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B21 9RN

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B21 8EP 44 m
B21 8HB 83 m
B21 9RL 86 m
B21 9PP 102 m
B21 9RJ 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B21 9RN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1986
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B21
Postcode sector
B21 9
Latitude
52.515086
Longitude
-1.939534
British National Grid easting
404,200
British National Grid northing
290,800

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
E00047028
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 034A · E01009266
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 034 · E02001860

Postcode source versions

Explore B21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
160
Primary
96
Secondary
30

  1. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    379 m

  2. Rookery School

    Academy converter

    447 m

  3. William Murdoch Primary School

    Community school

    685 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,864
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,760
  • Vehicle crime 476
  • Criminal damage and arson 390
  • Other theft 346
  • Public order 320

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

  • THE SLIEVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85145

    1.0 km

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACT.

    4 TRAFALGAR ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9NH

    ODS code M85082

    1.1 km

  • HOLYHEAD PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85721

    1.2 km

  • KIRPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85176

    1.4 km

  • SOHO HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00412

    1.4 km

  • SOHO ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85757

    1.4 km

  • SOHO ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    247-251 SOHO ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85715

    1.4 km

  • HAMSTEAD ROAD SURGERY

    168 HAMSTEAD ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B20 2QR

    ODS code M85009

    1.8 km

  • MODALITY BIRMINGHAM

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

    ODS code M85178

    2.0 km

  • HEATHFIELD FAMILY CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85634

    2.2 km

  • FINCH ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85154

    2.3 km

  • HAWTHORNS MEDICAL CENTRE

    94 LEWISHAM ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 2DD

    ODS code M88041

    2.4 km

  • BURBURY MEDICAL CENTRE

    311 BURBURY STREET, LOZELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1TT

    ODS code M85701

    2.4 km

  • TOWER HILL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M85019

    2.6 km

  • PERRY PARK SURGERY

    291-293 WALSALL ROAD, PERRY BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B42 1TY

    ODS code M85624

    2.7 km

  • RAYDOCS NEWTOWN

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

    ODS code M85020

    2.9 km

  • THE SMETHWICK MEDICAL CENTRE

    REGENT STREET, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 3BQ

    ODS code M88002

    3.0 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85642

    3.1 km

  • DR KULSHRESTHA FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85686

    3.1 km

  • HEATH STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y06378

    3.1 km

Showing 20 of 56 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Stockwell Road

    BCT · Leveretts

    0.0 miles

  • Stockwell Road

    BCT · Leveretts

    0.1 miles

  • Greenhill Road

    BCT · Leveretts

    0.1 miles

  • University Campus

    BCT · Handsworth Wood

    0.1 miles

  • University Campus

    BCT · Handsworth Wood

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 034A, 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

826 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

160 open schools are in scope, including 96 primary and 30 secondary schools. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 379 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,864 published events cover 12 months, averaging 488.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,760 events.

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