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B20 2LQ

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 2NT 21 m
B20 2PA 50 m
B20 2NP 91 m
B20 2LH 100 m
B20 2NS 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B20 2LQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B20
Postcode sector
B20 2
Latitude
52.518673
Longitude
-1.924793
British National Grid easting
405,200
British National Grid northing
291,200

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
E00175740
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 133A · E01009262
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 133 · E02006809

Postcode source versions

Explore B20

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
164
Primary
94
Secondary
31

  1. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    240 m

  2. Cherry Orchard Primary School

    Community school

    302 m

  3. King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy

    Academy converter

    588 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
5,112
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,427
  • Criminal damage and arson 378
  • Vehicle crime 367
  • Other theft 312
  • Shoplifting 297

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

62

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE SLIEVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85145

    220 m

  • PERRY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85624

    1.6 km

  • TOWER HILL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M85019

    1.6 km

  • HAMSTEAD ROAD SURGERY

    168 HAMSTEAD ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B20 2QR

    ODS code M85009

    1.6 km

  • HEATHFIELD FAMILY CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85634

    1.7 km

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACT.

    4 TRAFALGAR ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9NH

    ODS code M85082

    1.9 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

  • FINCH ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85154

    1.9 km

  • MODALITY BIRMINGHAM

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

    ODS code M85178

    2.0 km

  • BURBURY MEDICAL CENTRE

    311 BURBURY STREET, LOZELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1TT

    ODS code M85701

    2.1 km

  • HOLYHEAD PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85721

    2.2 km

  • RAYDOCS NEWTOWN

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

    ODS code M85020

    2.5 km

  • AL-SHAFA MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85123

    2.6 km

  • VICTORIA ROAD MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code M85676

    3.2 km

  • SCOTT ARMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHITECREST, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 6EE

    ODS code M88021

    3.2 km

  • COTMORE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85792

    3.4 km

  • GREAT BARR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88015

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 62 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Butlers Road

    BCT · Handsworth Wood

    0.1 miles

  • Butlers Road

    BCT · Handsworth Wood

    0.1 miles

  • Devonshire Road

    BCT · Handsworth Wood

    0.1 miles

  • Devonshire Road

    BCT · Handsworth Wood

    0.1 miles

  • Everest Road

    BCT · Handsworth Wood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 133A, 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

13,488 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
5 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 94 primary and 31 secondary schools. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 240 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,112 published events cover 12 months, averaging 426 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,427 events.

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