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B15 2GW

Edgbaston · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Edgbaston
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Edgbaston
Postcode district
B15
Postcode sector
B15 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B15 2TQ 137 m
B15 2QZ 141 m
B15 2TG 159 m
B15 2WB 194 m
B15 2TA 222 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B15 2GW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2010
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B15
Postcode sector
B15 2
Latitude
52.451833
Longitude
-1.942563
British National Grid easting
404,000
British National Grid northing
283,764

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
E00175615
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 087F · E01033562
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 087 · E02001913

Postcode source versions

Explore B15

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
184
Primary
97
Secondary
26

  1. Water Mill Primary School

    Community school

    762 m

  2. University of Birmingham

    Higher education institutions

    857 m

  3. St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    908 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,844
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,640
  • Shoplifting 880
  • Vehicle crime 407
  • Burglary 349
  • Other theft 325

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

58

within 5 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 PRITCHATTS ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B15 2QU

    ODS code M85167

    591 m

  • HARBORNE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4 YORK STREET, HARBORNE, BIRMINGHAM, B17 0HG

    ODS code M85058

    794 m

  • BOURNBROOK VARSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85041

    1.1 km

  • LORDSWOOD HOUSE GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    54 LORDSWOOD ROAD, HARBORNE, BIRMINGHAM, B17 9DB

    ODS code M85028

    1.5 km

  • SELLY OAK HEALTH CENTRE

    15 KATIE ROAD, SELLY OAK, BIRMINGHAM, B29 6JG

    ODS code M85055

    1.5 km

  • WEOLEY PARK SURGERY

    112 WEOLEY PARK ROAD, SELLY OAK, BIRMINGHAM, B29 5HA

    ODS code M85056

    1.8 km

  • SELLY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85042

    2.0 km

  • MILLENNIUM MEDICAL CENTRE

    121 WEOLEY CASTLE ROAD, WEOLEY CASTLE, BIRMINGHAM, B29 5QD

    ODS code M85023

    2.3 km

  • COLLEGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HEALTH & WELLBEING CENTRE, 1 BRISTOL ROAD SOUTH, BIRMINGHAM, B31 2GH

    ODS code M85029

    2.5 km

  • KARIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WATERWORKS ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B16 9AL

    ODS code M85088

    2.6 km

  • MOOR GREEN LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    339 MOOR GREEN LANE, BIRMINGHAM, B13 8QS

    ODS code M85733

    2.7 km

  • SHERWOOD HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    9 SANDON ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B17 8DP

    ODS code M88020

    2.7 km

  • RIVER BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 RIVER BROOK DRIVE, STIRCHLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B30 2SH

    ODS code M85156

    2.9 km

  • CITY HEALTH CENTRE

    449 CITY ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B17 8LG

    ODS code M85711

    3.0 km

  • BELLEVUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 BELLEVUE, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B5 7LX

    ODS code M85124

    3.2 km

  • BATH ROW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85025

    3.3 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTH EXCHANGE

    30 BATH ROW, BIRMINGHAM, B15 1LZ

    ODS code Y01057

    3.3 km

  • RIDGACRE HOUSE SURGERY

    83 RIDGACRE ROAD, QUINTON, BIRMINGHAM, B32 2TJ

    ODS code M85172

    3.4 km

  • ROTTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    264 ROTTON PARK ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B16 0LU

    ODS code M85098

    3.4 km

  • STRENSHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85783

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 58 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

  • Queen Elizabeth Hospital

    BCT · Queen Elizabeth Hospital

    0.1 miles

  • Maternity Hospital

    BCT · Queen Elizabeth Hospital

    0.1 miles

  • Queen Elizabeth Hospital

    BCT · Queen Elizabeth Hospital

    0.1 miles

  • Maternity Hospital

    BCT · Queen Elizabeth Hospital

    0.1 miles

  • Queen Elizabeth Hospital

    BCT · Queen Elizabeth Hospital

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 087F, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,043 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
4 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

184 open schools are in scope, including 97 primary and 26 secondary schools. Water Mill Primary School is the nearest published school at 762 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,844 published events cover 12 months, averaging 403.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,640 events.

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