B12 9AP

Balsall Heath West · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Birmingham
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood
Postcode district
B12
Postcode sector
B12 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B12 9AW 34 m
B12 9AX 78 m
B12 9BB 78 m
B12 9DT 81 m
B12 0UF 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B12 9AP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B12
Postcode sector
B12 9
Latitude
52.463240
Longitude
-1.889312
British National Grid easting
407,617
British National Grid northing
285,037

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Ladywood · E14001096
Output area
E00047452
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 084B · E01009374
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 084 · E02001910

Postcode source versions

Explore B12

17 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Bird Close, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, B12 9AP 21 March 2024 £132,840
7, Bird Close, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, B12 9AP 31 January 2024 £110,700
3, Bird Close, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, B12 9AP 26 January 2024 £132,840

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
225
Primary
110
Secondary
36
  1. Lift Percy Shurmer

    Academy sponsor led

    175 m
  2. Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College

    Further education

    262 m
  3. Heath Mount Primary School

    Academy converter

    336 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10,591
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,442
  • Vehicle crime 910
  • Criminal damage and arson 856
  • Other theft 798
  • Public order 675

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B12 9 residents
8,322

Age bands in B12 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.2%

1,937 residents

Age 15 to 24
17.8%

1,554 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.1%

2,624 residents

Age 45 to 64
19.8%

1,726 residents

Age 65 and over
10%

873 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+
94.4%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
94.4%
Gigabit-capable
94.4%
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

83

within 5 km

  • THE WAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 FRANK STREET, HIGHGATE, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0UF

    ODS code M85084

    115 m

  • HIGHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHGATE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0YA

    ODS code M85713

    179 m

  • BALSALL HEATH HEALTH CENTRE (S)

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

    ODS code M85766

    655 m

  • DR WALJI AND COLLEAGUES

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

    ODS code M85128

    655 m

  • FIRSTCARE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85051

    655 m

  • BELLEVUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 BELLEVUE, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B5 7LX

    ODS code M85124

    820 m

  • STRENSHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85783

    1.1 km

  • THE BALAJI SURGERY, THE SPARKBROOK CHC

    34 GRANTHAM ROAD, SPARKBROOK, BIRMINGHAM, B11 1LU

    ODS code M85794

    1.2 km

  • THE BROOK SURGERY

    34 GRANTHAM ROAD, SPARKBROOK, BIRMINGHAM, B11 1LU

    ODS code M85174

    1.2 km

  • NEWPORT MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code M85164

    1.4 km

  • WEATHER OAK MEDICAL CENTRE

    35 WARWICK ROAD, SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B11 4RA

    ODS code M85153

    1.6 km

  • BATH ROW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FIRST FLOOR, COLSTON SUITE, ATTWOOD GREENN HC, 30 BATH ROW, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B15 1LZ

    ODS code M85025

    1.7 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTH EXCHANGE

    30 BATH ROW, BIRMINGHAM, B15 1LZ

    ODS code Y01057

    1.7 km

  • BABYLON GP AT HAND BIRMINGHAM

    121 GLOVER STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4EY

    ODS code Y06487

    1.7 km

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    COOKSEY ROAD, SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B10 0BS

    ODS code M85024

    1.9 km

  • THE KHATTAK MEMORIAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85146

    1.9 km

  • WAKE GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85074

    1.9 km

  • HALCYON MEDICAL

    UNIT 8, 24 MARTINEAU PLACE, BIRMINGHAM, B2 4UH

    ODS code M85778

    2.0 km

  • MOSELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85021

    2.1 km

  • FERNLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    560 STRATFORD ROAD, SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B11 4AN

    ODS code M85116

    2.1 km

Showing 20 of 83 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Belgrave Village

    BCT · Highgate

    0.0 miles
  • Belgrave Village

    BCT · Highgate

    0.1 miles
  • Longmore Street

    BCT · Highgate

    0.1 miles
  • Sherbourne Road

    BCT · Highgate

    0.1 miles
  • Sherbourne Road

    BCT · Highgate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 084B, 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

1,549 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
6 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

Property market

The five-year median is £369,000 from 17 recorded sales in B12 9AP. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Birmingham is £234,150 in June 2026, up 2.2% year on year.

Schools

225 open schools are in scope, including 110 primary and 36 secondary schools. Lift Percy Shurmer is the nearest published school at 175 m.

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

Recorded crime

10,591 published events cover 12 months, averaging 882.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,442 events.

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