 SHADY LANE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B44 9ER
ODS code M85060
2.9 km
VICTORIA ROAD MEDICAL CTR
229-233 VICTORIA ROAD, ASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B6 5HP
ODS code M85676
2.9 km
DR KHUROO'S PRACTICE
STOCKLAND GREEN PCC, 192 RESERVOIR ROAD, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B23 6DJ
ODS code M85716
3.0 km
RESERVOIR ROAD SURGERY
192 RESERVOIR ROAD, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B23 6DJ
ODS code M85070
3.0 km
TUDOR PRACTICE STOCKLAND GREEN
STOCKLAND GREEN HEALTH CENTRE, 192 RESERVOIR ROAD, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B23 6DJ
ODS code M85669
3.0 km
Showing 20 of 45 matching practices.
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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.
Nearby transport
- 0.1 miles
The Tennis Court
BCT · Alexander Stadium
- 0.1 miles
The Tennis Court
BCT · Alexander Stadium
- 0.2 miles
Glendower Road
BCT · Perry Barr
- 0.2 miles
Perry Park
BCT · Alexander Stadium
- 0.2 miles
Glendower Road
BCT · Perry Barr
Relative deprivation
English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 033F, 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
1 of 10
Overall England rank
511 of 33,755
- Income
- 1 of 10
- Employment
- 1 of 10
- Education and skills
- 2 of 10
- Health and disability
- 1 of 10
- Crime
- 4 of 10
- Housing and services
- 4 of 10
- Living environment
- 3 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
- 4
- 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
162 open schools are in scope, including 91 primary and 30 secondary schools. Prince Albert High School is the nearest published school at 800 m.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Recorded crime
4,042 published events cover 12 months, averaging 336.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,616 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.