B17 9SS

Harborne · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Birmingham
Local authority
Birmingham
Postcode district
B17
Postcode sector
B17 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B17 9TA 40 m
B17 9QY 73 m
B17 9SR 77 m
B17 9DU 82 m
B17 9QZ 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B17 9SS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B17
Postcode sector
B17 9
Latitude
52.460955
Longitude
-1.955915
British National Grid easting
403,092
British National Grid northing
284,778

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
E00045976
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 075A · E01009065
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 075 · E02001901

Postcode source versions

Explore B17

42 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
51, Flat 5, Wentworth Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 9SS 20 February 2026 £173,500
73, Wentworth Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 9SS 13 October 2025 £1,227,000
57a, Wentworth Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 9SS 29 February 2024 £885,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
175
Primary
93
Secondary
30
  1. Harborne Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    290 m
  2. Harborne Primary School

    Community school

    290 m
  3. St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    493 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,548
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,469
  • Vehicle crime 366
  • Shoplifting 300
  • Public order 268
  • Burglary 252

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
54

27 female, 27 male

Postcode households
26
Residents per household
2.1
B17 9 residents
7,900

Age bands in B17 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.3%

1,405 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

828 residents

Age 25 to 44
34%

2,765 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.2%

1,886 residents

Age 65 and over
15.3%

1,245 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B17 9 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.

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

  • LORDSWOOD HOUSE GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    54 LORDSWOOD ROAD, HARBORNE, BIRMINGHAM, B17 9DB

    ODS code M85028

    417 m

  • HARBORNE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4 YORK STREET, HARBORNE, BIRMINGHAM, B17 0HG

    ODS code M85058

    706 m

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 PRITCHATTS ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B15 2QU

    ODS code M85167

    1.3 km

  • SHERWOOD HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    9 SANDON ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B17 8DP

    ODS code M88020

    1.5 km

  • CITY HEALTH CENTRE

    449 CITY ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B17 8LG

    ODS code M85711

    1.8 km

  • BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    176 MILCOTE ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 5BP

    ODS code M88042

    2.1 km

  • KARIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WATERWORKS ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B16 9AL

    ODS code M85088

    2.2 km

  • RIDGACRE HOUSE SURGERY

    83 RIDGACRE ROAD, QUINTON, BIRMINGHAM, B32 2TJ

    ODS code M85172

    2.3 km

  • ROTTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85098

    2.4 km

  • BOURNBROOK VARSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1A ALTON ROAD, SELLY OAK, BIRMINGHAM, B29 7DU

    ODS code M85041

    2.5 km

  • BEARWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    348 BEARWOOD ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 4ES

    ODS code M88019

    2.5 km

  • WEOLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85056

    2.5 km

  • MILLENNIUM MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85023

    2.7 km

  • SELLY OAK HEALTH CENTRE

    15 KATIE ROAD, SELLY OAK, BIRMINGHAM, B29 6JG

    ODS code M85055

    2.8 km

  • DRUID GROUP - EMC SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85706

    2.9 km

  • CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    276 DUDLEY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B18 4HL

    ODS code M85684

    3.0 km

  • CAPE HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    RAGLAN ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 3NR

    ODS code M88006

    3.1 km

  • WOODGATE VALLEY HEALTH CENTRE

    61 STEVENS AVENUE, WOODGATE, BIRMINGHAM, B32 3SD

    ODS code M85035

    3.2 km

  • NORVIC FAMILY PRACTICE

    5 SUFFRAGE STREET, SMETHWICK, B66 3PZ

    ODS code M88009

    3.2 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85642

    3.2 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

  • Moor Pool Avenue

    BCT · Moor Pool

    0.1 miles
  • Moor Pool Avenue

    BCT · Moor Pool

    0.1 miles
  • Greenfield Road

    BCT · Harborne

    0.2 miles
  • Serpentine Road

    BCT · Harborne

    0.2 miles
  • War Lane

    BCT · Harborne

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 075A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,499 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
3 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

Property market

The five-year median is £543,750 from 4 recorded sales in B17 9SS. 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

175 open schools are in scope, including 93 primary and 30 secondary schools. Harborne Primary School is the nearest published school at 290 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,548 published events cover 12 months, averaging 295.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,469 events.

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