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B15 3AZ area guide

Who lives in B15 3AZ, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Edgbaston North
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,939 (2024)
At a glance

What B15 3AZ is like

B15 3AZ is a postcode in the Edgbaston North neighbourhood of Birmingham. Nothing here is published for a single postcode, so these figures describe the neighbourhood around it: about 1,939 people. 82.1% of households own their home, 16.9% rent privately and 0.9% are in social housing. The biggest age group is 5–9, and 53.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation it sits close to the middle of the range for England. Higher-harm crime is around the national middle. Homes in B15 3 sold for a median of £372,650 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How B15 3AZ compares

Each figure is set against England as a whole. Follow a score for the detail behind it.

AffluenceMore
6.0/ 10

Around the middle — decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of England, 10 the least.

CrimeMore
7/ 10

Around the middle — 37.7 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£372,650

Median over 48 sales in B15 3, −6.8% on the year before.

TransportMore
4.5/ 10

Good — 1 station within a mile, 34 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
80%

of 10 rated schools within 1 mile are good or better.

Household incomeMore
£53,437

Average a year, before tax — higher than 51% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Only flagged where this area is materially different from the national picture.

  1. 01
    Prices fallingLook closer

    The median sale price in B15 3 is down 6.8% on the year before.

  2. 02
    Mostly owner-occupied

    82.1% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

B15 3AZ FAQs

01
Is B15 3AZ a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 it averages decile 6.0 of 10, where 10 is the least deprived tenth of England. Higher-harm crime runs at 37.7 per 1,000 people a year, band 7 of 10 nationally. 80% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10 (good).
02
How much does a house cost in B15 3AZ?

The median sale price over the last year was £372,650.

Homes in B15 3 sold for a median of £372,650 across 48 sales in the year to August 2026, −6.8% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry's record of every residential sale.
03
Is B15 3AZ safe?

How crime here compares with the rest of the country.

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.7 offences per 1,000 people a year around B15 3AZ, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.
04
Who lives in B15 3AZ?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The biggest age group is 5–9, at 8.8% of residents. 82.1% of households own their home. The most common home is detached (63%).
05
Which council covers B15 3AZ?

B15 3AZ is in Birmingham.

B15 3AZ is in Birmingham, in West Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is B15 3AZ?

Connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10.

There are 34 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 4.5 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Edgbaston Village (West Midlands Metro), 1 mile away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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