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B26 2NZ

Sheldon · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Sheldon
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Yardley
Postcode district
B26
Postcode sector
B26 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B26 2NS 57 m
B26 2US 110 m
B26 2NY 111 m
B26 2NT 114 m
B26 2NR 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B26 2NZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B26
Postcode sector
B26 2
Latitude
52.463671
Longitude
-1.789474
British National Grid easting
414,400
British National Grid northing
285,100

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
E00047265
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
140
Primary
84
Secondary
24

  1. Garretts Green Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    399 m

  2. Lyndon Green Infant School

    Community school

    493 m

  3. Lyndon Green Junior School

    Community school

    546 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,658
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,819
  • Shoplifting 671
  • Vehicle crime 480
  • Criminal damage and arson 366
  • Public order 234

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B26 2 residents
12,471

Age bands in B26 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.3%

2,555 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.1%

1,573 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.4%

3,164 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.2%

2,903 residents

Age 65 and over
15.1%

1,807 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

47

within 5 km straight-line

  • GARRETTS GREEN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85694

    536 m

  • DOWNSFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85717

    759 m

  • CHURCH ROAD SURGERY

    90 CHURCH ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3TP

    ODS code M85048

    797 m

  • MANOR HOUSE LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M89009

    825 m

  • THE SHELDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    169 CHURCH ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3TT

    ODS code M85770

    878 m

  • CRANES PARK ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85097

    1.1 km

  • ROWLANDS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85171

    1.1 km

  • COVENTRY ROAD PRACTICE

    2314 COVENTRY ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3JS

    ODS code M89021

    1.6 km

  • RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE

    179 RICHMOND ROAD, SOLIHULL, B92 7SA

    ODS code M89007

    1.9 km

  • THE SWAN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85011

    1.9 km

  • HOBS MOAT MEDICAL CENTRE

    ULLERIES ROAD, SOLIHULL, B92 8ED

    ODS code M89019

    2.2 km

  • MIRFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85746

    2.2 km

  • IRIDIUM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02893

    2.5 km

  • CHURCH LANE - KHAN

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

    ODS code M85013

    2.6 km

  • YARDLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1222 COVENTRY ROAD, YARDLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B25 8BY

    ODS code M85094

    2.6 km

  • VICTORIA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85105

    3.0 km

  • BOSWORTH MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code M89008

    3.1 km

  • NSC BOSWORTH HUB

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

    ODS code Y06125

    3.1 km

  • ST. MARGARETS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 ST. MARGARETS ROAD, SOLIHULL, B92 7JS

    ODS code M89005

    3.1 km

  • ACOCKS GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85736

    3.1 km

Showing 20 of 47 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Willclare Road

    BCT · Lyndon Green

    0.1 miles

  • Willclare Road

    BCT · Lyndon Green

    0.1 miles

  • Bellevue Road

    BCT · Lyndon Green

    0.1 miles

  • Bellevue Road

    BCT · Lyndon Green

    0.1 miles

  • Rodborough Road

    BCT · Lyndon Green

    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

140 open schools are in scope, including 84 primary and 24 secondary schools. Garretts Green Nursery School is the nearest published school at 399 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,658 published events cover 12 months, averaging 388.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,819 events.

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