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B20 1BQ

Handsworth Wood · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Handsworth Wood
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Perry Barr
Postcode district
B20
Postcode sector
B20 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B20 1BG 41 m
B20 1AQ 63 m
B20 1FE 75 m
B20 1AG 99 m
B20 1FF 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B20 1BQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B20
Postcode sector
B20 1
Latitude
52.518929
Longitude
-1.931571
British National Grid easting
404,740
British National Grid northing
291,228

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Handsworth Wood · E05011143
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Perry Barr · E14001098
Output area
E00047011
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 032D · E01009264
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 032 · E02001858

Postcode source versions

Explore B20

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
169
Primary
97
Secondary
32

  1. King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy

    Academy converter

    569 m

  2. Grestone Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    571 m

  3. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    632 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,220
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,126
  • Vehicle crime 350
  • Criminal damage and arson 317
  • Other theft 254
  • Burglary 220

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
76

41 female, 35 male

Postcode households
51
Residents per household
1.5
B20 1 residents
8,640

Age bands in B20 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

1,308 residents

Age 15 to 24
16.5%

1,418 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.6%

2,539 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.2%

1,990 residents

Age 65 and over
15.5%

1,327 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B20 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

59

within 5 km

  • THE SLIEVE SURGERY

    2 THE SLIEVE, HANDSWORTH WOOD, BIRMINGHAM, B20 2NR

    ODS code M85145

    323 m

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACT.

    4 TRAFALGAR ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9NH

    ODS code M85082

    1.6 km

  • KIRPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85176

    1.8 km

  • SOHO HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00412

    1.8 km

  • SOHO ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85757

    1.8 km

  • SOHO ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    247-251 SOHO ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85715

    1.8 km

  • HAMSTEAD ROAD SURGERY

    168 HAMSTEAD ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B20 2QR

    ODS code M85009

    1.8 km

  • HOLYHEAD PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85721

    1.9 km

  • TOWER HILL PARTNERSHIP

    433 WALSALL ROAD, PERRY BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B42 1BT

    ODS code M85019

    1.9 km

  • PERRY PARK SURGERY

    291-293 WALSALL ROAD, PERRY BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B42 1TY

    ODS code M85624

    2.0 km

  • HEATHFIELD FAMILY CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85634

    2.0 km

  • MODALITY BIRMINGHAM

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

    ODS code M85178

    2.1 km

  • FINCH ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85154

    2.2 km

  • BURBURY MEDICAL CENTRE

    311 BURBURY STREET, LOZELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1TT

    ODS code M85701

    2.4 km

  • RAYDOCS NEWTOWN

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

    ODS code M85020

    2.8 km

  • AL-SHAFA MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85123

    3.1 km

  • HAWTHORNS MEDICAL CENTRE

    94 LEWISHAM ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 2DD

    ODS code M88041

    3.1 km

  • SCOTT ARMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHITECREST, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 6EE

    ODS code M88021

    3.2 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85642

    3.5 km

  • DR KULSHRESTHA FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85686

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 59 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

  • Friary Road

    BCT · Handsworth Wood

    0.1 miles

  • Somerset Road

    BCT · Handsworth Wood

    0.1 miles

  • Friary Road

    BCT · Handsworth Wood

    0.1 miles

  • Englestede Close

    BCT · Handsworth Wood

    0.1 miles

  • Somerset Road

    BCT · Handsworth Wood

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 032D, 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

12,923 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 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
0
Medium risk addresses
29
Low risk addresses
23
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

169 open schools are in scope, including 97 primary and 32 secondary schools. King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy is the nearest published school at 569 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,220 published events cover 12 months, averaging 351.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,126 events.

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