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B38 8QU area guide

Who lives in B38 8QU, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Lifford & Walkers Heath
Council: Birmingham
Region: West Midlands
Neighbourhood population: 1,398 (2024)

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At a glance

What B38 8QU is like

B38 8QU 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 1,398 people. 68.7% of households own their home, 16.3% rent privately and 14.6% are in social housing. The biggest age group is 50–54, and 56.3% 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 8 sold for a median of £275,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How B38 8QU compares

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

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

7/ 10

Around the middle — 38.1 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£275,000

Median over 91 sales in B38 8, +6.1% on the year before.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good — 1 station within a mile, 40 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.

01
Prices risingPositive
The median sale price in B38 8 is up 6.1% on the year before.
02
An older population
22.7% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
68.7% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

B38 8QU FAQs

Is B38 8QU a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 it averages decile 4.0 of 10, where 10 is the least deprived tenth of England. Higher-harm crime runs at 38.1 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).

How much does a house cost in B38 8QU?

The median sale price over the last year was £275,000.

Homes in B38 8 sold for a median of £275,000 across 91 sales in the year to August 2026, +6.1% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry's record of every residential sale.

Is B38 8QU safe?

How crime here compares with the rest of the country.

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.1 offences per 1,000 people a year around B38 8QU, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.

Who lives in B38 8QU?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The biggest age group is 50–54, at 7.3% of residents. 68.7% of households own their home. The most common home is semi-detached (35.5%).

Which council covers B38 8QU?

B38 8QU is in Birmingham.

B38 8QU is in Birmingham, in West Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is B38 8QU?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 40 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, 0.7 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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