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B26 1TA

South Yardley · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B25 8XE 48 m
B26 1TE 62 m
B26 1TF 82 m
B26 1AD 128 m
B26 1TD 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B26 1TA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B26
Postcode sector
B26 1
Latitude
52.463638
Longitude
-1.812450
British National Grid easting
412,839
British National Grid northing
285,092

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
South Yardley · E05011169
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Yardley · E14001100
Output area
E00045132
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 076B · E01008886
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 076 · E02001902

Postcode source versions

Explore B26

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
175
Primary
102
Secondary
25

  1. East Birmingham Network Academy

    Free schools alternative provision

    200 m

  2. Yardley Primary School

    Community school

    203 m

  3. Oasis Academy Hobmoor

    Academy sponsor led

    631 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,820
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,203
  • Vehicle crime 489
  • Criminal damage and arson 380
  • Shoplifting 327
  • Public order 254

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
15

9 female, 6 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
1.1
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B26 1 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
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

63

within 5 km

  • THE SWAN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85011

    368 m

  • ROWLANDS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85171

    430 m

  • MANOR HOUSE LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M89009

    778 m

  • YARDLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1222 COVENTRY ROAD, YARDLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B25 8BY

    ODS code M85094

    1.1 km

  • IRIDIUM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02893

    1.6 km

  • GARRETTS GREEN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85694

    1.7 km

  • ACOCKS GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85736

    1.9 km

  • RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE

    179 RICHMOND ROAD, SOLIHULL, B92 7SA

    ODS code M89007

    2.0 km

  • VICTORIA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85105

    2.2 km

  • CHURCH ROAD SURGERY

    90 CHURCH ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3TP

    ODS code M85048

    2.2 km

  • OMNIA PRACTICE

    73 YARDLEY GREEN ROAD, BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 5PU

    ODS code M85034

    2.3 km

  • YARDLEY GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 YARDLEY GREEN ROAD, BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 5PU

    ODS code M85061

    2.3 km

  • DOWNSFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85717

    2.3 km

  • AUBREY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    726-728 COVENTRY ROAD, SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B10 0TU

    ODS code M85749

    2.3 km

  • CRANES PARK ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85097

    2.4 km

  • THE SHELDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    169 CHURCH ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3TT

    ODS code M85770

    2.4 km

  • THE PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    691 COVENTRY ROAD, SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B10 0JL

    ODS code M85005

    2.5 km

  • HOBS MOAT MEDICAL CENTRE

    ULLERIES ROAD, SOLIHULL, B92 8ED

    ODS code M89019

    2.7 km

  • COTTERILS LANE SURGERY

    75-77 COTTERILLS LANE, ALUM ROCK, BIRMINGHAM, B8 3RZ

    ODS code M85680

    2.7 km

  • CHARLES ROAD SURGERY

    192 CHARLES ROAD, SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B10 9AB

    ODS code M85679

    2.8 km

Showing 20 of 63 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

  • Yardley Primary School

    BCT · Yardley

    0.1 miles

  • Yardley Primary School

    BCT · Yardley

    0.1 miles

  • Swan Shopping Centre

    BCT · South Yardley

    0.1 miles

  • Swan Shopping Centre

    BCT · South Yardley

    0.1 miles

  • Swan Shopping Centre

    BCT · South Yardley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 076B, 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

1,892 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

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

175 open schools are in scope, including 102 primary and 25 secondary schools. East Birmingham Network Academy is the nearest published school at 200 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,820 published events cover 12 months, averaging 401.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,203 events.

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