B31 1FD postcode in Birmingham, England

B31 1FD is a postcode in Birmingham, in the Allens Cross ward. It is in the Birmingham Northfield parliamentary constituency and the West Midlands police force area, and has been in use since December 1999.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Birmingham: 95% Typical price £212,500 Homes sold in B31 1, last 12 months. ▼ 7.6% on the year before Nearest station Northfield 1.2 km in a straight line

Where B31 1FD is, and what is near it

Map of B31 1FD and what is near it Map of B31 1FD: its centre point, with the 219 other postcodes in the B31 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 8 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. B31 1EA: also in B31 1B31 1EJ: also in B31 1B31 1EL: also in B31 1B31 1EP: also in B31 1B31 1EQ: also in B31 1B31 1ER: also in B31 1B31 1ES: also in B31 1B31 1ET: also in B31 1B31 1EX: also in B31 1B31 1EY: also in B31 1B31 1EZ: also in B31 1B31 1FE: also in B31 1B31 1FF: also in B31 1B31 1FG: also in B31 1B31 1FH: also in B31 1B31 1FQ: also in B31 1B31 1HA: also in B31 1B31 1HB: also in B31 1B31 1HD: also in B31 1B31 1HF: also in B31 1B31 1HG: also in B31 1B31 1HH: also in B31 1B31 1HJ: also in B31 1B31 1HL: also in B31 1B31 1HN: also in B31 1B31 1HP: also in B31 1B31 1HY: also in B31 1B31 1HZ: also in B31 1B31 1JA: also in B31 1B31 1JD: also in B31 1B31 1JE: also in B31 1B31 1JF: also in B31 1B31 1JG: also in B31 1B31 1JJ: also in B31 1B31 1JN: also in B31 1B31 1JP: also in B31 1B31 1JQ: also in B31 1B31 1JR: also in B31 1B31 1JS: also in B31 1B31 1JT: also in B31 1B31 1JU: also in B31 1B31 1JX: also in B31 1B31 1JY: also in B31 1B31 1JZ: also in B31 1B31 1LA: also in B31 1B31 1LB: also in B31 1B31 1LD: also in B31 1B31 1LE: also in B31 1B31 1LG: also in B31 1B31 1LH: also in B31 1B31 1LJ: also in B31 1B31 1LL: also in B31 1B31 1LP: also in B31 1B31 1LQ: also in B31 1B31 1LR: also in B31 1B31 1LS: also in B31 1B31 1LU: also in B31 1B31 1LX: also in B31 1B31 1LY: also in B31 1B31 1LZ: also in B31 1B31 1NB: also in B31 1B31 1ND: also in B31 1B31 1NE: also in B31 1B31 1NG: also in B31 1B31 1NH: also in B31 1B31 1NJ: also in B31 1B31 1NL: also in B31 1B31 1NN: also in B31 1B31 1NP: also in B31 1B31 1NR: also in B31 1B31 1NS: also in B31 1B31 1NT: also in B31 1B31 1NU: also in B31 1B31 1NX: also in B31 1B31 1NY: also in B31 1B31 1PA: also in B31 1B31 1PB: also in B31 1B31 1PD: also in B31 1B31 1PE: also in B31 1B31 1PF: also in B31 1B31 1PG: also in B31 1B31 1PJ: also in B31 1B31 1PL: also in B31 1B31 1PN: also in B31 1B31 1PP: also in B31 1B31 1PQ: also in B31 1B31 1PR: also in B31 1B31 1PT: also in B31 1B31 1PW: also in B31 1B31 1PZ: also in B31 1B31 1QA: also in B31 1B31 1QB: also in B31 1B31 1QD: also in B31 1B31 1QE: also in B31 1B31 1QH: also in B31 1B31 1QJ: also in B31 1B31 1QL: also in B31 1B31 1QP: also in B31 1B31 1QQ: also in B31 1B31 1QR: also in B31 1B31 1QS: also in B31 1B31 1QT: also in B31 1B31 1QZ: also in B31 1B31 1RA: also in B31 1B31 1RB: also in B31 1B31 1RD: also in B31 1B31 1RE: also in B31 1B31 1RF: also in B31 1B31 1RG: also in B31 1B31 1RH: also in B31 1B31 1RJ: also in B31 1B31 1RL: also in B31 1B31 1RN: also in B31 1B31 1RP: also in B31 1B31 1RR: also in B31 1B31 1RS: also in B31 1B31 1RT: also in B31 1B31 1RU: also in B31 1B31 1RX: also in B31 1B31 1RZ: also in B31 1B31 1SA: also in B31 1B31 1SB: also in B31 1B31 1SD: also in B31 1B31 1SE: also in B31 1B31 1SG: also in B31 1B31 1SH: also in B31 1B31 1SJ: also in B31 1B31 1SL: also in B31 1B31 1SN: also in B31 1B31 1SP: also in B31 1B31 1SR: also in B31 1B31 1SS: also in B31 1B31 1ST: also in B31 1B31 1SU: also in B31 1B31 1TA: also in B31 1B31 1TB: also in B31 1B31 1TD: also in B31 1B31 1TE: also in B31 1B31 1TF: also in B31 1B31 1TG: also in B31 1B31 1TH: also in B31 1B31 1TN: also in B31 1B31 1TP: also in B31 1B31 1TR: also in B31 1B31 1TT: also in B31 1B31 1TU: also in B31 1B31 1TW: also in B31 1B31 1TX: also in B31 1B31 1TY: also in B31 1B31 1UA: also in B31 1B31 1UB: also in B31 1B31 1UH: also in B31 1B31 1UJ: also in B31 1B31 1UN: also in B31 1B31 1UQ: also in B31 1B31 1UR: also in B31 1B31 1UU: also in B31 1B31 1UW: also in B31 1 Longbridge station 2.3 kmBartley Green B31 1FD Map of B31 1FD and what is near it Map of B31 1FD: its centre point, with the 219 other postcodes in the B31 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 8 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Longbridge station 2.3 kmBartley Green B31 1FD
  • B31 1FD
  • Other postcodes in B31 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.4171, longitude -1.9760)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after B31 1FD?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at B31 1FD?

Every home and business at B31 1FD can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Birmingham: 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Birmingham: 98%

The line marks the figure across Birmingham.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at B31 1FD?

BinDayBuddy does not read Birmingham City Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Birmingham City Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is B31 1FD at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include B31 1FD.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Birmingham

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for B31 1FD: 9,892 properties in Birmingham are at high risk (1.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Birmingham

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of B31 1FD is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near B31 1FD?

Homes in B31 1 sold for a typical £212,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 92 sales, down 7.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£212,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£230,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 7.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £340,000 9 sales
  • Semi-detached £217,000 41 sales
  • Terraced £202,000 35 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £124,000 7 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole B31 district: a typical £234,250 from 534 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in B31 1FD

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in B31 1FD from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 14 March 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near B31 1FD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 770 homes in the neighbourhood around B31 1FD. The largest share of them, 35%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (38%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around B31 1FD

Band D in Birmingham for 2026‑27: £2,363. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,575 (band A) to £2,888 (band E); band C, the most common, is £2,100.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 190 (25%)£1,575
Band Babout 220 (29%)£1,838
Band Cabout 270 (35%)£2,100
Band Dabout 70 (9%)£2,363
Band Eabout 20 (3%)£2,888
Band Ffewer than 5£3,413
Band Gfewer than 5£3,938
Band Hfewer than 5£4,726

When the homes were built

  1. 3% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 18% 1919 to 1939
  4. 22% 1945 to 1964
  5. 9% 1965 to 1982
  6. 38% 1983 to 1999
  7. 9% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Birmingham before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of B31 1FD is in (ONS area E01009497), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near B31 1FD?

The nearest open schools to B31 1FD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near B31 1FD, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to B31 1FD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of B31 1FD is Northfield Rail Station, 1.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Northfield Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmCycle
  • Longbridge Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Lockwood Road, 283 m away.

More stations near B31 1FD, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near B31 1FD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of B31 1FD, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near B31 1FD?

1 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of B31 1FD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Bristol Road Northfield Electric Charge Point Charging point · 2 chargers 400 mWalk
  • Bournville Village Trust Electric Charge Point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.3 kmCycle
  • St Modwen Properties TP2 Charging point · No details mapped 2.3 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near B31 1FD?

The nearest to the centre of B31 1FD, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to B31 1FD?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near B31 1FD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of B31 1FD, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near B31 1FD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of B31 1FD, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near B31 1FD?

The nearest vets to the centre of B31 1FD on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is B31 1FD in a conservation area?

The centre of B31 1FD is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near B31 1FD?

Police.uk records 309 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B31 1FD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences143 reports
Criminal damage and arson36 reports
Shoplifting25 reports
Vehicle crime19 reports
Burglary16 reports
Possession of weapons16 reports

Also: anti-social behaviour 13, other theft 12, drugs 9, public order 8, other crime 8, robbery 3, theft from the person 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for B31 1FD

Ward
Allens Cross
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Birmingham
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 1999

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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B31 1FG70 mB31 1FE70 mB31 1PE120 mB31 1PR130 mB31 1FF140 mB31 1QH140 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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