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B18 4LS

Soho & Jewellery Quarter · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Birmingham
Ward
Soho & Jewellery Quarter
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood
Postcode district
B18
Postcode sector
B18 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B18 4LP 47 m
B18 4NH 78 m
B18 4NB 89 m
B66 2NQ 124 m
B18 4NQ 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B18 4LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B18
Postcode sector
B18 4
Latitude
52.494284
Longitude
-1.942449
British National Grid easting
404,004
British National Grid northing
288,486

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Soho & Jewellery Quarter · E05011168
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Ladywood · E14001096
Output area
E00047388
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 047E · E01009361
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 047 · E02001873

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
74, Foundry Road, Birmingham, B18 4LS 12 May 2017 £55,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
182
Primary
98
Secondary
35

  1. Oasis Academy Foundry

    Academy sponsor led

    63 m

  2. Windsor Olympus Academy

    Free schools

    442 m

  3. Summerfield Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    644 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,087
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,191
  • Vehicle crime 772
  • Criminal damage and arson 591
  • Public order 581
  • Other theft 570

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
37

23 female, 14 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
2.8
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

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B18 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

63

within 5 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85642

    810 m

  • DR KULSHRESTHA FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85686

    810 m

  • HEATH STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y06378

    810 m

  • SUMMERFIELD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00492

    810 m

  • CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    276 DUDLEY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B18 4HL

    ODS code M85684

    890 m

  • DRUID GROUP - EMC SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85706

    943 m

  • CAPE HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    RAGLAN ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 3NR

    ODS code M88006

    1.0 km

  • KIRPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85176

    1.1 km

  • SOHO HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00412

    1.1 km

  • SOHO ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85757

    1.1 km

  • SOHO ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    247-251 SOHO ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85715

    1.1 km

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACT.

    4 TRAFALGAR ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9NH

    ODS code M85082

    1.2 km

  • NORVIC FAMILY PRACTICE

    5 SUFFRAGE STREET, SMETHWICK, B66 3PZ

    ODS code M88009

    1.3 km

  • HOLYHEAD PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE

    1 ST JAMES'S ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 0HL

    ODS code M85721

    1.3 km

  • ROTTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85098

    1.4 km

  • MODALITY BIRMINGHAM

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

    ODS code M85178

    1.7 km

  • THE SMETHWICK MEDICAL CENTRE

    REGENT STREET, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 3BQ

    ODS code M88002

    1.7 km

  • BROADWAY HEALTH CENTRE

    COPE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7BA

    ODS code Y00471

    1.8 km

  • HAWTHORNS MEDICAL CENTRE

    94 LEWISHAM ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 2DD

    ODS code M88041

    1.9 km

  • SAREPHED MEDICAL CENTRE

    ARDEN ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 6AJ

    ODS code M88610

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 63 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Foundry Road

    BCT · Winson Green

    0.1 miles

  • Lodge Road

    BCT · Winson Green

    0.1 miles

  • Winson Green Prison

    BCT · Winson Green

    0.2 miles

  • Winson Green Prison

    BCT · Winson Green

    0.2 miles

  • Willes Road

    BCT · Winson Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 047E, 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

117 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
1 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
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

182 open schools are in scope, including 98 primary and 35 secondary schools. Oasis Academy Foundry is the nearest published school at 63 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

9,087 published events cover 12 months, averaging 757.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,191 events.

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