B21 0QW

Soho & Jewellery Quarter · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Birmingham
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood
Postcode district
B21
Postcode sector
B21 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B21 0QL 29 m
B21 0NQ 79 m
B21 0NG 101 m
B21 0QH 107 m
B21 0PF 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B21 0QW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B21
Postcode sector
B21 0
Latitude
52.503275
Longitude
-1.942894
British National Grid easting
403,973
British National Grid northing
289,486

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Ladywood · E14001096
Output area
E00047428
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 036F · E01009354
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 036 · E02001862

Postcode source versions

Explore B21

36 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Industrial Estate, Unit 3, Sycamore Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0QW 12 September 2025 £40,000
69, Sycamore Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0QW 20 June 2025 £207,000
13, Sycamore Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0QW 16 December 2024 £440,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
177
Primary
99
Secondary
34
  1. Myles Academy

    Other independent special school

    283 m
  2. Holyhead School

    Academy converter

    335 m
  3. Oasis Academy Boulton

    Academy sponsor led

    359 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
8,415
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,946
  • Vehicle crime 678
  • Criminal damage and arson 573
  • Public order 545
  • Other theft 514

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
126

61 female, 65 male

Postcode households
36
Residents per household
3.5
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

This postcode contained 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B21 0 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

57

within 5 km straight-line

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACT.

    4 TRAFALGAR ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9NH

    ODS code M85082

    254 m

  • HOLYHEAD PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85721

    456 m

  • KIRPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85176

    540 m

  • SOHO HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00412

    540 m

  • SOHO ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85757

    540 m

  • SOHO ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    247-251 SOHO ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85715

    540 m

  • MODALITY BIRMINGHAM

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

    ODS code M85178

    1.5 km

  • HAMSTEAD ROAD SURGERY

    168 HAMSTEAD ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B20 2QR

    ODS code M85009

    1.6 km

  • HAWTHORNS MEDICAL CENTRE

    94 LEWISHAM ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 2DD

    ODS code M88041

    1.7 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85642

    1.8 km

  • DR KULSHRESTHA FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85686

    1.8 km

  • HEATH STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    SUMMERFIELD PCC, 134 HEATH STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7AL

    ODS code Y06378

    1.8 km

  • SUMMERFIELD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00492

    1.8 km

  • CAPE HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    RAGLAN ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 3NR

    ODS code M88006

    1.8 km

  • CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    276 DUDLEY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B18 4HL

    ODS code M85684

    1.9 km

  • NORVIC FAMILY PRACTICE

    5 SUFFRAGE STREET, SMETHWICK, B66 3PZ

    ODS code M88009

    1.9 km

  • DRUID GROUP - EMC SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85706

    1.9 km

  • THE SMETHWICK MEDICAL CENTRE

    REGENT STREET, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 3BQ

    ODS code M88002

    1.9 km

  • THE SLIEVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85145

    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

Showing 20 of 57 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Booth Street

    BCT · Handsworth

    0.1 miles
  • Booth Street

    BCT · Handsworth

    0.1 miles
  • Trafalgar Road

    BCT · Handsworth

    0.1 miles
  • Alfred Road

    BCT · Handsworth

    0.2 miles
  • Trafalgar Road

    BCT · Handsworth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 036F, 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

487 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £203,500 from 8 recorded sales in B21 0QW. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Birmingham is £234,150 in June 2026, up 2.2% year on year.

Schools

177 open schools are in scope, including 99 primary and 34 secondary schools. Myles Academy is the nearest published school at 283 m.

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

Recorded crime

8,415 published events cover 12 months, averaging 701.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,946 events.

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