B11 2LB

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B11 2PN 143 m
B11 2PJ 169 m
B11 1DQ 198 m
B11 2RH 211 m
B10 0EN 215 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B11 2LB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 2008
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B11
Postcode sector
B11 2
Latitude
52.462110
Longitude
-1.858436
British National Grid easting
409,715
British National Grid northing
284,915

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Parish or community
E43000250
Output area
E00047322
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 142A · E01009339
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 142 · E02007039

Postcode source versions

Explore B11

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
214
Primary
103
Secondary
34
  1. The Olive School, Small Heath

    Academy sponsor led

    252 m
  2. Jamia Islamia Birmingham

    Other independent school

    359 m
  3. Lift Montgomery

    Academy sponsor led

    514 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,495
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,415
  • Vehicle crime 660
  • Criminal damage and arson 610
  • Other theft 493
  • Public order 462

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B11 2 residents
4,331

Age bands in B11 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
27.4%

1,100 residents

Age 15 to 24
16.4%

657 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.5%

1,227 residents

Age 45 to 64
17.5%

703 residents

Age 65 and over
8.2%

330 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

73

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE KHATTAK MEMORIAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85146

    451 m

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    COOKSEY ROAD, SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B10 0BS

    ODS code M85024

    615 m

  • THE PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    691 COVENTRY ROAD, SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B10 0JL

    ODS code M85005

    829 m

  • WEATHER OAK MEDICAL CENTRE

    35 WARWICK ROAD, SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B11 4RA

    ODS code M85153

    846 m

  • THE BALAJI SURGERY, THE SPARKBROOK CHC

    34 GRANTHAM ROAD, SPARKBROOK, BIRMINGHAM, B11 1LU

    ODS code M85794

    878 m

  • THE BROOK SURGERY

    34 GRANTHAM ROAD, SPARKBROOK, BIRMINGHAM, B11 1LU

    ODS code M85174

    878 m

  • COVENTRY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85699

    893 m

  • AUBREY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    726-728 COVENTRY ROAD, SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B10 0TU

    ODS code M85749

    943 m

  • GREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    50 PERCY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B11 3ND

    ODS code M85735

    991 m

  • SMALL HEATH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85108

    1.2 km

  • FERNLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    560 STRATFORD ROAD, SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B11 4AN

    ODS code M85116

    1.2 km

  • CHARLES ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85679

    1.2 km

  • BORDESLEY GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85781

    1.6 km

  • NEWPORT MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code M85164

    1.8 km

  • SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL PRACT

    739-741 STRATFORD ROAD, SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B11 4DG

    ODS code M85756

    1.9 km

  • OAKWOOD SURGERY

    SPARKHILL PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 856 STRATFORD ROAD, SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B11 4BW

    ODS code M85078

    2.0 km

  • SPRINGFIELD SURGERY

    SPARKHILL PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 856 STRATFORD ROAD, SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B11 4BW

    ODS code M85774

    2.0 km

  • THE HILL GENERAL PRACTICE & UCC

    856 STRATFORD ROAD, SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B11 4BW

    ODS code Y02620

    2.0 km

  • THE HILL GP PRACTICE

    SPARKHILL PRIM CARE CTRE, 856 STRATFORD ROAD, SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B11 4BW

    ODS code Y05826

    2.0 km

  • HIGHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHGATE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0YA

    ODS code M85713

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 73 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Small Heath Station

    BCT · Small Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Small Heath Station

    BCT · Small Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Small Heath Rail Station

    RLY · Small Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Small Heath Rail Station

    RSE · Small Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Poets Corner

    BCT · Small Heath

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 142A, 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

1,427 of 33,755

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

214 open schools are in scope, including 103 primary and 34 secondary schools. The Olive School, Small Heath is the nearest published school at 252 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,495 published events cover 12 months, averaging 624.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,415 events.

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