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B18 4LU

Soho & Victoria · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Soho & Victoria
Local authority
Sandwell
Constituency
Smethwick
Postcode district
B18
Postcode sector
B18 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B18 4LX 5 m
B18 4NF 80 m
B18 4NA 102 m
B18 4NG 128 m
B18 4QD 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B18 4LU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 November 2004
Terminated
1 June 2005
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B18
Postcode sector
B18 4
Latitude
52.497278
Longitude
-1.942254
British National Grid easting
404,017
British National Grid northing
288,819

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Sandwell · E08000028
Electoral ward
Soho & Victoria · E05016627
Parish or community
E43000182
Westminster constituency
Smethwick · E14001478
Output area
E00177459
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
178
Primary
96
Secondary
35

  1. Windsor Olympus Academy

    Free schools

    109 m

  2. Oasis Academy Foundry

    Academy sponsor led

    335 m

  3. James Watt Primary School

    Community school

    364 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,926
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,182
  • Vehicle crime 764
  • Criminal damage and arson 587
  • Public order 571
  • Other theft 542

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

61

within 5 km straight-line

  • KIRPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85176

    817 m

  • SOHO HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00412

    817 m

  • SOHO ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85757

    817 m

  • SOHO ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    247-251 SOHO ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85715

    817 m

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACT.

    4 TRAFALGAR ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9NH

    ODS code M85082

    906 m

  • HOLYHEAD PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85721

    1.0 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85642

    1.1 km

  • DR KULSHRESTHA FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85686

    1.1 km

  • HEATH STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y06378

    1.1 km

  • SUMMERFIELD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00492

    1.1 km

  • CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    276 DUDLEY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B18 4HL

    ODS code M85684

    1.2 km

  • DRUID GROUP - EMC SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85706

    1.3 km

  • CAPE HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    RAGLAN ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 3NR

    ODS code M88006

    1.3 km

  • NORVIC FAMILY PRACTICE

    5 SUFFRAGE STREET, SMETHWICK, B66 3PZ

    ODS code M88009

    1.5 km

  • MODALITY BIRMINGHAM

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

    ODS code M85178

    1.5 km

  • ROTTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85098

    1.7 km

  • HAWTHORNS MEDICAL CENTRE

    94 LEWISHAM ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 2DD

    ODS code M88041

    1.8 km

  • HAMSTEAD ROAD SURGERY

    168 HAMSTEAD ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B20 2QR

    ODS code M85009

    1.8 km

  • THE SMETHWICK MEDICAL CENTRE

    REGENT STREET, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 3BQ

    ODS code M88002

    1.8 km

  • BROADWAY HEALTH CENTRE

    COPE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7BA

    ODS code Y00471

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 61 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Willes Road

    BCT · Winson Green

    0.1 miles

  • Willes Road

    BCT · Winson Green

    0.1 miles

  • Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro)

    PLT · Winson Green

    0.2 miles

  • Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro)

    MET · Winson Green

    0.2 miles

  • Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro)

    PLT · Winson Green

    0.2 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

178 open schools are in scope, including 96 primary and 35 secondary schools. Windsor Olympus Academy is the nearest published school at 109 m.

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

Recorded crime

8,926 published events cover 12 months, averaging 743.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,182 events.

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