| Postcode | B21 9AF | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Birmingham | 
| Nearest station | The Hawthorns (2 km) | 
| Bus stops | Osborne Rd (SW) Antrobus Rd (S) Holly Rd (SW) Osborne Rd (NE) Handsworth Park (N) Handsworth Park (S) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 24 View | 
| Known addresses | 2 Invention Avenue, Birmingham 4 Invention Avenue, Birmingham 6 Invention Avenue, Birmingham 8 Invention Avenue, Birmingham 10 Invention Avenue, Birmingham 12 Invention Avenue, Birmingham 14 Invention Avenue, Birmingham 16 Invention Avenue, Birmingham 18 Invention Avenue, Birmingham 19 Invention Avenue, Birmingham 20 Invention Avenue, Birmingham 21 Invention Avenue, Birmingham 23 Invention Avenue, Birmingham 25 Invention Avenue, Birmingham 27 Invention Avenue, Birmingham 29 Invention Avenue, Birmingham | 
| Main property type | Semi-detached | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 52.509069 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.93471 | |
| Easting | 404528 | |
| Northing | 290133 | |
| Grid reference | SP045901 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 572299 5818194 | |
| what3words | lock.soils.apple | |
| FixPhrase | croak luxury scrap thwarting | |
| Plus code | 9C4WG358+J4 | |
| Altitude | 130 metres (426 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:57 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:47 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 103.5 KMs (64.3 miles) | 
| Parish | Birmingham, unparished area | E43000250 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Handsworth | E05011142 | 
| Metropolitan District | Birmingham | E08000025 | 
| County | West Midlands | E11000018 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Birmingham Perry Barr | E14001098 | 
| MP | Ayoub Khan | Independent | 
| Police force | West Midlands | |
| Water company | Severn Trent | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Birmingham | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | West Midlands | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | West Midlands | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | March 2013 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban major conurbation | |
| Built up area (2024) | Birmingham | E63010038 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00047054 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 4B1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Birmingham 034C | E01009270 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Birmingham 034C | E01009270 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Handsworth West | E02001860 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Handsworth West | E02001860 | 
| Travel to work area | Birmingham | E30000169 | 
| Average property price in Birmingham | £256,833 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.5% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Invention Avenue, Birmingham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2021 | £200,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2017 | £165,000 | |
| New build semi-detached (freehold) | May 2014 | £132,995 | |
| 12 Invention Avenue, Birmingham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2018 | £134,950 | 
| New build semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2013 | £109,995 | |
| 2 Invention Avenue, Birmingham | New build semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2013 | £134,995 | 
| 19 Invention Avenue, Birmingham | New build detached (freehold) | Aug 2013 | £137,500 | 
| 21 Invention Avenue, Birmingham | New build detached (freehold) | Aug 2013 | £137,500 | 
| 23 Invention Avenue, Birmingham | New build semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2013 | £134,995 | 
| 18 Invention Avenue, Birmingham | New build detached (freehold) | Jul 2013 | £129,995 | 
| 25 Invention Avenue, Birmingham | New build semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2013 | £128,245 | 
| 14 Invention Avenue, Birmingham | New build semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2013 | £128,995 | 
| 16 Invention Avenue, Birmingham | New build terraced (freehold) | Jun 2013 | £107,500 |