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B31 5 in Birmingham

Birmingham council area · B31 5 postcode sector

Explore recorded housing and local services for postcode sector B31 5 in Birmingham. Check the data sources, coverage and nearby sectors.

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Area guideB31 5 · B31 district6 of 6 evidence categories available

A first look at B31 5

Start with the home, then the everyday details. These records describe a postcode sector; check the address before deciding.

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Recorded sale median
£265,000153 sales · 2025
Nearest recorded station
1.7 kmUndated · straight line from the approximate centre
Evidence available
6 / 6Data categories, not an area rating

The house median is £273,500 from 141 sales; the flat median is £148,770 from 12 sales in B31 5. These are different property groups, and the transactions are from 2025. Different property mixes can change the medians.

What stands out in the records

  • Broadband availability

    Gigabit availability averages 97.5% across 194 residential postcode records in B31 5, using Ofcom's January 2026 snapshot. This gives each postcode equal weight, not each home. Check the exact address for service.

  • Station and supermarket distances

    From the B31 5 sector centre, the nearest mapped station is 1.6 km away and supermarket 0.6 km away in a straight line. These are not journey times.

  • Primary school evidence

    2 primary schools appear inside the B31 5 sector boundary. 100% of those with a recorded Ofsted rating are Good or Outstanding; the rated subset may be smaller than the total. Location does not determine admission eligibility.

Streets and surroundings

See streets and nearby places within about 1 km of the approximate postcode sector centre. The marker does not show a specific address or the sector boundary.

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Housing

What homes have sold for

These are recorded sale medians for B31 5. They are not current asking prices or valuations.

Hover or tap a bar to see the sales sample.

153 sales in sample
141 sales in sample
28 sales in sample
77 sales in sample
36 sales in sample
12 sales in sample
Land Registry source

Transfers dated 2025. A small sample can move the median sharply.

The dated rent series below covers a wider local authority, not this postcode sector. Use live rental searches below to check current asking rents.

How prices have changed nearby

ONS monthly averages for Birmingham local authority. This is a wider area than the postcode sector above, whose recorded sale figures are medians for 2025.

This sector overlaps more than one council area

ONS boundaries dated December 2025 put the largest share of the mapped sector overlap in Birmingham, about 90.2%. This compares land area, not homes or addresses.

Other overlaps of at least 5%: Bromsgrove 9.8%. The charts cover Birmingham only.

The boundaries cover about 100% of the stored sector shape. Coastlines, simplified boundaries and source dates can leave gaps or small overlaps. ONS boundary source, Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025.

Average monthly private rent

£1,099Latest observed month · Aug 2026

Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026Monthly values from £790 to £1,099. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£1.1k£944.5£790202020232026
Aug 2026£1,099

Sept 2020 to Aug 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking rent.

How to read these figures

The ONS rent measure includes new and existing tenancies. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026
MonthAverage
Aug 2026£1,099
Jul 2026£1,093
Jun 2026£1,090
May 2026£1,088
Apr 2026£1,086
Mar 2026£1,086
Feb 2026£1,087
Jan 2026£1,087
Dec 2025£1,084
Nov 2025£1,080
Oct 2025£1,075
Sept 2025£1,070
Aug 2025£1,068
Jul 2025£1,063
Jun 2025£1,059
May 2025£1,053
Apr 2025£1,051
Mar 2025£1,050
Feb 2025£1,048
Jan 2025£1,042
Dec 2024£1,036
Nov 2024£1,028
Oct 2024£1,024
Sept 2024£1,019
Aug 2024£1,012
Jul 2024£1,001
Jun 2024£992
May 2024£988
Apr 2024£986
Mar 2024£983
Feb 2024£971
Jan 2024£959
Dec 2023£950
Nov 2023£944
Oct 2023£934
Sept 2023£920
Aug 2023£908
Jul 2023£899
Jun 2023£891
May 2023£882
Apr 2023£871
Mar 2023£864
Feb 2023£859
Jan 2023£855
Dec 2022£852
Nov 2022£848
Oct 2022£845
Sept 2022£843
Aug 2022£839
Jul 2022£831
Jun 2022£824
May 2022£819
Apr 2022£821
Mar 2022£822
Feb 2022£824
Jan 2022£820
Dec 2021£816
Nov 2021£813
Oct 2021£812
Sept 2021£811
Aug 2021£808
Jul 2021£805
Jun 2021£801
May 2021£798
Apr 2021£794
Mar 2021£793
Feb 2021£790
Jan 2021£791
Dec 2020£794
Nov 2020£799
Oct 2020£802
Sept 2020£800

Average house price

£234,257Latest observed month · Jul 2026

Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026Monthly values from £186,677 to £235,454. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£235.5k£211.1k£186.7k202020232026
Jul 2026£234,257

Aug 2020 to Jul 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking price or valuation.

How to read these figures

The UK House Price Index uses a geometric mean for this local authority. It differs from the sector sale median above in geography, period and calculation. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026
MonthAverage
Jul 2026£234,257
Jun 2026£233,019
May 2026£232,387
Apr 2026£232,963
Mar 2026£231,289
Feb 2026£230,291
Jan 2026£229,594
Dec 2025£232,272
Nov 2025£233,890
Oct 2025£235,454
Sept 2025£233,865
Aug 2025£231,292
Jul 2025£228,470
Jun 2025£229,142
May 2025£233,260
Apr 2025£233,968
Mar 2025£232,983
Feb 2025£230,537
Jan 2025£231,722
Dec 2024£232,547
Nov 2024£234,500
Oct 2024£232,932
Sept 2024£230,120
Aug 2024£228,464
Jul 2024£226,956
Jun 2024£226,488
May 2024£222,576
Apr 2024£221,247
Mar 2024£219,868
Feb 2024£222,221
Jan 2024£223,452
Dec 2023£224,814
Nov 2023£225,358
Oct 2023£226,383
Sept 2023£227,669
Aug 2023£226,089
Jul 2023£224,965
Jun 2023£222,515
May 2023£221,430
Apr 2023£224,085
Mar 2023£226,927
Feb 2023£232,293
Jan 2023£232,463
Dec 2022£233,948
Nov 2022£232,650
Oct 2022£231,657
Sept 2022£230,415
Aug 2022£226,938
Jul 2022£223,645
Jun 2022£220,637
May 2022£221,274
Apr 2022£221,549
Mar 2022£218,842
Feb 2022£214,885
Jan 2022£211,107
Dec 2021£207,532
Nov 2021£206,783
Oct 2021£205,213
Sept 2021£205,213
Aug 2021£208,628
Jul 2021£207,594
Jun 2021£207,263
May 2021£202,999
Apr 2021£203,874
Mar 2021£202,880
Feb 2021£199,018
Jan 2021£194,975
Dec 2020£192,065
Nov 2020£189,247
Oct 2020£188,210
Sept 2020£188,623
Aug 2020£186,677
Everyday life

Connections and nearby services

Service distances are straight lines from an approximate sector centre. They do not measure a route or journey time.

Broadband and mobile

  • Gigabit availability across postcodesEstimate97.5%Mean across 194 residential postcode percentages · January 2026
  • 4G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Birmingham; 495,573 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
  • 5G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Birmingham; 495,573 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
Sources and limits
  • Gigabit availability across postcodesMean across 194 residential postcode percentages · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataUnweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Birmingham; 495,573 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataPredicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Birmingham; 495,573 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataHigh-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.

Broadband is a mean of residential postcode percentages, not a sector premises rate. Mobile figures describe outdoor coverage from at least one operator across the named local authority. Check your network and address.

Transport and amenities

Scale: 0 to 6 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest train station1.7 km
  • Nearest supermarket0.6 km
  • Nearest post office0.7 km
  • Nearest GP practice0.9 km
  • Nearest hospital2.8 km
  • Nearest gym1.3 km
  • Nearest restaurant1 km
  • Nearest community centre1.3 km
  • Nearest mapped free parking3.7 km
  • Nearest Waitrose5.9 km
  • Mapped pubs in sectorUnknownInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest train stationStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap rail stationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarketStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap supermarketsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post officeStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap post officesDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practiceStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government GP practice locationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospitalStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government hospital locations in EnglandDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gymStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap gymsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurantStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap restaurantsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centreStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap community centresDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parkingStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parkingDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest WaitroseStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location dataDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sectorInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap pubsA mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.

Outdoor access

Scale: 0 to 6 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest park0.6 km
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km0 weighted haWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
  • Parks within 1 km17 parksWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest parkStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parksDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsWeighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsCounts mapped parks near the sector centre.
Local details

Places in the records

Explore named places in the available records. Map links appear only where the source includes a location.

Supermarket brand distances

Waitrose
5.88 km
Tesco
0.56 km
Sainsbury's
1.01 km
Aldi
1.19 km
Lidl
5.36 km
M&S
1.93 km

Straight-line distance from the sector centre. A nearby shop may be outside the sector.

About these records

SourceStored supermarket brand locations, mainly OpenStreetMap; Waitrose also uses a brand location file

Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. A value under 1 km does not prove a shop is inside the boundary. Locations and opening status are undated.

Listed buildings

Recorded listed buildings
3
Grade II
3

Recorded points inside this sector. The dataset covers England.

About these records

SourceHistoric England listed-building points

Recorded points inside this sector. The source covers England; absence of this block does not establish that there are no listed buildings.

Mapped bathing-water site

River Severn at Ironbridge
41.79 km

Nearest mapped bathing-water site, not necessarily the nearest beach. No current water-quality claim.

About these records

SourceEnvironment Agency bathing-water locations in England

Nearest site in this dataset, measured in a straight line from the sector centre. It is not necessarily the nearest beach. The stored classification has no verified year, so no current water-quality claim is made.

Schools

School evidence

Recorded school locations, not catchment areas or a promise of admission.

2Primaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.1 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
Historical inspection ratings

100% of rated schools in the source dataset were rated Good or better. The rated-school denominator and inspection dates are unknown, so this is not a current rating for the schools counted above.

0Secondaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset1.9 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Grammarrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset22.9 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Independentrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset3.5 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre

This dataset does not establish school coverage outside England. A school inside the sector or nearby does not establish admission eligibility. Check current inspection reports and admissions rules with the school or local authority.

Recorded crime

Undated crime records

The observation period is unknown. These figures cannot tell you current crime levels or personal safety.

For a current picture, check police information for the address. Services and coverage vary across the UK.

View undated recorded incidents

These are raw counts, not population-adjusted risk rates. Coverage is not fully verified and counts depend on reporting and police recording practices.

1,129recorded incidents in the available dataset
Violence and sexual offences
448
Shoplifting
139
Anti-social behaviour
89
Vehicle crime
87
Criminal damage and arson
86
Other theft
65
Public order
60
Burglary
39
Possession of weapons
32
Drugs
29
Robbery
26
Other crime
23
Theft from the person
6

Current listings

See what is on the market

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Places to compare

These are evidence matches from across the nationwide postcode sector dataset. Some may be far from B31 5. Compare the recorded measures and distance before deciding which guides to open.

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Postcode sectorSale median (2025)Sales in sampleFrom B31 5Shared evidence
B31 5FrankleyThis area · Birmingham
£265,000
153
This area
Reference sector
LU1 1LU1 1 in Luton area guideLuton
£260,000£5,000 lower than this area
49
120.9 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest station1.7 km1.7 km
Nearest supermarket0.6 km0.5 km
Nearest park0.6 km0.6 km
LS16 6LS16 6 in Leeds area guideLeeds
£273,000£8,000 higher than this area
190
161.6 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability98%98%
Nearest park0.6 km0.6 km
Nearest supermarket0.6 km0.6 km
CV21 1CV21 1 in Rugby area guideRugby
£279,950£14,950 higher than this area
188
49.3 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability98%97%
Nearest station1.7 km1.6 km
Nearest park0.6 km0.6 km
PR1 0PR1 0 in South Ribble area guideSouth Ribble
£263,750£1,250 lower than this area
124
156.7 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability98%97%
Nearest station1.7 km1.7 km

Recorded sales cover 2025; these medians are not current asking prices. Distances are straight lines between approximate sector centres, not travel routes. Missing values remain unknown.

How these comparisons were made

Sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. Suggestion reasons use the available sale medians, Ofcom January 2026 residential broadband availability, calculated as an unweighted mean of postcode percentages and undated OpenStreetMap station, supermarket and park locations. Distances to mapped places are also straight lines from approximate sector centres. A suggestion shares several measures with this sector; it is not a suitability score.

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About the evidence

Sources and limits

This guide covers postcode sector B31 5, not the whole of Birmingham. 6 of 6 evidence categories are available. Missing values mean unknown.

See metric sources and dates

Sector sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. The guide shows standard residential transactions for 2025, grouped by property type, with at least five sales per published median. School locations were processed from Get Information about Schools with OpenStreetMap fallback where needed. Check current English school inspection reports with Ofsted. Recorded crime counts use Police.uk open data; the processed sector file does not retain an observation period.

  • Gigabit availability across postcodes. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Mean across 194 residential postcode percentages. Unweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Birmingham; 495,573 premises; at least one operator. Predicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Birmingham; 495,573 premises; at least one operator. High-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.
  • Nearest train station. OpenStreetMap rail stations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarket. OpenStreetMap supermarkets; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post office. OpenStreetMap post offices; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practice. Government GP practice locations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospital. Government hospital locations in England; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest park. OpenStreetMap parks; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gym. OpenStreetMap gyms; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurant. OpenStreetMap restaurants; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centre. OpenStreetMap community centres; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parking. OpenStreetMap parking; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest Waitrose. Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location data; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sector. OpenStreetMap pubs; Undated snapshot; Inside postcode sector boundary. A mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Weighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Counts mapped parks near the sector centre.

Housing figures are recorded sale medians. Service distances, where shown, are straight lines from an approximate postcode-sector centre. School ratings may have changed. Crime figures are raw recorded counts with no verified period in this model.

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