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B12 8AW

Sparkhill · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Birmingham
Ward
Sparkhill
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
Postcode district
B12
Postcode sector
B12 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B12 8AT 59 m
B12 8AP 71 m
B12 8AR 91 m
B12 8AN 95 m
B11 4NJ 118 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B12 8AW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B12
Postcode sector
B12 8
Latitude
52.451410
Longitude
-1.872802
British National Grid easting
408,741
British National Grid northing
283,723

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Sparkhill · E05011171
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley · E14001094
Output area
E00186227
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 142D · E01009382
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 142 · E02007039

Postcode source versions

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Property

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
232a, Stoney Lane, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, B12 8AW 4 September 2015 £125,000
232a, Stoney Lane, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, B12 8AW 12 October 2012 £285,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
200
Primary
99
Secondary
32

  1. Anderton Park Primary School

    Community school

    161 m

  2. Green Oak Academy

    Other independent school

    374 m

  3. City of Birmingham School

    Pupil referral unit

    532 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,203
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,436
  • Criminal damage and arson 577
  • Vehicle crime 566
  • Other theft 468
  • Public order 416

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B12 8 residents
8,668

Age bands in B12 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
26.4%

2,222 residents

Age 15 to 24
18.6%

1,566 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.4%

2,473 residents

Age 45 to 64
18.1%

1,524 residents

Age 65 and over
7.6%

637 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
50%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

74

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEWPORT MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code M85164

    473 m

  • FERNLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    560 STRATFORD ROAD, SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B11 4AN

    ODS code M85116

    561 m

  • WEATHER OAK MEDICAL CENTRE

    35 WARWICK ROAD, SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B11 4RA

    ODS code M85153

    711 m

  • WAKE GREEN SURGERY

    7 WAKE GREEN ROAD, MOSELEY, BIRMINGHAM, B13 9HD

    ODS code M85074

    928 m

  • MOSELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    2-2B WAKE GREEN ROAD, MOSELEY, BIRMINGHAM, B13 9EZ

    ODS code M85021

    981 m

  • GREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    50 PERCY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B11 3ND

    ODS code M85735

    1.0 km

  • SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL PRACT

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

    ODS code M85756

    1.1 km

  • OAKWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85078

    1.2 km

  • SPRINGFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85774

    1.2 km

  • THE HILL GENERAL PRACTICE & UCC

    856 STRATFORD ROAD, SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B11 4BW

    ODS code Y02620

    1.2 km

  • THE HILL GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y05826

    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

  • THE BALAJI SURGERY, THE SPARKBROOK CHC

    34 GRANTHAM ROAD, SPARKBROOK, BIRMINGHAM, B11 1LU

    ODS code M85794

    1.3 km

  • THE BROOK SURGERY

    34 GRANTHAM ROAD, SPARKBROOK, BIRMINGHAM, B11 1LU

    ODS code M85174

    1.3 km

  • STRENSHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85783

    1.4 km

  • HIGHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHGATE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0YA

    ODS code M85713

    1.8 km

  • THE KHATTAK MEMORIAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85146

    1.8 km

  • THE WAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 FRANK STREET, HIGHGATE, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0UF

    ODS code M85084

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 74 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Esme Road

    BCT · Sparkhill

    0.0 miles

  • Esme Road

    BCT · Sparkhill

    0.1 miles

  • Chesterton Road

    BCT · Balsall Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Chesterton Road

    BCT · Balsall Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Woodstock Road

    BCT · Sparkhill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 142D, 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

1,627 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

200 open schools are in scope, including 99 primary and 32 secondary schools. Anderton Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 161 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,203 published events cover 12 months, averaging 600.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,436 events.

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