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B21 0BN

Holyhead · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Holyhead
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Perry Barr
Postcode district
B21
Postcode sector
B21 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B21 0AR 111 m
B21 0AU 131 m
B21 0AP 149 m
B66 2EP 191 m
B21 0AT 193 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B21 0BN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B21
Postcode sector
B21 0
Latitude
52.508046
Longitude
-1.957798
British National Grid easting
402,961
British National Grid northing
290,016

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Holyhead · E05011147
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Perry Barr · E14001098
Output area
E00047405
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 036D · E01009349
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 036 · E02001862

Postcode source versions

Explore B21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
158
Primary
97
Secondary
31

  1. Oasis Academy Wattville

    Academy sponsor led

    449 m

  2. V.A.S.E Academy

    Other independent school

    545 m

  3. St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth

    Voluntary controlled school

    574 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,370
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,926
  • Vehicle crime 391
  • Criminal damage and arson 283
  • Other theft 278
  • Drugs 243

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B21 0 residents
10,155

Age bands in B21 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
24.2%

2,519 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.5%

1,613 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.6%

3,078 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.8%

2,263 residents

Age 65 and over
8.9%

929 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

56

within 5 km

  • HOLYHEAD PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85721

    695 m

  • HAWTHORNS MEDICAL CENTRE

    94 LEWISHAM ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 2DD

    ODS code M88041

    969 m

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACT.

    4 TRAFALGAR ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9NH

    ODS code M85082

    1.1 km

  • THE SMETHWICK MEDICAL CENTRE

    REGENT STREET, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 3BQ

    ODS code M88002

    1.6 km

  • KIRPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85176

    1.6 km

  • SOHO HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00412

    1.6 km

  • SOHO ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85757

    1.6 km

  • SOHO ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    247-251 SOHO ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85715

    1.6 km

  • DR UI HAQUE N

    6 HIGH STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 6JX

    ODS code M88626

    1.9 km

  • ST PAULS PARTNERS

    6 HIGH STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 6JX

    ODS code M88639

    1.9 km

  • LODGE ROAD SURGERY

    LODGE ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 7LU

    ODS code M88633

    2.0 km

  • NORVIC FAMILY PRACTICE

    5 SUFFRAGE STREET, SMETHWICK, B66 3PZ

    ODS code M88009

    2.0 km

  • SAREPHED MEDICAL CENTRE

    ARDEN ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 6AJ

    ODS code M88610

    2.1 km

  • CAPE HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    RAGLAN ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 3NR

    ODS code M88006

    2.2 km

  • ST PAUL'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    222 ST. PAULS ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 1HB

    ODS code M88040

    2.2 km

  • THE SLIEVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85145

    2.5 km

  • DRUID GROUP - EMC SURGERY

    2A CAVENDISH ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B16 0HZ

    ODS code M85706

    2.6 km

  • MODALITY BIRMINGHAM

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

    ODS code M85178

    2.6 km

  • CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    276 DUDLEY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B18 4HL

    ODS code M85684

    2.6 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85642

    2.7 km

Showing 20 of 56 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

  • Middlemore Road

    BCT · Leveretts

    0.1 miles

  • Island Road

    BCT · Leveretts

    0.1 miles

  • Island Road

    BCT · Leveretts

    0.1 miles

  • Austin Road

    BCT · Handsworth

    0.2 miles

  • Austin Road

    BCT · Handsworth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 036D, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

322 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
1 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
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

158 open schools are in scope, including 97 primary and 31 secondary schools. Oasis Academy Wattville is the nearest published school at 449 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,370 published events cover 12 months, averaging 364.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,926 events.

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