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B23 5PQ

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 5JN 49 m
B23 5PF 83 m
B23 5JW 97 m
B23 5HG 112 m
B23 5PG 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B23 5PQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B23
Postcode sector
B23 5
Latitude
52.533894
Longitude
-1.856952
British National Grid easting
409,800
British National Grid northing
292,900

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
E00047666
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 020D · E01009406
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 020 · E02001846

Postcode source versions

Explore B23

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
142
Primary
87
Secondary
21

  1. Oasis Academy Short Heath

    Academy sponsor led

    114 m

  2. Court Farm Primary School

    Academy converter

    301 m

  3. St Margaret Mary RC Junior and Infant School

    Voluntary aided school

    467 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,536
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,673
  • Vehicle crime 408
  • Criminal damage and arson 405
  • Shoplifting 350
  • Burglary 329

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

45

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE DOVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    60 DOVEDALE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B23 5DD

    ODS code M85081

    538 m

  • DR KHUROO'S PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85716

    1.1 km

  • RESERVOIR ROAD SURGERY

    192 RESERVOIR ROAD, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B23 6DJ

    ODS code M85070

    1.1 km

  • TUDOR PRACTICE STOCKLAND GREEN

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

    ODS code M85669

    1.1 km

  • COLLEGE ROAD SURGERY

    452 COLLEGE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0HL

    ODS code M85087

    1.2 km

  • HILLCREST SURGERY

    9 TWICKENHAM ROAD, KINGSTANDING, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0NN

    ODS code M85016

    1.3 km

  • AYLESBURY SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85779

    1.6 km

  • POPLARS SURGERY

    17 HOLLY LANE, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B24 9JN

    ODS code M85065

    1.8 km

  • SUTTON ROAD SURGERY

    122 SUTTON ROAD, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B23 5TJ

    ODS code M85115

    1.9 km

  • THE HAWTHORNS SURGERY

    331 BIRMINGHAM ROAD, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B72 1DL

    ODS code M85175

    2.2 km

  • KINGSBURY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    273 KINGSBURY ROAD, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B24 8RD

    ODS code M85014

    2.4 km

  • COTMORE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85792

    2.7 km

  • KINGSTANDING CIRCLE SURGERY

    26 ROUGH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0UY

    ODS code M85155

    2.8 km

  • PERRY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85624

    3.3 km

  • THE OAKS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85060

    3.4 km

  • MIDLANDS MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    EATON WOOD MEDICAL CENTRE, 1128 TYBURN ROAD, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B24 0SY

    ODS code M85063

    3.4 km

  • APOLLO SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85158

    3.4 km

  • THE MANOR PRACTICE

    61 HOLLAND ROAD, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B72 1RL

    ODS code M85033

    3.5 km

  • CHURCH ROAD SURGERY

    28 CHURCH ROAD, ASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B6 5UP

    ODS code M85697

    3.6 km

  • TOWER HILL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M85019

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 45 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • The Briars

    BCT · Short Heath

    0.0 miles

  • The Briars

    BCT · Short Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Chipstead Road

    BCT · Short Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Chipstead Road

    BCT · Short Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Short Heath Road

    BCT · Short Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 020D, 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

4,203 of 33,755

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

142 open schools are in scope, including 87 primary and 21 secondary schools. Oasis Academy Short Heath is the nearest published school at 114 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,536 published events cover 12 months, averaging 461.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,673 events.

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