B31 postcode area guide — Birmingham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the B31 postcode district in Birmingham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in B31
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
94.4%
Gigabit-capable
94.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the B31 postcode district (Birmingham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,132 postcodes Ofcom measures in B31, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 94.4%.
Around 0.1% of premises in B31 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in B31
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| B31 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| B31 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| B31 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| B31 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| B31 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| B31 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| B31 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| B31 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| B31 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| B31 1AP | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Birmingham
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Birmingham district (495,573 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
99.1%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
98.7%
Voice indoors — all networks
99.7%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in B31
Police recorded 351 incidents within about a mile of the centre of B31 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 140 | 39.9% |
| Shoplifting | 45 | 12.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 35 | 10.0% |
| Public order | 20 | 5.7% |
| Weapons possession | 19 | 5.4% |
| Burglary | 18 | 5.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 17 | 4.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 16 | 4.6% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in B31
Based on 559 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in B31 is £221,000, down 3.9% on the previous year (£230,000).
Detached
£330,000
63 sales
Semi-detached
£240,000
235 sales
Terraced
£211,000
183 sales
Flat / maisonette
£132,500
68 sales
Latest recorded sales in B31
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | £87,500 | Terraced | Redhill Road | B31 3JS |
| 15 May 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced | Parkside Way | B31 5ES |
| 15 May 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached | Spiceland Road | B31 1NJ |
| 14 May 2026 | £225,000 | Terraced | Cromwell Lane | B31 1AS |
| 12 May 2026 | £260,000 | Terraced | West Park Avenue | B31 5BH |
| 6 May 2026 | £575,000 | Detached | Heath Road South | B31 2BH |
| 1 May 2026 | £29,350 | Semi-detached | Drumlin Walk | B31 5JS |
| 1 May 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced | St Heliers Road | B31 1QP |
| 1 May 2026 | £265,000 | Terraced | Moorpark Road | B31 4HE |
| 1 May 2026 | £225,000 | Detached | Hawkesley Drive | B31 4EZ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Birmingham demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Birmingham district (1,144,918 residents, 423,455 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22.3% |
| 15–29 | 28.9% |
| 30–44 | 19.5% |
| 45–64 | 16.2% |
| 65+ | 13.1% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 52.7% |
| Private rented | 23% |
| Social rented | 9.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around B31
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls | Secondary | 11–16 | 740 | B31 4BP |
| Turves Green Boys' School | Secondary | 11–18 | 592 | B31 4BS |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 449 | B31 5AB |
| The Meadows Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 423 | B31 2SW |
| Cofton Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 408 | B31 4ST |
| Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 400 | B31 4RD |
| Turves Green Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 354 | B31 4BP |
| Wychall Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 317 | B31 3EH |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Energy performance (EPC) in B31
From a sample of 218 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 B31 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 48% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
9%
Band C
39%
Band D
42%
Band E
9%
Band F
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Birmingham
Landlines around B31 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.