CheckNear.me

B2 5HU

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
B3 2PP 40 m
B4 6AD 44 m
B3 2PW 49 m
B2 5HG 50 m
B3 2QD 50 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B2 5HU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B2
Postcode sector
B2 5
Latitude
52.481901
Longitude
-1.897143
British National Grid easting
407,082
British National Grid northing
287,112

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 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
228
Primary
117
Secondary
35

  1. Birmingham Metropolitan College

    Further education

    558 m

  2. Birmingham City University

    Higher education institutions

    562 m

  3. University College Birmingham

    Higher education institutions

    597 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
20,146
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 7,285
  • Shoplifting 2,907
  • Other theft 1,878
  • Public order 1,379
  • Vehicle crime 1,359

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

87

within 5 km

  • HALCYON MEDICAL

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

    ODS code M85778

    173 m

  • BATH ROW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85025

    1.3 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTH EXCHANGE

    30 BATH ROW, BIRMINGHAM, B15 1LZ

    ODS code Y01057

    1.3 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

  • BROADWAY HEALTH CENTRE

    COPE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7BA

    ODS code Y00471

    1.8 km

  • BELLEVUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 BELLEVUE, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B5 7LX

    ODS code M85124

    1.9 km

  • NECHELLS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85759

    1.9 km

  • THE WAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 FRANK STREET, HIGHGATE, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0UF

    ODS code M85084

    2.1 km

  • HIGHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHGATE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0YA

    ODS code M85713

    2.1 km

  • BLOOMSBURY SURGERY

    30 BLOOMSBURY STREET, NECHELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B7 5BT

    ODS code M85732

    2.1 km

  • RAYDOCS NEWTOWN

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

    ODS code M85020

    2.2 km

  • VICTORIA ROAD MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code M85676

    2.3 km

  • BURBURY MEDICAL CENTRE

    311 BURBURY STREET, LOZELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1TT

    ODS code M85701

    2.4 km

  • KARIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WATERWORKS ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B16 9AL

    ODS code M85088

    2.5 km

  • FINCH ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85154

    2.6 km

  • SMALL HEATH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85108

    2.6 km

  • MODALITY BIRMINGHAM

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

    ODS code M85178

    2.7 km

  • THE ST.CLEMENTS SURGERY

    56 NECHELLS PARK ROAD, NECHELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B7 5PR

    ODS code M85053

    2.7 km

  • AL-SHAFA MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85123

    2.7 km

Showing 20 of 87 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bull Street (West Midlands Metro)

    TMU · Birmingham

    0.0 miles

  • Bull Street (West Midlands Metro)

    PLT · Birmingham

    0.0 miles

  • Bull Street (West Midlands Metro)

    MET · Birmingham

    0.0 miles

  • Bull Street (West Midlands Metro)

    PLT · Birmingham

    0.0 miles

  • Great Western Arcade

    BCT · Birmingham

    0.1 miles

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.

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
8
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
5
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

Schools

228 open schools are in scope, including 117 primary and 35 secondary schools. Birmingham Metropolitan College is the nearest published school at 558 m.

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

Recorded crime

20,146 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,678.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 7,285 events.

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