B11 1HY

Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Birmingham
Postcode district
B11
Postcode sector
B11 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B11 1RE 23 m
B11 1AN 35 m
B11 1DA 49 m
B11 1JB 90 m
B11 1JS 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B11 1HY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B11
Postcode sector
B11 1
Latitude
52.466492
Longitude
-1.877778
British National Grid easting
408,400
British National Grid northing
285,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Parish or community
E43000250
Output area
E00047474
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 071D · E01009365
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 071 · E02001897

Postcode source versions

Explore B11

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
225
Primary
109
Secondary
35
  1. Camp Hill Education

    Other independent school

    152 m
  2. Christ Church CofE Controlled Primary School and Nursery

    Voluntary controlled school

    360 m
  3. Calthorpe Academy

    Academy special converter

    364 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10,733
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,502
  • Vehicle crime 976
  • Criminal damage and arson 890
  • Other theft 806
  • Public order 732

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B11 1 residents
12,475

Age bands in B11 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
24.7%

3,061 residents

Age 15 to 24
18.4%

2,278 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.5%

3,652 residents

Age 45 to 64
19%

2,354 residents

Age 65 and over
8.3%

1,033 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

84

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE BALAJI SURGERY, THE SPARKBROOK CHC

    34 GRANTHAM ROAD, SPARKBROOK, BIRMINGHAM, B11 1LU

    ODS code M85794

    611 m

  • THE BROOK SURGERY

    34 GRANTHAM ROAD, SPARKBROOK, BIRMINGHAM, B11 1LU

    ODS code M85174

    611 m

  • HIGHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHGATE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0YA

    ODS code M85713

    698 m

  • THE WAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 FRANK STREET, HIGHGATE, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0UF

    ODS code M85084

    783 m

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    COOKSEY ROAD, SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B10 0BS

    ODS code M85024

    1.1 km

  • THE KHATTAK MEMORIAL SURGERY

    309 BOLTON ROAD, SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B10 0AU

    ODS code M85146

    1.1 km

  • BABYLON GP AT HAND BIRMINGHAM

    121 GLOVER STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4EY

    ODS code Y06487

    1.2 km

  • BALSALL HEATH HEALTH CENTRE (S)

    BALSALL HEATH HEALTH CENTRE, 43 EDWARD ROAD, BALSALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B12 9LP

    ODS code M85766

    1.2 km

  • DR WALJI AND COLLEAGUES

    BALSALL HEATH HEALTH CTR, 43 EDWARD ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B12 9LP

    ODS code M85128

    1.2 km

  • FIRSTCARE PRACTICE

    BALSALL HEATH HEALTH CENTRE, 43 EDWARD ROAD, BALSALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B12 9LP

    ODS code M85051

    1.2 km

  • WEATHER OAK MEDICAL CENTRE

    35 WARWICK ROAD, SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B11 4RA

    ODS code M85153

    1.3 km

  • SMALL HEATH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 GREAT WOOD ROAD, SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B10 9QE

    ODS code M85108

    1.3 km

  • COVENTRY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    448 COVENTRY ROAD, SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B10 0UG

    ODS code M85699

    1.3 km

  • BELLEVUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 BELLEVUE, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B5 7LX

    ODS code M85124

    1.6 km

  • NEWPORT MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWPORT MEDICAL PRACTICE, 1 NEWPORT ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B12 8QE

    ODS code M85164

    1.6 km

  • STRENSHAM ROAD SURGERY

    4 STRENSHAM ROAD, BALSALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B12 9RR

    ODS code M85783

    1.7 km

  • FERNLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    560 STRATFORD ROAD, SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B11 4AN

    ODS code M85116

    1.9 km

  • BORDESLEY GREEN SURGERY

    143-145 BORDESLEY GREEN, BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 5EG

    ODS code M85781

    1.9 km

  • CHARLES ROAD SURGERY

    192 CHARLES ROAD, SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B10 9AB

    ODS code M85679

    2.0 km

  • HALCYON MEDICAL

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

    ODS code M85778

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 84 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Auckland Road

    BCT · Sparkbrook

    0.0 miles
  • Auckland Road

    BCT · Sparkbrook

    0.1 miles
  • Sampson Road

    BCT · Sparkbrook

    0.2 miles
  • Stratford Place

    BCT · Bordesley

    0.2 miles
  • Main Street

    BCT · Sparkbrook

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 071D, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

157 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 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

225 open schools are in scope, including 109 primary and 35 secondary schools. Camp Hill Education is the nearest published school at 152 m.

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

Recorded crime

10,733 published events cover 12 months, averaging 894.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,502 events.

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