B21 9BW

Soho & Jewellery Quarter · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood
Postcode district
B21
Postcode sector
B21 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B21 9SP 49 m
B21 9BN 63 m
B21 9BP 92 m
B21 9SL 99 m
B21 0UJ 101 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B21 9BW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B21
Postcode sector
B21 9
Latitude
52.501594
Longitude
-1.927768
British National Grid easting
405,000
British National Grid northing
289,300

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
E00047423
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 039C · E01009352
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 039 · E02001865

Postcode source versions

Explore B21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
178
Primary
97
Secondary
32
  1. St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth

    Academy sponsor led

    213 m
  2. Nishkam Primary School Birmingham

    Free schools

    255 m
  3. King Edward VI Handsworth School

    Academy converter

    322 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,098
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,297
  • Vehicle crime 718
  • Criminal damage and arson 662
  • Public order 511
  • Other theft 505

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B21 9 residents
10,708

Age bands in B21 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.2%

2,632 residents

Age 15 to 24
16.7%

1,899 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.5%

3,345 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.2%

2,402 residents

Age 65 and over
9.5%

1,076 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.

GP practices

56

within 5 km straight-line

  • MODALITY BIRMINGHAM

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

    ODS code M85178

    493 m

  • KIRPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85176

    515 m

  • SOHO HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00412

    515 m

  • SOHO ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85757

    515 m

  • SOHO ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    247-251 SOHO ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85715

    515 m

  • HAMSTEAD ROAD SURGERY

    168 HAMSTEAD ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B20 2QR

    ODS code M85009

    679 m

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACT.

    4 TRAFALGAR ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9NH

    ODS code M85082

    1.0 km

  • BURBURY MEDICAL CENTRE

    311 BURBURY STREET, LOZELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1TT

    ODS code M85701

    1.2 km

  • FINCH ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85154

    1.2 km

  • HEATHFIELD FAMILY CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85634

    1.3 km

  • HOLYHEAD PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85721

    1.5 km

  • RAYDOCS NEWTOWN

    NEWTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE, 243 WHEELER STREET, NEWTOWN, BIRMINGHAM, B19 2ET

    ODS code M85020

    1.7 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85642

    1.7 km

  • DR KULSHRESTHA FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85686

    1.7 km

  • HEATH STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y06378

    1.7 km

  • SUMMERFIELD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00492

    1.7 km

  • HOCKLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    60 LION COURT, CARVER STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B1 3AL

    ODS code M85797

    1.9 km

  • CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    276 DUDLEY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B18 4HL

    ODS code M85684

    2.0 km

  • THE SLIEVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85145

    2.1 km

  • DRUID GROUP - EMC SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85706

    2.1 km

Showing 20 of 56 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Ivy Road

    BCT · Lozells

    0.0 miles
  • Ivy Road

    BCT · Lozells

    0.0 miles
  • Piers Road

    BCT · Lozells

    0.1 miles
  • Rose Hill Road

    BCT · Lozells

    0.1 miles
  • Waverhill Road

    BCT · Handsworth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 039C, 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

831 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

178 open schools are in scope, including 97 primary and 32 secondary schools. St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth is the nearest published school at 213 m.

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

Recorded crime

9,098 published events cover 12 months, averaging 758.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,297 events.

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