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B12 8TF

Balsall Heath West · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Balsall Heath West
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood
Postcode district
B12
Postcode sector
B12 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B12 8TE 53 m
B12 9AT 77 m
B12 8TH 78 m
B12 8TG 102 m
B12 9SG 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B12 8TF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B12
Postcode sector
B12 8
Latitude
52.459306
Longitude
-1.883685
British National Grid easting
408,000
British National Grid northing
284,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Balsall Heath West · E05011122
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Ladywood · E14001096
Output area
E00175765
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 083B · E01009375
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
213
Primary
103
Secondary
35

  1. Redstone Academy for Boys

    Other independent school

    165 m

  2. Redstone Academy for Girls

    Other independent school

    165 m

  3. Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College

    Further education

    349 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,335
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,740
  • Vehicle crime 760
  • Criminal damage and arson 728
  • Other theft 543
  • Public order 476

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

77

within 5 km straight-line

  • BALSALL HEATH HEALTH CENTRE (S)

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

    ODS code M85766

    365 m

  • DR WALJI AND COLLEAGUES

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

    ODS code M85128

    365 m

  • FIRSTCARE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85051

    365 m

  • HIGHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHGATE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0YA

    ODS code M85713

    620 m

  • THE WAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 FRANK STREET, HIGHGATE, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0UF

    ODS code M85084

    642 m

  • NEWPORT MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code M85164

    833 m

  • STRENSHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85783

    855 m

  • THE BALAJI SURGERY, THE SPARKBROOK CHC

    34 GRANTHAM ROAD, SPARKBROOK, BIRMINGHAM, B11 1LU

    ODS code M85794

    920 m

  • THE BROOK SURGERY

    34 GRANTHAM ROAD, SPARKBROOK, BIRMINGHAM, B11 1LU

    ODS code M85174

    920 m

  • WEATHER OAK MEDICAL CENTRE

    35 WARWICK ROAD, SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B11 4RA

    ODS code M85153

    1.1 km

  • BELLEVUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 BELLEVUE, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B5 7LX

    ODS code M85124

    1.4 km

  • WAKE GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85074

    1.5 km

  • FERNLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    560 STRATFORD ROAD, SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B11 4AN

    ODS code M85116

    1.6 km

  • MOSELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85021

    1.6 km

  • THE KHATTAK MEMORIAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85146

    1.7 km

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    COOKSEY ROAD, SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B10 0BS

    ODS code M85024

    1.7 km

  • GREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    50 PERCY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B11 3ND

    ODS code M85735

    1.9 km

  • BABYLON GP AT HAND BIRMINGHAM

    121 GLOVER STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4EY

    ODS code Y06487

    2.0 km

  • COVENTRY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85699

    2.1 km

  • SMALL HEATH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85108

    2.1 km

Showing 20 of 77 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • St Pauls Road

    BCT · Balsall Heath

    0.1 miles

  • St Pauls Road

    BCT · Balsall Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Highgate Road

    BCT · Balsall Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Moseley Rd Baths

    BCT · Balsall Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Kyrwicks Lane

    BCT · Sparkbrook

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 083B, 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

1,169 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
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

213 open schools are in scope, including 103 primary and 35 secondary schools. Redstone Academy for Boys is the nearest published school at 165 m.

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

Recorded crime

8,335 published events cover 12 months, averaging 694.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,740 events.

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