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B21 8LJ

Handsworth Wood · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B20 1NH 431 m
B21 8HP 501 m
B21 8HL 541 m
B21 8HR 564 m
B21 8HJ 567 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B21 8LJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B21
Postcode sector
B21 8
Latitude
52.521960
Longitude
-1.953423
British National Grid easting
403,257
British National Grid northing
291,564

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
E00165817
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 133F · E01032591
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 133 · E02006809

Postcode source versions

Explore B21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
140
Primary
90
Secondary
26

  1. St John Wall Catholic School

    Voluntary aided school

    668 m

  2. Grestone Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

  3. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,671
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 799
  • Vehicle crime 136
  • Criminal damage and arson 125
  • Other theft 111
  • Public order 96

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
100%
Next Generation Access
0%
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

53

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE SLIEVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85145

    1.8 km

  • HOLYHEAD PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85721

    1.8 km

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACT.

    4 TRAFALGAR ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9NH

    ODS code M85082

    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

  • KIRPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85176

    2.4 km

  • SOHO HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00412

    2.4 km

  • SOHO ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85757

    2.4 km

  • SOHO ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    247-251 SOHO ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85715

    2.4 km

  • HAWTHORNS MEDICAL CENTRE

    94 LEWISHAM ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 2DD

    ODS code M88041

    2.5 km

  • HAMSTEAD ROAD SURGERY

    168 HAMSTEAD ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B20 2QR

    ODS code M85009

    3.0 km

  • TOWER HILL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M85019

    3.0 km

  • CLIFTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    CLIFTON LANE, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3AS

    ODS code M88630

    3.1 km

  • DR ARORA RK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88619

    3.1 km

  • DR DEWAN VK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88646

    3.1 km

  • LINKWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LYNG CENTRE FOR HEALTH, FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88038

    3.1 km

  • ST PAUL'S PARTNERSHIP - LYNG MEDICAL

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88625

    3.1 km

  • THE SMETHWICK MEDICAL CENTRE

    REGENT STREET, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 3BQ

    ODS code M88002

    3.2 km

  • MODALITY BIRMINGHAM

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

    ODS code M85178

    3.2 km

  • LODGE ROAD SURGERY

    LODGE ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 7LU

    ODS code M88633

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 53 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • The Leverretts

    BCT · Leveretts

    0.4 miles

  • St John Wall School

    BCT · Leveretts

    0.5 miles

  • St John Wall School

    BCT · Leveretts

    0.5 miles

  • Sandwell Road

    BCT · Leveretts

    0.6 miles

  • Sandwell Road

    BCT · Leveretts

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 133F, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,332 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
8 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

140 open schools are in scope, including 90 primary and 26 secondary schools. St John Wall Catholic School is the nearest published school at 668 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,671 published events cover 12 months, averaging 139.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 799 events.

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