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B18 5BL

Soho & Jewellery Quarter · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Soho & Jewellery Quarter
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood
Postcode district
B18
Postcode sector
B18 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B18 5QH 89 m
B18 5BP 136 m
B18 5JH 137 m
B18 5QJ 144 m
B18 5QT 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B18 5BL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2005
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B18
Postcode sector
B18 5
Latitude
52.494397
Longitude
-1.920415
British National Grid easting
405,500
British National Grid northing
288,500

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
E00047381
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 047A · E01009348
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 047 · E02001873

Postcode source versions

Explore B18

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
194
Primary
101
Secondary
31

  1. Flexible Learning School

    Other independent school

    312 m

  2. Future First Independent School

    Other independent school

    471 m

  3. Brookfields Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    543 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,735
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,191
  • Vehicle crime 947
  • Other theft 775
  • Criminal damage and arson 707
  • Public order 514

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B18 5 residents
5,483

Age bands in B18 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
24.1%

1,148 residents

Age 15 to 24
16%

759 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.5%

1,450 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.5%

1,023 residents

Age 65 and over
7.9%

375 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

73

within 5 km straight-line

  • MODALITY BIRMINGHAM

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

    ODS code M85178

    757 m

  • HOCKLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    60 LION COURT, CARVER STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B1 3AL

    ODS code M85797

    1.0 km

  • BURBURY MEDICAL CENTRE

    311 BURBURY STREET, LOZELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1TT

    ODS code M85701

    1.1 km

  • HAMSTEAD ROAD SURGERY

    168 HAMSTEAD ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B20 2QR

    ODS code M85009

    1.1 km

  • FINCH ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    FINCH RD PRIMARY CARE CTR, FINCH ROAD, LOZELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1HS

    ODS code M85154

    1.2 km

  • BROADWAY HEALTH CENTRE

    COPE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7BA

    ODS code Y00471

    1.3 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85642

    1.4 km

  • DR KULSHRESTHA FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85686

    1.4 km

  • HEATH STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y06378

    1.4 km

  • SUMMERFIELD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00492

    1.4 km

  • RAYDOCS NEWTOWN

    NEWTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE, 243 WHEELER STREET, NEWTOWN, BIRMINGHAM, B19 2ET

    ODS code M85020

    1.4 km

  • KIRPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85176

    1.4 km

  • SOHO HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00412

    1.4 km

  • SOHO ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85757

    1.4 km

  • SOHO ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    247-251 SOHO ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85715

    1.4 km

  • HEATHFIELD FAMILY CENTRE

    131-133 HEATHFIELD ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1HL

    ODS code M85634

    1.5 km

  • CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    276 DUDLEY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B18 4HL

    ODS code M85684

    1.7 km

  • DRUID GROUP - EMC SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85706

    1.9 km

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACT.

    4 TRAFALGAR ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9NH

    ODS code M85082

    1.9 km

  • ROTTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85098

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 73 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Goode Avenue

    BCT · All Saints

    0.1 miles

  • All Saints Street

    BCT · All Saints

    0.2 miles

  • Hockley Circus

    BCT · Hockley

    0.2 miles

  • Bredon Croft

    BCT · All Saints

    0.2 miles

  • Hockley Circus

    BCT · Hockley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 047A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,858 of 33,755

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

194 open schools are in scope, including 101 primary and 31 secondary schools. Flexible Learning School is the nearest published school at 312 m.

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

Recorded crime

9,735 published events cover 12 months, averaging 811.25 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.