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B16 8SZ

Ladywood · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Ladywood
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood
Postcode district
B16
Postcode sector
B16 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B16 8TB 68 m
B16 8SY 69 m
B16 8TA 107 m
B16 8JJ 119 m
B16 8TD 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B16 8SZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B16
Postcode sector
B16 8
Latitude
52.476079
Longitude
-1.925778
British National Grid easting
405,138
British National Grid northing
286,462

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
E00046387
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 136A · E01009143
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 136 · E02006897

Postcode source versions

Explore B16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
224
Primary
116
Secondary
34

  1. The Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    242 m

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

    Academy sponsor led

    276 m

  3. St George's Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    373 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,978
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,577
  • Vehicle crime 872
  • Other theft 867
  • Shoplifting 682
  • Criminal damage and arson 564

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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+
25%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
25%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
25%
Gigabit-capable
25%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
25%
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

77

within 5 km

  • KARIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WATERWORKS ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B16 9AL

    ODS code M85088

    430 m

  • BROADWAY HEALTH CENTRE

    COPE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7BA

    ODS code Y00471

    756 m

  • BATH ROW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85025

    1.2 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTH EXCHANGE

    30 BATH ROW, BIRMINGHAM, B15 1LZ

    ODS code Y01057

    1.2 km

  • HOCKLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85797

    1.3 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85642

    1.5 km

  • DR KULSHRESTHA FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85686

    1.5 km

  • HEATH STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y06378

    1.5 km

  • SUMMERFIELD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00492

    1.5 km

  • CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    276 DUDLEY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B18 4HL

    ODS code M85684

    1.6 km

  • ROTTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85098

    1.6 km

  • DRUID GROUP - EMC SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85706

    1.6 km

  • BELLEVUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 BELLEVUE, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B5 7LX

    ODS code M85124

    2.1 km

  • HALCYON MEDICAL

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

    ODS code M85778

    2.1 km

  • CITY HEALTH CENTRE

    449 CITY ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B17 8LG

    ODS code M85711

    2.2 km

  • SHERWOOD HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    9 SANDON ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B17 8DP

    ODS code M88020

    2.3 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 PRITCHATTS ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B15 2QU

    ODS code M85167

    2.3 km

  • CAPE HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    RAGLAN ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 3NR

    ODS code M88006

    2.4 km

  • HARBORNE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4 YORK STREET, HARBORNE, BIRMINGHAM, B17 0HG

    ODS code M85058

    2.4 km

  • NORVIC FAMILY PRACTICE

    5 SUFFRAGE STREET, SMETHWICK, B66 3PZ

    ODS code M88009

    2.8 km

Showing 20 of 77 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

  • Leyburn Road

    BCT · Ladywood

    0.1 miles

  • Darnley Road

    BCT · Ladywood

    0.1 miles

  • Darnley Road

    BCT · Ladywood

    0.1 miles

  • Leyburn Road

    BCT · Ladywood

    0.1 miles

  • Ladywood Fire Station

    BCT · Ladywood

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 136A, 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

1,325 of 33,755

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

224 open schools are in scope, including 116 primary and 34 secondary schools. The Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 242 m.

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

Recorded crime

8,978 published events cover 12 months, averaging 748.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,577 events.

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