B12 9NF

Balsall Heath West · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B12 9NE 64 m
B12 9ND 80 m
B5 7SD 97 m
B12 9NA 102 m
B12 9NB 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B12 9NF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 2000
Terminated
1 September 2000
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B12
Postcode sector
B12 9
Latitude
52.456624
Longitude
-1.899880
British National Grid easting
406,900
British National Grid northing
284,300

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
E00046551
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 088F · E01034938
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 088 · E02001914

Postcode source versions

Explore B12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
205
Primary
98
Secondary
34
  1. Jakeman Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    351 m
  2. New Perspectives School

    Other independent special school

    397 m
  3. Red Boots School (National Institute of Conductive Education)

    Other independent special school

    719 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,436
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,336
  • Vehicle crime 563
  • Criminal damage and arson 440
  • Other theft 382
  • Burglary 290

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.

GP practices

72

within 5 km straight-line

  • STRENSHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85783

    585 m

  • BALSALL HEATH HEALTH CENTRE (S)

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

    ODS code M85766

    808 m

  • DR WALJI AND COLLEAGUES

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

    ODS code M85128

    808 m

  • FIRSTCARE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85051

    808 m

  • BELLEVUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 BELLEVUE, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B5 7LX

    ODS code M85124

    980 m

  • THE WAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 FRANK STREET, HIGHGATE, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0UF

    ODS code M85084

    1.1 km

  • HIGHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHGATE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0YA

    ODS code M85713

    1.2 km

  • NEWPORT MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code M85164

    1.5 km

  • WAKE GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85074

    1.6 km

  • MOSELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85021

    1.7 km

  • SELLY PARK SURGERY

    2 REAVIEW DRIVE, SELLY PARK, BIRMINGHAM, B29 7NT

    ODS code M85042

    1.8 km

  • BATH ROW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85025

    1.9 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTH EXCHANGE

    30 BATH ROW, BIRMINGHAM, B15 1LZ

    ODS code Y01057

    1.9 km

  • THE BALAJI SURGERY, THE SPARKBROOK CHC

    34 GRANTHAM ROAD, SPARKBROOK, BIRMINGHAM, B11 1LU

    ODS code M85794

    2.1 km

  • THE BROOK SURGERY

    34 GRANTHAM ROAD, SPARKBROOK, BIRMINGHAM, B11 1LU

    ODS code M85174

    2.1 km

  • MOOR GREEN LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    339 MOOR GREEN LANE, BIRMINGHAM, B13 8QS

    ODS code M85733

    2.2 km

  • WEATHER OAK MEDICAL CENTRE

    35 WARWICK ROAD, SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B11 4RA

    ODS code M85153

    2.2 km

  • POPLAR PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    58-64 POPLAR ROAD, KINGS HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B14 7AG

    ODS code Y02571

    2.4 km

  • BOURNBROOK VARSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1A ALTON ROAD, SELLY OAK, BIRMINGHAM, B29 7DU

    ODS code M85041

    2.4 km

  • FERNLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    560 STRATFORD ROAD, SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B11 4AN

    ODS code M85116

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 72 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Midlands Arts Centre

    BCT · Cannon Hill Park

    0.1 miles
  • Cannon Hill Park

    BCT · Cannon Hill Park

    0.2 miles
  • Cannon Hill Park

    BCT · Cannon Hill Park

    0.2 miles
  • Edgbaston Road

    BCT · Cannon Hill Park

    0.2 miles
  • Midlands Arts Centre

    BCT · Cannon Hill Park

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 088F, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,689 of 33,755

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

205 open schools are in scope, including 98 primary and 34 secondary schools. Jakeman Nursery School is the nearest published school at 351 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,436 published events cover 12 months, averaging 453 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,336 events.

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