Skip to main content
CheckNear.me

B2 5AB

Ladywood · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Ward
Ladywood
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood
Postcode district
B2
Postcode sector
B2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B2 5AF 7 m
B2 5EF 7 m
B2 5DP 41 m
B2 5ER 47 m
B2 5AE 52 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B2 5AB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 August 2015
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B2
Postcode sector
B2 5
Latitude
52.480086
Longitude
-1.898237
British National Grid easting
407,008
British National Grid northing
286,910

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Ladywood · E05011151
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Ladywood · E14001096
Output area
E00186232
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 138A · E01033620
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 138 · E02006899

Postcode source versions

Explore B2

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
230
Primary
117
Secondary
37

  1. University College Birmingham

    Higher education institutions

    559 m

  2. Birmingham City University

    Higher education institutions

    679 m

  3. Birmingham Metropolitan College

    Further education

    705 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
20,544
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 7,466
  • Shoplifting 2,910
  • Other theft 1,897
  • Public order 1,409
  • Vehicle crime 1,404

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B2 5 residents
180

Age bands in B2 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
0.7%
1 residents
Age 15 to 24
25.3%
38 residents
Age 25 to 44
65.3%
98 residents
Age 45 to 64
8.7%
13 residents
Age 65 and over
0%
0 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

87

within 5 km straight-line

  • HALCYON MEDICAL

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

    ODS code M85778

    178 m

  • BATH ROW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FIRST FLOOR, COLSTON SUITE, ATTWOOD GREENN HC, 30 BATH ROW, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B15 1LZ

    ODS code M85025

    1.1 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTH EXCHANGE

    30 BATH ROW, BIRMINGHAM, B15 1LZ

    ODS code Y01057

    1.1 km

  • HOCKLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85797

    1.3 km

  • BABYLON GP AT HAND BIRMINGHAM

    121 GLOVER STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4EY

    ODS code Y06487

    1.4 km

  • BELLEVUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 BELLEVUE, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B5 7LX

    ODS code M85124

    1.6 km

  • BROADWAY HEALTH CENTRE

    COPE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7BA

    ODS code Y00471

    1.8 km

  • THE WAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 FRANK STREET, HIGHGATE, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0UF

    ODS code M85084

    1.9 km

  • HIGHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHGATE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0YA

    ODS code M85713

    1.9 km

  • NECHELLS PRACTICE

    BLOOMSBURY HEALTH CENTRE, 63 RUPERT STREET, NECHELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B7 5DT

    ODS code M85759

    2.1 km

  • BLOOMSBURY SURGERY

    30 BLOOMSBURY STREET, NECHELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B7 5BT

    ODS code M85732

    2.3 km

  • RAYDOCS NEWTOWN

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

    ODS code M85020

    2.3 km

  • KARIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WATERWORKS ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B16 9AL

    ODS code M85088

    2.4 km

  • VICTORIA ROAD MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code M85676

    2.5 km

  • BURBURY MEDICAL CENTRE

    311 BURBURY STREET, LOZELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1TT

    ODS code M85701

    2.6 km

  • SMALL HEATH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 GREAT WOOD ROAD, SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B10 9QE

    ODS code M85108

    2.6 km

  • BALSALL HEATH HEALTH CENTRE (S)

    BALSALL HEATH HEALTH CENTRE, 43 EDWARD ROAD, BALSALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B12 9LP

    ODS code M85766

    2.6 km

  • DR WALJI AND COLLEAGUES

    BALSALL HEATH HEALTH CTR, 43 EDWARD ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B12 9LP

    ODS code M85128

    2.6 km

  • FIRSTCARE PRACTICE

    BALSALL HEATH HEALTH CENTRE, 43 EDWARD ROAD, BALSALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B12 9LP

    ODS code M85051

    2.6 km

  • THE BALAJI SURGERY, THE SPARKBROOK CHC

    34 GRANTHAM ROAD, SPARKBROOK, BIRMINGHAM, B11 1LU

    ODS code M85794

    2.7 km

Showing 20 of 87 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Corporation Street (West Midlands Metro)

    MET · Birmingham

    76 m

  • Corporation Street (West Midlands Metro)

    PLT · Birmingham

    85 m

  • Corporation Street (West Midlands Metro)

    TMU · Birmingham

    87 m

  • Corporation Street (West Midlands Metro)

    PLT · Birmingham

    89 m

  • Birmingham New Street Station

    RSE · Birmingham

    128 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 138A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,998 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
4 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

230 open schools are in scope, including 117 primary and 37 secondary schools. University College Birmingham is the nearest published school at 559 m.

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

Recorded crime

20,544 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,712 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 7,466 events.

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