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B23 7DA area guide

Who lives in B23 7DA, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Stockland Green - Marsh Hill
Council: Birmingham
Region: West Midlands
Neighbourhood population: 1,472 (2024)

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At a glance

What B23 7DA is like

B23 7DA is a postcode in the Stockland Green - Marsh Hill neighbourhood of Birmingham. Nothing here is published for a single postcode, so these figures describe the neighbourhood around it: about 1,472 people. 83.2% of households own their home, 15.1% rent privately and 1.3% are in social housing. The biggest age group is 10–14, and 58.5% 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 B23 7 sold for a median of £195,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How B23 7DA compares

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

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle — 23.8 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£195,000

Median over 113 sales in B23 7, +5.4% on the year before.

TransportMore

3.0/ 10

Limited — 0 stations within a mile, 34 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

93%

of 15 rated schools within 1 mile are good or better.

Household incomeMore

£41,892

Average a year, before tax — higher than 17% 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.

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Prices risingPositive
The median sale price in B23 7 is up 5.4% on the year before.
02
Well-rated schoolsPositive
93% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
83.2% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

B23 7DA FAQs

Is B23 7DA a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 it averages decile 5.0 of 10, where 10 is the least deprived tenth of England. Higher-harm crime runs at 23.8 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. 93% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

How much does a house cost in B23 7DA?

The median sale price over the last year was £195,000.

Homes in B23 7 sold for a median of £195,000 across 113 sales in the year to August 2026, +5.4% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry's record of every residential sale.

Is B23 7DA safe?

How crime here compares with the rest of the country.

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.8 offences per 1,000 people a year around B23 7DA, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in B23 7DA?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The biggest age group is 10–14, at 8.3% of residents. 83.2% of households own their home. The most common home is semi-detached (92.6%).

Which council covers B23 7DA?

B23 7DA is in Birmingham.

B23 7DA is in Birmingham, in West Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is B23 7DA?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 34 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Erdington Rail Station, 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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