B15 2SW

Edgbaston · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Birmingham
Local authority
Birmingham
Postcode district
B15
Postcode sector
B15 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B15 2SS 60 m
B15 2SN 96 m
B15 2SL 130 m
B15 2SJ 146 m
B15 2SH 153 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B15 2SW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B15
Postcode sector
B15 2
Latitude
52.447303
Longitude
-1.943525
British National Grid easting
403,935
British National Grid northing
283,260

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

16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
88, Leasow Drive, Birmingham, B15 2SW 9 October 2025 £135,000
82, Leasow Drive, Birmingham, B15 2SW 3 October 2024 £90,000
88, Leasow Drive, Birmingham, B15 2SW 13 December 2023 £131,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
176
Primary
95
Secondary
26
  1. Water Mill Primary School

    Community school

    310 m
  2. Cherry Oak School

    Community special school

    715 m
  3. Selly Oak Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    736 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,229
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,827
  • Shoplifting 880
  • Vehicle crime 433
  • Burglary 377
  • Other theft 347

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
41

18 female, 23 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
2.4
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

55

within 5 km

  • BOURNBROOK VARSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85041

    943 m

  • SELLY OAK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85055

    1.0 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 PRITCHATTS ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B15 2QU

    ODS code M85167

    1.1 km

  • HARBORNE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4 YORK STREET, HARBORNE, BIRMINGHAM, B17 0HG

    ODS code M85058

    1.3 km

  • WEOLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85056

    1.4 km

  • LORDSWOOD HOUSE GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    54 LORDSWOOD ROAD, HARBORNE, BIRMINGHAM, B17 9DB

    ODS code M85028

    1.8 km

  • SELLY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85042

    1.9 km

  • MILLENNIUM MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85023

    1.9 km

  • COLLEGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85029

    2.0 km

  • MOOR GREEN LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    339 MOOR GREEN LANE, BIRMINGHAM, B13 8QS

    ODS code M85733

    2.5 km

  • RIVER BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85156

    2.6 km

  • SHENLEY GREEN SURGERY

    22 SHENLEY GREEN, SELLY OAK, BIRMINGHAM, B29 4HH

    ODS code M85062

    3.1 km

  • KARIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WATERWORKS ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B16 9AL

    ODS code M85088

    3.1 km

  • SHERWOOD HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    9 SANDON ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B17 8DP

    ODS code M88020

    3.1 km

  • WOODGATE VALLEY HEALTH CENTRE

    61 STEVENS AVENUE, WOODGATE, BIRMINGHAM, B32 3SD

    ODS code M85035

    3.3 km

  • CITY HEALTH CENTRE

    449 CITY ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B17 8LG

    ODS code M85711

    3.4 km

  • RIDGACRE HOUSE SURGERY

    83 RIDGACRE ROAD, QUINTON, BIRMINGHAM, B32 2TJ

    ODS code M85172

    3.5 km

  • BELLEVUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 BELLEVUE, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B5 7LX

    ODS code M85124

    3.5 km

  • STRENSHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85783

    3.5 km

  • NORTHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    10-12 MIDDLETON HALL ROAD, KINGS NORTON, BIRMINGHAM, B30 1BY

    ODS code M85077

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 55 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

  • Leasow Drive

    BCT · Queen Elizabeth Hospital

    0.1 miles
  • Leasow Drive

    BCT · Queen Elizabeth Hospital

    0.1 miles
  • Reservoir Road

    BCT · Selly Oak

    0.1 miles
  • Windermere House

    BCT · Queen Elizabeth Hospital

    0.2 miles
  • The Barberry

    BCT · Queen Elizabeth Hospital

    0.2 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.

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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
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

Property market

The five-year median is £114,250 from 4 recorded sales in B15 2SW. 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

176 open schools are in scope, including 95 primary and 26 secondary schools. Water Mill Primary School is the nearest published school at 310 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,229 published events cover 12 months, averaging 435.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,827 events.

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