B38 postcode area
The B38 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Birmingham, Bromsgrove. Area Scores range from 2 to 87 across them.
In summary
There is a sharp split within the B38 district: Wythall & Gay Hill scores 88 out of 100 (#855 of 6,856 nationally) while Turves Green sits at 3 — neighbours on the map, 85 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £187,905 in Turves Green to £435,000 in Alvechurch, Hopwood & Holt End — a 2.3× gap within the B38 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Birmingham and Bromsgrove — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wythall & Gay HillBromsgrove | 855 | 88 | £365,000 |
| Alvechurch, Hopwood & Holt EndBromsgrove | 1,568 | 77 | £435,000 |
| King's NortonBirmingham | 3,871 | 44 | £280,000 |
| West HeathBirmingham | 3,960 | 42 | £228,500 |
| CotteridgeBirmingham | 5,126 | 25 | £271,500 |
| Lifford & Walkers HeathBirmingham | 5,153 | 25 | £240,000 |
| HawkesleyBirmingham | 6,647 | 3 | £192,000 |
| Turves GreenBirmingham | 6,654 | 3 | £187,905 |
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around B38.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.