B15 2GB

Edgbaston · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Birmingham
Postcode district
B15
Postcode sector
B15 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B15 2GA 29 m
B15 2HB 71 m
B15 2HA 75 m
B15 2GH 91 m
B15 2HG 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B15 2GB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2004
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B15
Postcode sector
B15 2
Latitude
52.466651
Longitude
-1.904627
British National Grid easting
406,576
British National Grid northing
285,415

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Edgbaston · E05011134
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Edgbaston · E14001092
Output area
E00045623
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 134A · E01008995
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 134 · E02006895

Postcode source versions

Explore B15

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
230
Primary
114
Secondary
37
  1. Oasis Academy Woodview

    Academy sponsor led

    98 m
  2. James Brindley School

    Academy special converter

    334 m
  3. St Thomas Centre Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    334 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15,598
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,814
  • Shoplifting 2,416
  • Other theft 1,273
  • Public order 1,037
  • Vehicle crime 934

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
47

28 female, 19 male

Postcode households
23
Residents per household
2.0
B15 2 residents
11,376

Age bands in B15 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.4%

1,499 residents

Age 15 to 24
38.1%

4,614 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.1%

3,525 residents

Age 45 to 64
12.8%

1,555 residents

Age 65 and over
7.5%

914 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B15 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

91

within 5 km

  • BELLEVUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 BELLEVUE, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B5 7LX

    ODS code M85124

    292 m

  • BATH ROW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85025

    716 m

  • HOMELESS HEALTH EXCHANGE

    30 BATH ROW, BIRMINGHAM, B15 1LZ

    ODS code Y01057

    716 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

  • BALSALL HEATH HEALTH CENTRE (S)

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

    ODS code M85766

    1.5 km

  • DR WALJI AND COLLEAGUES

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

    ODS code M85128

    1.5 km

  • FIRSTCARE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85051

    1.5 km

  • STRENSHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85783

    1.6 km

  • HALCYON MEDICAL

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

    ODS code M85778

    1.7 km

  • KARIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WATERWORKS ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B16 9AL

    ODS code M85088

    2.0 km

  • BABYLON GP AT HAND BIRMINGHAM

    121 GLOVER STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4EY

    ODS code Y06487

    2.2 km

  • BROADWAY HEALTH CENTRE

    COPE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7BA

    ODS code Y00471

    2.2 km

  • HOCKLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    60 LION COURT, CARVER STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B1 3AL

    ODS code M85797

    2.3 km

  • THE BALAJI SURGERY, THE SPARKBROOK CHC

    34 GRANTHAM ROAD, SPARKBROOK, BIRMINGHAM, B11 1LU

    ODS code M85794

    2.3 km

  • THE BROOK SURGERY

    34 GRANTHAM ROAD, SPARKBROOK, BIRMINGHAM, B11 1LU

    ODS code M85174

    2.3 km

  • NEWPORT MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code M85164

    2.3 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 PRITCHATTS ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B15 2QU

    ODS code M85167

    2.5 km

  • SELLY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85042

    2.6 km

  • WAKE GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85074

    2.7 km

Showing 20 of 91 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

  • Spring Street

    BCT · Lee Bank

    0.1 miles
  • Spring Street

    BCT · Lee Bank

    0.1 miles
  • Stone Road

    BCT · Highgate

    0.1 miles
  • Stone Road

    BCT · Highgate

    0.1 miles
  • Wellington Road

    BCT · Highgate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 134A, 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

2,650 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
5 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

230 open schools are in scope, including 114 primary and 37 secondary schools. Oasis Academy Woodview is the nearest published school at 98 m.

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

Recorded crime

15,598 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,299.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,814 events.

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