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B23 5BL

Perry Common · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Perry Common
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Erdington
Postcode district
B23
Postcode sector
B23 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B23 5JG 42 m
B23 5BQ 43 m
B23 5DD 69 m
B23 5GZ 81 m
B23 5GG 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B23 5BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2003
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B23
Postcode sector
B23 5
Latitude
52.534550
Longitude
-1.864571
British National Grid easting
409,283
British National Grid northing
292,972

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Perry Common · E05011161
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Erdington · E14001093
Output area
E00186129
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 014G · E01034914
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 014 · E02001840

Postcode source versions

Explore B23

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
137
Primary
82
Secondary
22

  1. St Margaret Mary RC Junior and Infant School

    Voluntary aided school

    150 m

  2. The Hive College

    Special post 16 institution

    344 m

  3. Wilson Stuart School

    Academy special converter

    344 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,709
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,348
  • Vehicle crime 371
  • Criminal damage and arson 367
  • Burglary 270
  • Public order 267

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
29

20 female, 9 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.6
B23 5 residents
17,848

Age bands in B23 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.3%

4,333 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

2,021 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.4%

5,278 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.3%

4,139 residents

Age 65 and over
15.1%

2,815 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B23 5 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

43

within 5 km

  • THE DOVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    60 DOVEDALE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B23 5DD

    ODS code M85081

    69 m

  • COLLEGE ROAD SURGERY

    452 COLLEGE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0HL

    ODS code M85087

    699 m

  • HILLCREST SURGERY

    9 TWICKENHAM ROAD, KINGSTANDING, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0NN

    ODS code M85016

    1.1 km

  • AYLESBURY SURGERY

    AYLESBURY HOUSE, WARREN FARM ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0DX

    ODS code M85779

    1.2 km

  • DR KHUROO'S PRACTICE

    STOCKLAND GREEN PCC, 192 RESERVOIR ROAD, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B23 6DJ

    ODS code M85716

    1.3 km

  • RESERVOIR ROAD SURGERY

    192 RESERVOIR ROAD, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B23 6DJ

    ODS code M85070

    1.3 km

  • TUDOR PRACTICE STOCKLAND GREEN

    STOCKLAND GREEN HEALTH CENTRE, 192 RESERVOIR ROAD, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B23 6DJ

    ODS code M85669

    1.3 km

  • COTMORE SURGERY

    169 OLD OSCOTT LANE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B44 8TU

    ODS code M85792

    2.2 km

  • POPLARS SURGERY

    17 HOLLY LANE, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B24 9JN

    ODS code M85065

    2.3 km

  • SUTTON ROAD SURGERY

    122 SUTTON ROAD, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B23 5TJ

    ODS code M85115

    2.4 km

  • KINGSTANDING CIRCLE SURGERY

    26 ROUGH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0UY

    ODS code M85155

    2.4 km

  • THE HAWTHORNS SURGERY

    331 BIRMINGHAM ROAD, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B72 1DL

    ODS code M85175

    2.7 km

  • KINGSBURY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    273 KINGSBURY ROAD, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B24 8RD

    ODS code M85014

    2.8 km

  • PERRY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85624

    2.9 km

  • THE OAKS MEDICAL CENTRE

    199 SHADY LANE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B44 9ER

    ODS code M85060

    2.9 km

  • APOLLO SURGERY

    619 KINGS ROAD, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B44 9HW

    ODS code M85158

    3.0 km

  • TOWER HILL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M85019

    3.2 km

  • QUESLETT MEDICAL CENTRE

    522 QUESLETT ROAD, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 7DY

    ODS code M91642

    3.4 km

  • CHURCH ROAD SURGERY

    28 CHURCH ROAD, ASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B6 5UP

    ODS code M85697

    3.5 km

  • COLLINGWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

    COLLINGWOOD CENTRE, COLLINGWOOD DRIVE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 7NF

    ODS code M91032

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 43 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Dovedale Road

    BCT · Perry Common

    0.1 miles

  • Dovedale Road

    BCT · Perry Common

    0.1 miles

  • The Circle

    BCT · Perry Common

    0.2 miles

  • Capilano Road

    BCT · Perry Common

    0.2 miles

  • Capilano Road

    BCT · Perry Common

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 014G, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,272 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
7 of 10
Living environment
7 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

137 open schools are in scope, including 82 primary and 22 secondary schools. St Margaret Mary RC Junior and Infant School is the nearest published school at 150 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,709 published events cover 12 months, averaging 392.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,348 events.

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