Postcode B31 5PY is located in a major urban area, within the Bartley Green area of Birmingham in the West Midlands region, and forms part of the Bartley Green & Shenley Fields area. It has high deprivation and high crime levels, with around 77.4 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 20% below the West Midlands average of 97 per 1,000. The average income per household in Bartley Green & Shenley Fields is £42,837 per year. The median sale price in Bartley Green is £214,000 (around £252 per square foot), with typical sale prices between £180,000 and £260,000. The nearest station is Northfield, about 1.3 miles away. There are 6 primary and no secondary schools in the area.
Bartley Green & Shenley Fields has a high level of deprivation, ranked at position 10,070 out of 32,844 areas in England, placing it within the top 31% most deprived areas in England.
Bartley Green & Shenley Fields has a high crime rate, with approximately 77.4 reported incidents per 1,000 population each year.
Approximately 40.4% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 42.9% of dwellings are socially rented.
The average income per household in Bartley Green & Shenley Fields is £42,837 per year.
No significant noise sources from railways or roads near B31 5PY.
Bartley Green & Shenley Fields near B31 5PY has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.
The nearest station is Northfield located about 1.3 miles away. There are no other stations nearby.
Based on 134 recent sales, the median property price is £214,000 (about £252 per square foot) in Bartley Green area, with individual transactions ranging from £56,500 up to £500,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 16 | £340,000 | £323 |
| Semi-Detached | 35 | £230,000 | £275 |
| Terraced | 73 | £206,000 | £243 |
| Flats | 10 | £108,500 | £190 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £235,250 | £70,000 | £127,000 | £125,000 |
| 2017 | £210,000 | £77,000 | £150,000 | £126,250 |
| 2018 | £243,000 | £106,000 | £156,750 | £135,000 |
| 2019 | £250,000 | £81,500 | £170,000 | £143,000 |
| 2020 | £259,500 | £78,500 | £175,000 | £143,000 |
| 2021 | £277,500 | £100,500 | £183,500 | £164,500 |
| 2022 | £280,000 | £122,000 | £220,000 | £182,750 |
| 2023 | £287,500 | £100,000 | £231,000 | £178,000 |
| 2024 | £325,000 | £94,000 | £233,000 | £180,000 |
| 2025 | £331,500 | £106,200 | £260,000 | £193,000 |
| 2026 | £335,000 | £124,500 | £262,000 | £210,000 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £206 | £121 | £155 | £143 |
| 2017 | £239 | £132 | £174 | £144 |
| 2018 | £232 | £158 | £183 | £156 |
| 2019 | £263 | £175 | £195 | £160 |
| 2020 | £244 | £153 | £201 | £170 |
| 2021 | £262 | £144 | £226 | £187 |
| 2022 | £275 | £203 | £251 | £213 |
| 2023 | £274 | £178 | £275 | £202 |
| 2024 | £312 | £167 | £259 | £217 |
| 2025 | £316 | £174 | £276 | £225 |
| 2026 | £397 | £209 | £283 | £250 |
There were 8 recent sold properties in the last 18 months near B31 5PY.
| Date | Address | Type | Tenure | Price | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2025 | 121, Borrowdale Road, Birmingham, B31 5QL | Semi-Detached | Freehold | £172,000 | |
| 29 Jul 2025 | 135, Borrowdale Road, Birmingham, B31 5QL | Terraced | Freehold | £185,000 | |
| 11 Dec 2025 | 89, Trescott Road, Birmingham, B31 5QA | Semi-Detached | Freehold | £215,100 | |
| 01 Aug 2025 | 59, Trescott Road, Birmingham, B31 5QA | Semi-Detached | Freehold | £182,500 | |
| 19 Sept 2025 | 193, Trescott Road, Birmingham, B31 5QG | Semi-Detached | Freehold | £180,000 |
In the B31 5PY postcode area, located within Bartley Green & Shenley Fields, there are 6 primary and 0 secondary schools in close proximity.
Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s inspection details to see the full breakdown.
| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.3 mi | Primary | Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy | Academy sponsor led | Ofsted rating. Inspected 24 Mar 2015. | |
Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy ratingOfsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 24 Mar 2015
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| 0.4 mi | Primary | The Orchards Primary Academy | Academy converter | Ofsted rating. Inspected 18 Mar 2015. | |
The Orchards Primary Academy ratingOfsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 18 Mar 2015
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| 0.7 mi | Primary | Forestdale Primary School | Community school | Ofsted rating. Inspected 19 Oct 2022. | |
Forestdale Primary School ratingOfsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 19 Oct 2022
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Annual council tax rates for Birmingham district.
Council tax bands are based on the value of your property. Most homes fall into bands A to D.
Elected local representatives for B31 5PY, including ward councillors and the local member of parliament.
Chris Steele
Bartley Green - Elected 7 May 2026
Rajbir Singh
Bartley Green - Elected 7 May 2026
Preet Kaur Gill
Birmingham Edgbaston - Elected 4 Jul 2024
The area around B31 5PY records about 77 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a high crime rate for England: it scores 7 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level. Across West Midlands as a whole the rate is about 97 per 1,000. The most common offences locally are violence and sexual offences, vehicle crime and criminal damage and arson.
The median sale price around B31 5PY in Bartley Green is £214,000 (about £252 per square foot) based on 134 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
There are 10 schools close to B31 5PY, including Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy (Good), The Orchards Primary Academy (Good) and Forestdale Primary School (Good). Ratings are official Ofsted judgements or Area360 summaries of the latest available inspection grades.
B31 5PY scores 8 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. Its neighbourhood ranks 10,070 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The Member of Parliament for Birmingham Edgbaston covering B31 5PY is Preet Kaur Gill (Labour and Co-operative Party), elected at the 2024 general election. The area is represented by 2 local councillors: Chris Steele (Reform UK) and Rajbir Singh (Reform UK).