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B21 9SS

Soho & Jewellery Quarter · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Soho & Jewellery Quarter
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood
Postcode district
B21
Postcode sector
B21 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B21 0UJ 19 m
B21 0UL 56 m
B21 0UN 60 m
B21 9SP 68 m
B21 0UH 75 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B21 9SS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B21
Postcode sector
B21 9
Latitude
52.501595
Longitude
-1.929241
British National Grid easting
404,900
British National Grid northing
289,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Soho & Jewellery Quarter · E05011168
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Ladywood · E14001096
Output area
E00175729
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 047B · E01009358
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 047 · E02001873

Postcode source versions

Explore B21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
177
Primary
97
Secondary
32

  1. St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth

    Academy sponsor led

    305 m

  2. Nishkam Primary School Birmingham

    Free schools

    352 m

  3. King Edward VI Handsworth School

    Academy converter

    417 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,202
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,356
  • Vehicle crime 710
  • Criminal damage and arson 671
  • Public order 537
  • Other theft 514

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

58

within 5 km straight-line

  • KIRPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85176

    422 m

  • SOHO HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00412

    422 m

  • SOHO ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85757

    422 m

  • SOHO ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    247-251 SOHO ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85715

    422 m

  • MODALITY BIRMINGHAM

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

    ODS code M85178

    593 m

  • HAMSTEAD ROAD SURGERY

    168 HAMSTEAD ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B20 2QR

    ODS code M85009

    768 m

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACT.

    4 TRAFALGAR ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9NH

    ODS code M85082

    939 m

  • BURBURY MEDICAL CENTRE

    311 BURBURY STREET, LOZELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1TT

    ODS code M85701

    1.3 km

  • FINCH ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85154

    1.3 km

  • HOLYHEAD PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85721

    1.4 km

  • HEATHFIELD FAMILY CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85634

    1.4 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85642

    1.6 km

  • DR KULSHRESTHA FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85686

    1.6 km

  • HEATH STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y06378

    1.6 km

  • SUMMERFIELD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00492

    1.6 km

  • RAYDOCS NEWTOWN

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

    ODS code M85020

    1.8 km

  • CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    276 DUDLEY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B18 4HL

    ODS code M85684

    1.9 km

  • HOCKLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85797

    2.0 km

  • DRUID GROUP - EMC SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85706

    2.0 km

  • THE SLIEVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85145

    2.1 km

Showing 20 of 58 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Ivy Road

    BCT · Lozells

    0.1 miles

  • Ivy Road

    BCT · Lozells

    0.1 miles

  • Waverhill Road

    BCT · Handsworth

    0.1 miles

  • Piers Road

    BCT · Lozells

    0.1 miles

  • Grasmere Road

    BCT · Handsworth

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 047B, 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

873 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 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

177 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 305 m.

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

Recorded crime

9,202 published events cover 12 months, averaging 766.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,356 events.

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