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B17 8QJ

Quinton · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B17 9BT 77 m
B17 9BP 123 m
B17 8QH 130 m
B17 8QP 134 m
B17 8AR 147 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B17 8QJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B17
Postcode sector
B17 8
Latitude
52.464707
Longitude
-1.965846
British National Grid easting
402,417
British National Grid northing
285,195

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Quinton · E05011163
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Edgbaston · E14001092
Output area
E00046912
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 073D · E01009260
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 073 · E02001899

Postcode source versions

Explore B17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
157
Primary
86
Secondary
26

  1. Queen Alexandra College

    Special post 16 institution

    496 m

  2. King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls

    Academy converter

    538 m

  3. Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    722 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
3,747
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,422
  • Shoplifting 503
  • Vehicle crime 382
  • Criminal damage and arson 252
  • Other theft 240

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.

GP practices

56

within 5 km

  • LORDSWOOD HOUSE GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    54 LORDSWOOD ROAD, HARBORNE, BIRMINGHAM, B17 9DB

    ODS code M85028

    702 m

  • SHERWOOD HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    9 SANDON ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B17 8DP

    ODS code M88020

    1.1 km

  • CITY HEALTH CENTRE

    449 CITY ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B17 8LG

    ODS code M85711

    1.4 km

  • BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    176 MILCOTE ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 5BP

    ODS code M88042

    1.5 km

  • HARBORNE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4 YORK STREET, HARBORNE, BIRMINGHAM, B17 0HG

    ODS code M85058

    1.5 km

  • RIDGACRE HOUSE SURGERY

    83 RIDGACRE ROAD, QUINTON, BIRMINGHAM, B32 2TJ

    ODS code M85172

    1.7 km

  • BEARWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    348 BEARWOOD ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 4ES

    ODS code M88019

    1.9 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 PRITCHATTS ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B15 2QU

    ODS code M85167

    2.1 km

  • ROTTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85098

    2.3 km

  • KARIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WATERWORKS ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B16 9AL

    ODS code M85088

    2.6 km

  • HILL TOP MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M88645

    2.7 km

  • CAPE HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    RAGLAN ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 3NR

    ODS code M88006

    2.8 km

  • DRUID GROUP - EMC SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85706

    2.8 km

  • WARLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    AMBROSE HOUSE, KINGSWAY, OLDBURY, B68 0RT

    ODS code M88003

    2.8 km

  • NORVIC FAMILY PRACTICE

    5 SUFFRAGE STREET, SMETHWICK, B66 3PZ

    ODS code M88009

    2.8 km

  • SAREPHED MEDICAL CENTRE

    ARDEN ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 6AJ

    ODS code M88610

    2.9 km

  • CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    276 DUDLEY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B18 4HL

    ODS code M85684

    2.9 km

  • WOODGATE VALLEY HEALTH CENTRE

    61 STEVENS AVENUE, WOODGATE, BIRMINGHAM, B32 3SD

    ODS code M85035

    3.0 km

  • MILLENNIUM MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85023

    3.0 km

  • WEOLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85056

    3.0 km

Showing 20 of 56 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

  • Lordswood Road

    BCT · Court Oak

    0.0 miles

  • Gillhurst Road

    BCT · Court Oak

    0.0 miles

  • Gillhurst Road

    BCT · Court Oak

    0.0 miles

  • Lordswood Road

    BCT · Moor Pool

    0.1 miles

  • Elm Tree Road

    BCT · Court Oak

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 073D, 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

23,868 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

157 open schools are in scope, including 86 primary and 26 secondary schools. Queen Alexandra College is the nearest published school at 496 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,747 published events cover 12 months, averaging 312.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,422 events.

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