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B20 2JW

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B20 2ND 81 m
B20 2JX 88 m
B20 2JU 89 m
B20 2LJ 125 m
B20 2NE 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B20 2JW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B20
Postcode sector
B20 2
Latitude
52.522259
Longitude
-1.923210
British National Grid easting
405,307
British National Grid northing
291,599

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
E00047002
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 133D · E01009278
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 133 · E02006809

Postcode source versions

Explore B20

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
164
Primary
98
Secondary
27

  1. Cherry Orchard Primary School

    Community school

    274 m

  2. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    603 m

  3. Dorrington Academy

    Academy converter

    846 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,281
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,893
  • Shoplifting 454
  • Criminal damage and arson 306
  • Vehicle crime 305
  • Other theft 246

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B20 2 residents
12,215

Age bands in B20 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.4%

2,388 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.6%

1,595 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.4%

3,450 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.1%

2,945 residents

Age 65 and over
11.5%

1,343 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

56

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE SLIEVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85145

    366 m

  • TOWER HILL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M85019

    1.2 km

  • PERRY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85624

    1.3 km

  • HEATHFIELD FAMILY CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85634

    2.0 km

  • HAMSTEAD ROAD SURGERY

    168 HAMSTEAD ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B20 2QR

    ODS code M85009

    2.0 km

  • FINCH ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85154

    2.2 km

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACT.

    4 TRAFALGAR ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9NH

    ODS code M85082

    2.3 km

  • KIRPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85176

    2.3 km

  • SOHO HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00412

    2.3 km

  • SOHO ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85757

    2.3 km

  • SOHO ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    247-251 SOHO ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85715

    2.3 km

  • MODALITY BIRMINGHAM

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

    ODS code M85178

    2.4 km

  • BURBURY MEDICAL CENTRE

    311 BURBURY STREET, LOZELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1TT

    ODS code M85701

    2.4 km

  • HOLYHEAD PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85721

    2.5 km

  • RAYDOCS NEWTOWN

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

    ODS code M85020

    2.7 km

  • SCOTT ARMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHITECREST, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 6EE

    ODS code M88021

    2.8 km

  • AL-SHAFA MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85123

    2.8 km

  • COTMORE SURGERY

    169 OLD OSCOTT LANE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B44 8TU

    ODS code M85792

    3.0 km

  • GREAT BARR PRACTICE

    379 QUESLETT ROAD, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 7HB

    ODS code M88015

    3.0 km

  • VICTORIA ROAD MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code M85676

    3.3 km

Showing 20 of 56 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Everest Road

    BCT · Handsworth Wood

    0.1 miles

  • Everest Road

    BCT · Handsworth Wood

    0.1 miles

  • Vernon Avenue

    BCT · Hamstead

    0.3 miles

  • Butlers Road

    BCT · Handsworth Wood

    0.3 miles

  • Butlers Road

    BCT · Handsworth Wood

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 133D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,829 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

164 open schools are in scope, including 98 primary and 27 secondary schools. Cherry Orchard Primary School is the nearest published school at 274 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,281 published events cover 12 months, averaging 356.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,893 events.

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