B16 8AB

Ladywood · 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
B16
Postcode sector
B16 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B16 8FX 0 m
B16 8EH 56 m
B16 8GY 56 m
B16 8AE 74 m
B16 8EY 76 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B16 8AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B16
Postcode sector
B16 8
Latitude
52.478546
Longitude
-1.917941
British National Grid easting
405,670
British National Grid northing
286,737

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Ladywood · E05011151
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Ladywood · E14001096
Output area
E00175660
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 137C · E01033618
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 137 · E02006898

Postcode source versions

Explore B16

199 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
King Edwards Wharf, 25, Apartment 453, Sheepcote Street, Birmingham, B16 8AB 9 January 2026 £330,000
King Edwards Wharf, 25, Apartment 435, Sheepcote Street, Birmingham, B16 8AB 31 August 2023 £295,000
King Edwards Wharf, 25, Cafe Bar, Sheepcote Street, Birmingham, B16 8AB 13 June 2023 £125,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
225
Primary
120
Secondary
32
  1. Nelson Primary School

    Community school

    318 m
  2. St John's & St Peter's CofE Primary

    Academy sponsor led

    328 m
  3. City United Academy (CUA)

    Other independent school

    402 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17,023
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6,271
  • Shoplifting 2,499
  • Other theft 1,567
  • Vehicle crime 1,180
  • Public order 1,114

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
109

45 female, 64 male

Postcode households
57
Residents per household
1.9
B16 8 residents
8,499

Age bands in B16 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

1,292 residents

Age 15 to 24
19.1%

1,534 residents

Age 25 to 44
44.8%

3,608 residents

Age 45 to 64
15.5%

1,249 residents

Age 65 and over
4.6%

367 residents

This postcode contained 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B16 8 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.

GP practices

80

within 5 km

  • BROADWAY HEALTH CENTRE

    COPE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7BA

    ODS code Y00471

    632 m

  • HOCKLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85797

    841 m

  • BATH ROW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85025

    920 m

  • HOMELESS HEALTH EXCHANGE

    30 BATH ROW, BIRMINGHAM, B15 1LZ

    ODS code Y01057

    920 m

  • KARIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WATERWORKS ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B16 9AL

    ODS code M85088

    1.0 km

  • HALCYON MEDICAL

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

    ODS code M85778

    1.5 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SUMMERFIELD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 134 HEATH STREET, WINSON GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7AL

    ODS code M85642

    1.7 km

  • DR KULSHRESTHA FAMILY PRACTICE

    SUMMERFIELD PRIM CARE CTR, 134 HEATH STREET, WINSON, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7AL

    ODS code M85686

    1.7 km

  • HEATH STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    SUMMERFIELD PCC, 134 HEATH STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7AL

    ODS code Y06378

    1.7 km

  • SUMMERFIELD GROUP PRACTICE

    SUMMERFIELD PRIM CARE CTR, 134 HEATH STREET, WINSON, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7AL

    ODS code Y00492

    1.7 km

  • CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    276 DUDLEY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B18 4HL

    ODS code M85684

    1.9 km

  • BELLEVUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 BELLEVUE, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B5 7LX

    ODS code M85124

    1.9 km

  • DRUID GROUP - EMC SURGERY

    2A CAVENDISH ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B16 0HZ

    ODS code M85706

    1.9 km

  • ROTTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85098

    2.0 km

  • MODALITY BIRMINGHAM

    ORSBORN HOUSE, 55 TERRACE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1BP

    ODS code M85178

    2.5 km

  • THE WAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 FRANK STREET, HIGHGATE, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0UF

    ODS code M85084

    2.5 km

  • HIGHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHGATE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0YA

    ODS code M85713

    2.6 km

  • BURBURY MEDICAL CENTRE

    311 BURBURY STREET, LOZELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1TT

    ODS code M85701

    2.7 km

  • RAYDOCS NEWTOWN

    NEWTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE, 243 WHEELER STREET, NEWTOWN, BIRMINGHAM, B19 2ET

    ODS code M85020

    2.7 km

  • CAPE HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    RAGLAN ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 3NR

    ODS code M88006

    2.7 km

Showing 20 of 80 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

  • Roundhouse

    BCT · National Indoor Arena

    0.0 miles
  • Roundhouse

    BCT · National Indoor Arena

    0.0 miles
  • Crescent Theatre

    BCT · Five Ways

    0.1 miles
  • Clement Street

    BCT · National Indoor Arena

    0.1 miles
  • Clement Street

    BCT · National Indoor Arena

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 137C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,438 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 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
71
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 £300,000 from 5 recorded sales in B16 8AB. 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 120 primary and 32 secondary schools. Nelson Primary School is the nearest published school at 318 m.

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

Recorded crime

17,023 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,418.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6,271 events.

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