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B12 8DJ

Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
Postcode district
B12
Postcode sector
B12 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B12 8DB 0 m
B12 8BX 33 m
B12 8DE 41 m
B12 8BY 45 m
B12 8SA 51 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B12 8DJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B12
Postcode sector
B12 8
Latitude
52.453626
Longitude
-1.876475
British National Grid easting
408,491
British National Grid northing
283,969

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East · E05011170
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley · E14001094
Output area
E00047564
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 083E · E01009399
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 083 · E02001909

Postcode source versions

Explore B12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
204
Primary
101
Secondary
32

  1. Anderton Park Primary School

    Community school

    277 m

  2. Clifton Primary School

    Community school

    309 m

  3. Green Oak Academy

    Other independent school

    315 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,557
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,597
  • Criminal damage and arson 614
  • Vehicle crime 608
  • Other theft 484
  • Public order 435

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.

GP practices

73

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEWPORT MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code M85164

    264 m

  • WEATHER OAK MEDICAL CENTRE

    35 WARWICK ROAD, SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B11 4RA

    ODS code M85153

    710 m

  • FERNLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    560 STRATFORD ROAD, SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B11 4AN

    ODS code M85116

    840 m

  • BALSALL HEATH HEALTH CENTRE (S)

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

    ODS code M85766

    893 m

  • DR WALJI AND COLLEAGUES

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

    ODS code M85128

    893 m

  • FIRSTCARE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85051

    893 m

  • WAKE GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85074

    957 m

  • MOSELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85021

    1.0 km

  • THE BALAJI SURGERY, THE SPARKBROOK CHC

    34 GRANTHAM ROAD, SPARKBROOK, BIRMINGHAM, B11 1LU

    ODS code M85794

    1.1 km

  • THE BROOK SURGERY

    34 GRANTHAM ROAD, SPARKBROOK, BIRMINGHAM, B11 1LU

    ODS code M85174

    1.1 km

  • STRENSHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85783

    1.1 km

  • GREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    50 PERCY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B11 3ND

    ODS code M85735

    1.3 km

  • HIGHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHGATE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0YA

    ODS code M85713

    1.4 km

  • THE WAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 FRANK STREET, HIGHGATE, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0UF

    ODS code M85084

    1.4 km

  • SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL PRACT

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

    ODS code M85756

    1.5 km

  • OAKWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85078

    1.6 km

  • SPRINGFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85774

    1.6 km

  • THE HILL GENERAL PRACTICE & UCC

    856 STRATFORD ROAD, SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B11 4BW

    ODS code Y02620

    1.6 km

  • THE HILL GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y05826

    1.6 km

  • THE KHATTAK MEMORIAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85146

    1.7 km

Showing 20 of 73 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Balsall Heath Park

    BCT · Balsall Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Balsall Heath Park

    BCT · Balsall Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Chesterton Road

    BCT · Balsall Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Chesterton Road

    BCT · Balsall Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Brunswick Road

    BCT · Sparkbrook

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 083E, 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

363 of 33,755

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

204 open schools are in scope, including 101 primary and 32 secondary schools. Anderton Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 277 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,557 published events cover 12 months, averaging 629.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,597 events.

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