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B38 0AL area guide

Who lives in B38 0AL, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Lifford & Walkers Heath
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,992 (2024)
At a glance

What B38 0AL is like

B38 0AL is a postcode in the Lifford & Walkers Heath neighbourhood of Birmingham. Nothing here is published for a single postcode, so these figures describe the neighbourhood around it: about 1,992 people. 64.4% of households own their home, 21.5% rent privately and 13.2% are in social housing. The biggest age group is 25–29, and 57% 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 B38 0 sold for a median of £273,250 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How B38 0AL 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
7/ 10

Around the middle — 38.6 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£273,250

Median over 18 sales in B38 0, −4.6% on the year before.

TransportMore
5.0/ 10

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

SchoolsMore
88%

of 8 rated schools within 1 mile are good or better.

Household incomeMore
£49,789

Average a year, before tax — higher than 41% 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
    A young populationPositive

    22.9% of residents are 20 to 34 — the age group that rents most — against 19.6% across England.

Questions

B38 0AL FAQs

01
Is B38 0AL 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 38.6 per 1,000 people a year, band 7 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 B38 0AL?

The median sale price over the last year was £273,250.

Homes in B38 0 sold for a median of £273,250 across 18 sales in the year to August 2026, −4.6% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry's record of every residential sale.
03
Is B38 0AL safe?

How crime here compares with the rest of the country.

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.6 offences per 1,000 people a year around B38 0AL, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.
04
Who lives in B38 0AL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The biggest age group is 25–29, at 10.3% of residents. 64.4% of households own their home. The most common home is semi-detached (37.3%).
05
Which council covers B38 0AL?

B38 0AL is in Birmingham.

B38 0AL is in Birmingham, in West Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is B38 0AL?

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 Kings Norton Rail Station, 0.9 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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