B18 9AL

Soho & Jewellery Quarter · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood
Postcode district
B18
Postcode sector
B18 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B18 5AP 0 m
B18 6WF 0 m
B18 6WS 0 m
B18 9FQ 0 m
B18 9HF 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B18 9AL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 November 2004
Terminated
1 November 2006
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B18
Postcode sector
B18 9
Latitude
52.492639
Longitude
-1.912907
British National Grid easting
406,010
British National Grid northing
288,305

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Ladywood · E14001096
Output area
E00186254
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 049E · E01033559
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 049 · E02001875

Postcode source versions

Explore B18

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
209
Primary
108
Secondary
34
  1. Flexible Learning School

    Other independent school

    451 m
  2. Brookfields Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    490 m
  3. Nishkam High School

    Free schools

    507 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10,838
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,714
  • Vehicle crime 989
  • Other theft 935
  • Criminal damage and arson 753
  • Public order 657

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

73

within 5 km

  • HOCKLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85797

    764 m

  • BURBURY MEDICAL CENTRE

    311 BURBURY STREET, LOZELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1TT

    ODS code M85701

    1.1 km

  • MODALITY BIRMINGHAM

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

    ODS code M85178

    1.1 km

  • RAYDOCS NEWTOWN

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

    ODS code M85020

    1.1 km

  • FINCH ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85154

    1.3 km

  • BROADWAY HEALTH CENTRE

    COPE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7BA

    ODS code Y00471

    1.3 km

  • HAMSTEAD ROAD SURGERY

    168 HAMSTEAD ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B20 2QR

    ODS code M85009

    1.4 km

  • HEATHFIELD FAMILY CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85634

    1.5 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85642

    1.7 km

  • DR KULSHRESTHA FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85686

    1.7 km

  • HEATH STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y06378

    1.7 km

  • SUMMERFIELD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00492

    1.7 km

  • HALCYON MEDICAL

    UNIT 8, 24 MARTINEAU PLACE, BIRMINGHAM, B2 4UH

    ODS code M85778

    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

  • VICTORIA ROAD MEDICAL CTR

    229-233 VICTORIA ROAD, ASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B6 5HP

    ODS code M85676

    2.0 km

  • AL-SHAFA MEDICAL CENTRE

    5-7 LITTLE OAKS ROAD, ASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B6 6JY

    ODS code M85123

    2.1 km

  • CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    276 DUDLEY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B18 4HL

    ODS code M85684

    2.1 km

Showing 20 of 73 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

  • Great King Street

    BCT · Hockley

    0.0 miles
  • Great King Street

    BCT · Hockley

    0.0 miles
  • Great King Street

    BCT · Hockley

    0.0 miles
  • Great King Street

    BCT · Hockley

    0.1 miles
  • Barr Street

    BCT · Hockley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 049E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,244 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

209 open schools are in scope, including 108 primary and 34 secondary schools. Flexible Learning School is the nearest published school at 451 m.

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

Recorded crime

10,838 published events cover 12 months, averaging 903.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,714 events.

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