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B5 6ES area guide

Who lives in B5 6ES, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Digbeth
Council: Birmingham
Region: West Midlands
Neighbourhood population: 1,898 (2024)

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At a glance

What B5 6ES is like

B5 6ES is a postcode in the Digbeth neighbourhood of Birmingham. Nothing here is published for a single postcode, so these figures describe the neighbourhood around it: about 1,898 people. 17% of households own their home, 75.4% rent privately and 6.2% are in social housing. The biggest age group is 25–29, 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 in the top bands nationally. Homes in B5 sold for a median of £214,950 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How B5 6ES 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

10/ 10

Higher than most — 170.7 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£214,950

Median over 83 sales in B5, −13.1% on the year before.

TransportMore

10.0/ 10

Excellent — 19 stations within a mile, 121 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

89%

of 18 rated schools within 1 mile are good or better.

Household incomeMore

£46,432

Average a year, before tax — higher than 31% 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
A big private rental marketPositive
75.4% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.
02
A student area
28.7% of adults are full-time students, against 7.9% across England. Expect HMO demand and term-time turnover.
03
Higher crime than mostLook closer
170.7 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year, against 31.1 across England and Wales.
04
A young populationPositive
64% of residents are 20 to 34 — the age group that rents most — against 19.6% across England.
05
Prices fallingLook closer
The median sale price in B5 is down 13.1% on the year before.

Questions

B5 6ES FAQs

Is B5 6ES 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 170.7 per 1,000 people a year, band 10 of 10 nationally. 89% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 10.0 out of 10 (excellent).

How much does a house cost in B5 6ES?

The median sale price over the last year was £214,950.

Homes in B5 sold for a median of £214,950 across 83 sales in the year to August 2026, −13.1% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry's record of every residential sale.

Is B5 6ES safe?

How crime here compares with the rest of the country.

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 170.7 offences per 1,000 people a year around B5 6ES, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 10 of 10.

Who lives in B5 6ES?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The biggest age group is 25–29, at 23% of residents. 17% of households own their home. The most common home is purpose-built flat (87.1%).

Which council covers B5 6ES?

B5 6ES is in Birmingham.

B5 6ES is in Birmingham, in West Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is B5 6ES?

Connectivity scores 10.0 out of 10.

There are 121 bus stops within 800m and 19 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 10.0 out of 10 (excellent). The nearest station is Digbeth High Street (West Midlands Metro), 0.1 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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