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B17 8BB

Harborne · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Harborne
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Edgbaston
Postcode district
B17
Postcode sector
B17 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B17 8DE 58 m
B17 8DG 117 m
B17 8DU 120 m
B17 8BU 180 m
B17 8DB 190 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B17 8BB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2009
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B17
Postcode sector
B17 8
Latitude
52.471107
Longitude
-1.960939
British National Grid easting
402,750
British National Grid northing
285,907

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Harborne · E05011144
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Edgbaston · E14001092
Output area
E00186141
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 073A · E01009066
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 073 · E02001899

Postcode source versions

Explore B17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
169
Primary
95
Secondary
28

  1. King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls

    Academy converter

    275 m

  2. Lordswood Boys' School

    Academy converter

    298 m

  3. George Dixon Primary

    Academy sponsor led

    640 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,220
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,755
  • Vehicle crime 436
  • Shoplifting 405
  • Other theft 292
  • Criminal damage and arson 283

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B17 8 residents
9,827

Age bands in B17 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.5%

1,668 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.8%

1,295 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.8%

2,909 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.4%

2,355 residents

Age 65 and over
18.4%

1,858 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

60

within 5 km

  • SHERWOOD HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    9 SANDON ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B17 8DP

    ODS code M88020

    324 m

  • CITY HEALTH CENTRE

    449 CITY ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B17 8LG

    ODS code M85711

    650 m

  • BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    176 MILCOTE ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 5BP

    ODS code M88042

    1.1 km

  • LORDSWOOD HOUSE GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    54 LORDSWOOD ROAD, HARBORNE, BIRMINGHAM, B17 9DB

    ODS code M85028

    1.3 km

  • BEARWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    348 BEARWOOD ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 4ES

    ODS code M88019

    1.4 km

  • ROTTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85098

    1.6 km

  • HARBORNE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4 YORK STREET, HARBORNE, BIRMINGHAM, B17 0HG

    ODS code M85058

    1.7 km

  • CAPE HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    RAGLAN ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 3NR

    ODS code M88006

    2.0 km

  • DRUID GROUP - EMC SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85706

    2.0 km

  • KARIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WATERWORKS ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B16 9AL

    ODS code M85088

    2.0 km

  • NORVIC FAMILY PRACTICE

    5 SUFFRAGE STREET, SMETHWICK, B66 3PZ

    ODS code M88009

    2.1 km

  • CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    276 DUDLEY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B18 4HL

    ODS code M85684

    2.1 km

  • SAREPHED MEDICAL CENTRE

    ARDEN ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 6AJ

    ODS code M88610

    2.2 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 PRITCHATTS ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B15 2QU

    ODS code M85167

    2.3 km

  • RIDGACRE HOUSE SURGERY

    83 RIDGACRE ROAD, QUINTON, BIRMINGHAM, B32 2TJ

    ODS code M85172

    2.3 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85642

    2.4 km

  • DR KULSHRESTHA FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85686

    2.4 km

  • HEATH STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y06378

    2.4 km

  • SUMMERFIELD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00492

    2.4 km

  • HILL TOP MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 HILL TOP ROAD, WARLEY, OLDBURY, B68 9DU

    ODS code M88645

    2.7 km

Showing 20 of 60 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

  • Meadow Road

    BCT · Bearwood

    0.1 miles

  • Meadow Road

    BCT · Bearwood

    0.1 miles

  • City Road

    BCT · Moor Pool

    0.2 miles

  • City Road

    BCT · Moor Pool

    0.2 miles

  • Anderson Road

    BCT · Bearwood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 073A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,138 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
6 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

169 open schools are in scope, including 95 primary and 28 secondary schools. King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls is the nearest published school at 275 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,220 published events cover 12 months, averaging 351.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,755 events.

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