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B23 7DU area guide

Who lives in B23 7DU, 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)
At a glance

What B23 7DU is like

B23 7DU 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 7DU 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
5.0/ 10

Good — 1 station within a mile, 32 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
88%

of 17 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.

  1. 01
    Prices risingPositive

    The median sale price in B23 7 is up 5.4% on the year before.

  2. 02
    Mostly owner-occupied

    83.2% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

B23 7DU FAQs

01
Is B23 7DU 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. 88% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).
02
How much does a house cost in B23 7DU?

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.
03
Is B23 7DU 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 7DU, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.
04
Who lives in B23 7DU?

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%).
05
Which council covers B23 7DU?

B23 7DU is in Birmingham.

B23 7DU is in Birmingham, in West Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is B23 7DU?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 32 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Gravelly Hill Rail Station, 0.8 miles 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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