B21 0RL

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 0RH 44 m
B21 0SF 72 m
B21 0RJ 81 m
B21 0RW 107 m
B21 0SN 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B21 0RL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B21
Postcode sector
B21 0
Latitude
52.501026
Longitude
-1.939966
British National Grid easting
404,172
British National Grid northing
289,236

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
E00047433
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 039J · E01034922
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 039 · E02001865

Postcode source versions

Explore B21

48 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Dora Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0RL 25 March 2026 £122,820
17, Dora Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0RL 19 December 2025 £175,000
44, Dora Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0RL 19 March 2021 £140,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
180
Primary
100
Secondary
34
  1. Oasis Academy Boulton

    Academy sponsor led

    113 m
  2. James Watt Primary School

    Community school

    125 m
  3. Myles Academy

    Other independent special school

    304 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,176
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,292
  • Vehicle crime 733
  • Criminal damage and arson 621
  • Public order 599
  • Other theft 533

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
150

70 female, 80 male

Postcode households
46
Residents per household
3.3
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 1.5% 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

60

within 5 km

  • KIRPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85176

    413 m

  • SOHO HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00412

    413 m

  • SOHO ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85757

    413 m

  • SOHO ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    247-251 SOHO ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85715

    413 m

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACT.

    4 TRAFALGAR ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9NH

    ODS code M85082

    500 m

  • HOLYHEAD PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85721

    770 m

  • MODALITY BIRMINGHAM

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

    ODS code M85178

    1.3 km

  • HAMSTEAD ROAD SURGERY

    168 HAMSTEAD ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B20 2QR

    ODS code M85009

    1.5 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85642

    1.5 km

  • DR KULSHRESTHA FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85686

    1.5 km

  • HEATH STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y06378

    1.5 km

  • SUMMERFIELD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00492

    1.5 km

  • CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    276 DUDLEY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B18 4HL

    ODS code M85684

    1.6 km

  • CAPE HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    RAGLAN ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 3NR

    ODS code M88006

    1.7 km

  • DRUID GROUP - EMC SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85706

    1.7 km

  • HAWTHORNS MEDICAL CENTRE

    94 LEWISHAM ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 2DD

    ODS code M88041

    1.9 km

  • NORVIC FAMILY PRACTICE

    5 SUFFRAGE STREET, SMETHWICK, B66 3PZ

    ODS code M88009

    1.9 km

  • BURBURY MEDICAL CENTRE

    311 BURBURY STREET, LOZELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1TT

    ODS code M85701

    2.0 km

  • FINCH ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85154

    2.0 km

  • THE SMETHWICK MEDICAL CENTRE

    REGENT STREET, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 3BQ

    ODS code M88002

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 60 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

  • Tew Park Road

    BCT · Handsworth

    0.1 miles
  • Tew Park Road

    BCT · Handsworth

    0.1 miles
  • Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro)

    MET · Winson Green

    0.2 miles
  • Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro)

    PLT · Winson Green

    0.2 miles
  • Winson Green Metro

    BCT · Winson Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 039J, 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

2,489 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 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
1
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 £148,910 from 2 recorded sales in B21 0RL. 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

180 open schools are in scope, including 100 primary and 34 secondary schools. Oasis Academy Boulton is the nearest published school at 113 m.

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

Recorded crime

9,176 published events cover 12 months, averaging 764.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,292 events.

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