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B16 8WS

Ladywood · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 8WR 40 m
B16 8DE 48 m
B16 8WT 48 m
B16 8FF 59 m
B16 8FJ 59 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B16 8WS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B16
Postcode sector
B16 8
Latitude
52.477045
Longitude
-1.918238
British National Grid easting
405,650
British National Grid northing
286,570

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
E00175631
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 137C · E01033618
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 137 · E02006898

Postcode source versions

Explore B16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
224
Primary
118
Secondary
33

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

    Academy sponsor led

    292 m

  2. Nelson Primary School

    Community school

    480 m

  3. City United Academy (CUA)

    Other independent school

    544 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15,814
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6,075
  • Shoplifting 1,857
  • Other theft 1,518
  • Vehicle crime 1,132
  • Public order 1,034

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+
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

82

within 5 km

  • BROADWAY HEALTH CENTRE

    COPE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7BA

    ODS code Y00471

    754 m

  • BATH ROW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85025

    825 m

  • HOMELESS HEALTH EXCHANGE

    30 BATH ROW, BIRMINGHAM, B15 1LZ

    ODS code Y01057

    825 m

  • KARIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WATERWORKS ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B16 9AL

    ODS code M85088

    950 m

  • HOCKLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85797

    1.0 km

  • HALCYON MEDICAL

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

    ODS code M85778

    1.6 km

  • BELLEVUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 BELLEVUE, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B5 7LX

    ODS code M85124

    1.8 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85642

    1.8 km

  • DR KULSHRESTHA FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85686

    1.8 km

  • HEATH STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y06378

    1.8 km

  • SUMMERFIELD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00492

    1.8 km

  • CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    276 DUDLEY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B18 4HL

    ODS code M85684

    1.9 km

  • DRUID GROUP - EMC SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85706

    2.0 km

  • ROTTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85098

    2.0 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

    2.5 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 PRITCHATTS ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B15 2QU

    ODS code M85167

    2.7 km

  • MODALITY BIRMINGHAM

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

    ODS code M85178

    2.7 km

  • CITY HEALTH CENTRE

    449 CITY ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B17 8LG

    ODS code M85711

    2.7 km

  • CAPE HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    RAGLAN ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 3NR

    ODS code M88006

    2.8 km

Showing 20 of 82 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

  • Sherborne Wharf

    BCT · Five Ways

    0.1 miles

  • Crescent Theatre

    BCT · Five Ways

    0.1 miles

  • Grosvenor St West

    BCT · National Indoor Arena

    0.1 miles

  • Roundhouse

    BCT · National Indoor Arena

    0.1 miles

  • Roundhouse

    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
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 118 primary and 33 secondary schools. St John's & St Peter's CofE Primary is the nearest published school at 292 m.

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

Recorded crime

15,814 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,317.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6,075 events.

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