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B21 8HT

Handsworth Wood · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Birmingham
Ward
Handsworth Wood
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Perry Barr
Postcode district
B21
Postcode sector
B21 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B21 8HH 50 m
B21 8HJ 68 m
B21 8JT 98 m
B21 8HS 102 m
B21 8HL 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B21 8HT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B21
Postcode sector
B21 8
Latitude
52.516503
Longitude
-1.951291
British National Grid easting
403,402
British National Grid northing
290,957

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
E00046973
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 036B · E01009272
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 036 · E02001862

Postcode source versions

Explore B21

Property

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
82, The Leverretts, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8HT 19 May 2006 £60,000
66, The Leverretts, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8HT 25 July 2005 £48,000
82, The Leverretts, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8HT 30 October 1998 £17,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
152
Primary
97
Secondary
31

  1. St John Wall Catholic School

    Voluntary aided school

    50 m

  2. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    518 m

  3. St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth

    Voluntary controlled school

    907 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,748
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,755
  • Vehicle crime 294
  • Criminal damage and arson 252
  • Other theft 229
  • Public order 207

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

14 female, 14 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
1.6
B21 8 residents
9,604

Age bands in B21 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.8%

2,097 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.3%

1,468 residents

Age 25 to 44
28%

2,693 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.8%

2,285 residents

Age 65 and over
11%

1,060 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B21 8 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

  • HOLYHEAD PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85721

    1.2 km

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACT.

    4 TRAFALGAR ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9NH

    ODS code M85082

    1.4 km

  • THE SLIEVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85145

    1.7 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

  • HAWTHORNS MEDICAL CENTRE

    94 LEWISHAM ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 2DD

    ODS code M88041

    2.0 km

  • DR UI HAQUE N

    6 HIGH STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 6JX

    ODS code M88626

    2.3 km

  • ST PAULS PARTNERS

    6 HIGH STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 6JX

    ODS code M88639

    2.3 km

  • HAMSTEAD ROAD SURGERY

    168 HAMSTEAD ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B20 2QR

    ODS code M85009

    2.6 km

  • THE SMETHWICK MEDICAL CENTRE

    REGENT STREET, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 3BQ

    ODS code M88002

    2.7 km

  • MODALITY BIRMINGHAM

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

    ODS code M85178

    2.7 km

  • LODGE ROAD SURGERY

    LODGE ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 7LU

    ODS code M88633

    2.9 km

  • HEATHFIELD FAMILY CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85634

    3.0 km

  • NORVIC FAMILY PRACTICE

    5 SUFFRAGE STREET, SMETHWICK, B66 3PZ

    ODS code M88009

    3.0 km

  • ST PAUL'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    222 ST. PAULS ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 1HB

    ODS code M88040

    3.1 km

  • FINCH ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85154

    3.1 km

  • CAPE HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    RAGLAN ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 3NR

    ODS code M88006

    3.1 km

  • TOWER HILL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M85019

    3.1 km

Showing 20 of 57 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

  • The Leverretts

    BCT · Leveretts

    0.1 miles

  • St John Wall School

    BCT · Leveretts

    0.1 miles

  • St John Wall School

    BCT · Leveretts

    0.1 miles

  • Sandwell Road

    BCT · Leveretts

    0.2 miles

  • Sandwell Road

    BCT · Leveretts

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 036B, 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

3,147 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
6 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
4
Medium risk addresses
4
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

152 open schools are in scope, including 97 primary and 31 secondary schools. St John Wall Catholic School is the nearest published school at 50 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,748 published events cover 12 months, averaging 312.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,755 events.

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