B18 4JF

Soho & Victoria · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Sandwell
Constituency
Smethwick
Postcode district
B18
Postcode sector
B18 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B18 4HE 62 m
B66 2QP 85 m
B18 4HF 86 m
B16 0BW 97 m
B18 4HD 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B18 4JF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B18
Postcode sector
B18 4
Latitude
52.488119
Longitude
-1.946934
British National Grid easting
403,700
British National Grid northing
287,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Sandwell · E08000028
Parish or community
E43000182
Westminster constituency
Smethwick · E14001478
Output area
E00177425
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 040B · E01033890
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 040 · E02006943

Postcode source versions

Explore B18

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
184
Primary
98
Secondary
33
  1. City Road Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    432 m
  2. Summerfield Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    500 m
  3. Cape Primary School

    Community school

    589 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,872
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,301
  • Vehicle crime 573
  • Criminal damage and arson 478
  • Public order 461
  • Other theft 444

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B18 4 residents
6,588

Age bands in B18 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
25.7%

1,733 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.7%

1,057 residents

Age 25 to 44
32.2%

2,165 residents

Age 45 to 64
18.1%

1,216 residents

Age 65 and over
8.3%

560 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

63

within 5 km straight-line

  • DRUID GROUP - EMC SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85706

    323 m

  • CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    276 DUDLEY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B18 4HL

    ODS code M85684

    385 m

  • CAPE HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    RAGLAN ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 3NR

    ODS code M88006

    498 m

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85642

    653 m

  • DR KULSHRESTHA FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85686

    653 m

  • HEATH STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y06378

    653 m

  • SUMMERFIELD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00492

    653 m

  • ROTTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85098

    661 m

  • NORVIC FAMILY PRACTICE

    5 SUFFRAGE STREET, SMETHWICK, B66 3PZ

    ODS code M88009

    914 m

  • CITY HEALTH CENTRE

    449 CITY ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B17 8LG

    ODS code M85711

    1.5 km

  • SAREPHED MEDICAL CENTRE

    ARDEN ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 6AJ

    ODS code M88610

    1.6 km

  • THE SMETHWICK MEDICAL CENTRE

    REGENT STREET, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 3BQ

    ODS code M88002

    1.6 km

  • BROADWAY HEALTH CENTRE

    COPE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7BA

    ODS code Y00471

    1.7 km

  • BEARWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    348 BEARWOOD ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 4ES

    ODS code M88019

    1.7 km

  • SHERWOOD HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    9 SANDON ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B17 8DP

    ODS code M88020

    1.8 km

  • KARIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WATERWORKS ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B16 9AL

    ODS code M85088

    1.8 km

  • KIRPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85176

    1.9 km

  • SOHO HEALTH CENTRE

    247-251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code Y00412

    1.9 km

  • SOHO ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85757

    1.9 km

  • SOHO ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    247-251 SOHO ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85715

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 63 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Dugdale Street

    BCT · Rotton Park

    0.1 miles
  • Midland Met Hospital

    BCT · Cape Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Midland Met Hospital

    BCT · Cape Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Midland Met Hospital

    BCT · Cape Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Algernon Road

    BCT · Rotton Park

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sandwell 040B, 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

3,206 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

184 open schools are in scope, including 98 primary and 33 secondary schools. City Road Primary School is the nearest published school at 432 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,872 published events cover 12 months, averaging 572.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,301 events.

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