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B26 1QD

Sheldon · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Sheldon
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Yardley
Postcode district
B26
Postcode sector
B26 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B26 1LX 64 m
B26 1QQ 68 m
B26 1QG 88 m
B26 1LZ 93 m
B26 1LU 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B26 1QD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B26
Postcode sector
B26 1
Latitude
52.460979
Longitude
-1.792430
British National Grid easting
414,200
British National Grid northing
284,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Sheldon · E05011166
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Yardley · E14001100
Output area
E00047271
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 072A · E01009312
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 072 · E02001898

Postcode source versions

Explore B26

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
148
Primary
90
Secondary
25

  1. Lyndon Green Infant School

    Community school

    174 m

  2. Lyndon Green Junior School

    Community school

    226 m

  3. Brays School

    Academy special converter

    237 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,902
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,844
  • Shoplifting 888
  • Vehicle crime 484
  • Criminal damage and arson 351
  • Public order 235

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B26 1 residents
10,922

Age bands in B26 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.1%

2,095 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

1,210 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.9%

2,952 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

2,908 residents

Age 65 and over
16.5%

1,806 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

52

within 5 km straight-line

  • MANOR HOUSE LANE SURGERY

    1 MANOR HOUSE LANE, YARDLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B26 1PD

    ODS code M89009

    615 m

  • CHURCH ROAD SURGERY

    90 CHURCH ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3TP

    ODS code M85048

    827 m

  • GARRETTS GREEN LANE SURGERY

    172 GARRETTS GREEN LANE, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 2SB

    ODS code M85694

    871 m

  • ROWLANDS ROAD SURGERY

    15 ROWLANDS ROAD, SOUTH YARDLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B26 1AT

    ODS code M85171

    967 m

  • THE SHELDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    169 CHURCH ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3TT

    ODS code M85770

    1.0 km

  • CRANES PARK ROAD SURGERY

    25 CRANES PARK ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3SE

    ODS code M85097

    1.0 km

  • DOWNSFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    315 SHELDON HEATH ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 2TY

    ODS code M85717

    1.1 km

  • COVENTRY ROAD PRACTICE

    2314 COVENTRY ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3JS

    ODS code M89021

    1.5 km

  • RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE

    179 RICHMOND ROAD, SOLIHULL, B92 7SA

    ODS code M89007

    1.6 km

  • THE SWAN MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 WILLARD RD, SOUTH YARDLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B25 8AA

    ODS code M85011

    1.7 km

  • HOBS MOAT MEDICAL CENTRE

    ULLERIES ROAD, SOLIHULL, B92 8ED

    ODS code M89019

    1.9 km

  • YARDLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1222 COVENTRY ROAD, YARDLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B25 8BY

    ODS code M85094

    2.5 km

  • IRIDIUM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    299 BORDESLEY GREEN EAST, STECHFORD, BIRMINGHAM, B33 8TA

    ODS code Y02893

    2.6 km

  • MIRFIELD SURGERY

    287 KITTS GREEN ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, BIRMINGHAM, B33 9SA

    ODS code M85746

    2.6 km

  • VICTORIA ROAD SURGERY

    21 VICTORIA ROAD, ACOCKS GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B27 7XZ

    ODS code M85105

    2.6 km

  • ST. MARGARETS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 ST. MARGARETS ROAD, SOLIHULL, B92 7JS

    ODS code M89005

    2.7 km

  • ACOCKS GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    999 WARWICK ROAD, ACOCKS GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B27 6QJ

    ODS code M85736

    2.8 km

  • CHURCH LANE - KHAN

    111-113 CHURCH LANE, KITTS GREEN, STECHFORD, BIRMINGHAM, B33 9EJ

    ODS code M85013

    2.9 km

  • BOSWORTH MEDICAL GROUP

    CHELMSLEY WOOD PCC, CRABTREE DRIVE, CHELMSLEY WOOD, BIRMINGHAM, B37 5BU

    ODS code M89008

    3.4 km

  • NSC BOSWORTH HUB

    BOSWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE, 16 CRABTREE DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, B37 5BU

    ODS code Y06125

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 52 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Brays Road

    BCT · Lyndon End

    0.2 miles

  • Hollywell Road

    BCT · Lyndon Green

    0.2 miles

  • Brays Road

    BCT · Lyndon End

    0.2 miles

  • Hollywell Road

    BCT · Lyndon Green

    0.2 miles

  • Barrows Lane

    BCT · Lyndon End

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 072A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,814 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
4 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

148 open schools are in scope, including 90 primary and 25 secondary schools. Lyndon Green Infant School is the nearest published school at 174 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,902 published events cover 12 months, averaging 408.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,844 events.

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