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B12 8LF

Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Birmingham
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 8SF 47 m
B12 8JU 60 m
B12 8SL 61 m
B12 8LD 100 m
B12 8RZ 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B12 8LF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B12
Postcode sector
B12 8
Latitude
52.455101
Longitude
-1.877766
British National Grid easting
408,403
British National Grid northing
284,133

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
E00047513
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 083C · E01009377
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 083 · E02001909

Postcode source versions

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Property

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Southside, 249, Unit 27, Ladypool Road, Birmingham, B12 8LF 4 March 2021 £1,432,700
Southside Business Centre, 249, Ladypool Road, Birmingham, B12 8LF 4 March 2021 £317,300

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
209
Primary
101
Secondary
34

  1. Clifton Primary School

    Community school

    136 m

  2. Nelson Mandela School

    Community school

    264 m

  3. St Paul's School

    Other independent special school

    278 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,586
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,563
  • Criminal damage and arson 630
  • Vehicle crime 615
  • Other theft 487
  • Public order 434

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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

72

within 5 km

  • NEWPORT MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code M85164

    342 m

  • WEATHER OAK MEDICAL CENTRE

    35 WARWICK ROAD, SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B11 4RA

    ODS code M85153

    725 m

  • BALSALL HEATH HEALTH CENTRE (S)

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

    ODS code M85766

    745 m

  • DR WALJI AND COLLEAGUES

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

    ODS code M85128

    745 m

  • FIRSTCARE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85051

    745 m

  • THE BALAJI SURGERY, THE SPARKBROOK CHC

    34 GRANTHAM ROAD, SPARKBROOK, BIRMINGHAM, B11 1LU

    ODS code M85794

    949 m

  • THE BROOK SURGERY

    34 GRANTHAM ROAD, SPARKBROOK, BIRMINGHAM, B11 1LU

    ODS code M85174

    949 m

  • FERNLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    560 STRATFORD ROAD, SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B11 4AN

    ODS code M85116

    978 m

  • STRENSHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85783

    1.0 km

  • WAKE GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85074

    1.1 km

  • MOSELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85021

    1.2 km

  • HIGHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHGATE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0YA

    ODS code M85713

    1.2 km

  • THE WAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 FRANK STREET, HIGHGATE, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0UF

    ODS code M85084

    1.3 km

  • GREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    50 PERCY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B11 3ND

    ODS code M85735

    1.4 km

  • THE KHATTAK MEMORIAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85146

    1.6 km

  • SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL PRACT

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

    ODS code M85756

    1.7 km

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    COOKSEY ROAD, SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B10 0BS

    ODS code M85024

    1.7 km

  • OAKWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85078

    1.8 km

  • SPRINGFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85774

    1.8 km

  • THE HILL GENERAL PRACTICE & UCC

    856 STRATFORD ROAD, SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B11 4BW

    ODS code Y02620

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 72 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Balsall Heath Park

    BCT · Balsall Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Balsall Heath Park

    BCT · Balsall Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Brunswick Road

    BCT · Sparkbrook

    0.2 miles

  • Brunswick Road

    BCT · Sparkbrook

    0.2 miles

  • Chesterton Road

    BCT · Balsall Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 083C, 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

194 of 33,755

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

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
1
Medium risk addresses
11
Low risk addresses
1
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

209 open schools are in scope, including 101 primary and 34 secondary schools. Clifton Primary School is the nearest published school at 136 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,586 published events cover 12 months, averaging 632.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,563 events.

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