B1 3AZ

Soho & Jewellery Quarter · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood
Postcode district
B1
Postcode sector
B1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B1 3BJ 11 m
B1 3DN 13 m
B1 3BS 35 m
B1 3BF 44 m
B1 3BQ 44 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B1 3AZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B1
Postcode sector
B1 3
Latitude
52.485404
Longitude
-1.916013
British National Grid easting
405,800
British National Grid northing
287,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Ladywood · E14001096
Output area
E00186267
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 137F · E01034950
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 137 · E02006898

Postcode source versions

Explore B1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
215
Primary
113
Secondary
32
  1. Jewellery Quarter Academy

    Free schools

    130 m
  2. Nelson Primary School

    Community school

    476 m
  3. Brookfields Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    501 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16,737
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6,455
  • Shoplifting 2,124
  • Other theft 1,516
  • Vehicle crime 1,150
  • Public order 1,129

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B1 3 residents
2,486

Age bands in B1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
3.4%

83 residents

Age 15 to 24
25.3%

609 residents

Age 25 to 44
61.8%

1,489 residents

Age 45 to 64
8.3%

199 residents

Age 65 and over
1.2%

30 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

78

within 5 km straight-line

  • HOCKLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    60 LION COURT, CARVER STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B1 3AL

    ODS code M85797

    74 m

  • BROADWAY HEALTH CENTRE

    COPE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7BA

    ODS code Y00471

    622 m

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SUMMERFIELD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 134 HEATH STREET, WINSON GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7AL

    ODS code M85642

    1.5 km

  • DR KULSHRESTHA FAMILY PRACTICE

    SUMMERFIELD PRIM CARE CTR, 134 HEATH STREET, WINSON, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7AL

    ODS code M85686

    1.5 km

  • HEATH STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    SUMMERFIELD PCC, 134 HEATH STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7AL

    ODS code Y06378

    1.5 km

  • SUMMERFIELD GROUP PRACTICE

    SUMMERFIELD PRIM CARE CTR, 134 HEATH STREET, WINSON, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7AL

    ODS code Y00492

    1.5 km

  • HALCYON MEDICAL

    UNIT 8, 24 MARTINEAU PLACE, BIRMINGHAM, B2 4UH

    ODS code M85778

    1.5 km

  • BATH ROW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FIRST FLOOR, COLSTON SUITE, ATTWOOD GREENN HC, 30 BATH ROW, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B15 1LZ

    ODS code M85025

    1.5 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTH EXCHANGE

    30 BATH ROW, BIRMINGHAM, B15 1LZ

    ODS code Y01057

    1.5 km

  • KARIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WATERWORKS ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B16 9AL

    ODS code M85088

    1.6 km

  • CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    276 DUDLEY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B18 4HL

    ODS code M85684

    1.8 km

  • MODALITY BIRMINGHAM

    ORSBORN HOUSE, 55 TERRACE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1BP

    ODS code M85178

    1.8 km

  • DRUID GROUP - EMC SURGERY

    2A CAVENDISH ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B16 0HZ

    ODS code M85706

    1.9 km

  • BURBURY MEDICAL CENTRE

    311 BURBURY STREET, LOZELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1TT

    ODS code M85701

    1.9 km

  • RAYDOCS NEWTOWN

    NEWTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE, 243 WHEELER STREET, NEWTOWN, BIRMINGHAM, B19 2ET

    ODS code M85020

    1.9 km

  • FINCH ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    FINCH RD PRIMARY CARE CTR, FINCH ROAD, LOZELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1HS

    ODS code M85154

    2.1 km

  • HAMSTEAD ROAD SURGERY

    168 HAMSTEAD ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B20 2QR

    ODS code M85009

    2.1 km

  • ROTTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    264 ROTTON PARK ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B16 0LU

    ODS code M85098

    2.1 km

  • KIRPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85176

    2.4 km

  • SOHO HEALTH CENTRE

    247-251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code Y00412

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 78 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Camden Street

    BCT · Jewellery Quarter

    0.1 miles
  • Carver Street

    BCT · Jewellery Quarter

    0.1 miles
  • Carver Street

    BCT · Jewellery Quarter

    0.1 miles
  • Spring Hill Island

    BCT · Jewellery Quarter

    0.1 miles
  • Camden Street

    BCT · Jewellery Quarter

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 137F, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,401 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

215 open schools are in scope, including 113 primary and 32 secondary schools. Jewellery Quarter Academy is the nearest published school at 130 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

16,737 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,394.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6,455 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.