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B26 2RX

Garretts Green · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Garretts Green
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
Postcode district
B26
Postcode sector
B26 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B26 2TG 38 m
B26 2TF 56 m
B26 2TL 78 m
B26 2TJ 79 m
B26 2SY 86 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B26 2RX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B26
Postcode sector
B26 2
Latitude
52.467254
Longitude
-1.782096
British National Grid easting
414,900
British National Grid northing
285,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Garretts Green · E05011137
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North · E14001095
Output area
E00047253
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 069E · E01009323
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 069 · E02001895

Postcode source versions

Explore B26

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
129
Primary
79
Secondary
20

  1. King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    201 m

  2. Cockshut Hill School

    Academy sponsor led

    637 m

  3. Garretts Green Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    641 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,710
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,647
  • Vehicle crime 405
  • Criminal damage and arson 359
  • Shoplifting 277
  • Public order 199

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

41

within 5 km straight-line

  • DOWNSFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85717

    167 m

  • GARRETTS GREEN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85694

    468 m

  • THE SHELDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    169 CHURCH ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3TT

    ODS code M85770

    812 m

  • CHURCH ROAD SURGERY

    90 CHURCH ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3TP

    ODS code M85048

    936 m

  • CRANES PARK ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85097

    1.2 km

  • MANOR HOUSE LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M89009

    1.4 km

  • ROWLANDS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85171

    1.7 km

  • COVENTRY ROAD PRACTICE

    2314 COVENTRY ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3JS

    ODS code M89021

    1.8 km

  • MIRFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85746

    1.8 km

  • CHURCH LANE - KHAN

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

    ODS code M85013

    2.4 km

  • BOSWORTH MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code M89008

    2.4 km

  • NSC BOSWORTH HUB

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

    ODS code Y06125

    2.4 km

  • THE SWAN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85011

    2.5 km

  • RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE

    179 RICHMOND ROAD, SOLIHULL, B92 7SA

    ODS code M89007

    2.5 km

  • HOBS MOAT MEDICAL CENTRE

    ULLERIES ROAD, SOLIHULL, B92 8ED

    ODS code M89019

    2.6 km

  • IRIDIUM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02893

    2.7 km

  • THE HARLEQUIN SURGERY

    160 SHARD END CRESCENT, BIRMINGHAM, B34 7BP

    ODS code M85031

    3.1 km

  • YARDLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1222 COVENTRY ROAD, YARDLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B25 8BY

    ODS code M85094

    3.2 km

  • SCHOOLACRE ROAD SURGERY

    2 SCHOOLACRE ROAD, SHARD END, BIRMINGHAM, B34 6RB

    ODS code M85141

    3.4 km

  • VICTORIA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85105

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 41 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Sheldon Heath Academy

    BCT · Garretts Green

    0.1 miles

  • Sheldon Heath Academy

    BCT · Garretts Green

    0.1 miles

  • Meon Grove

    BCT · Garretts Green

    0.1 miles

  • Meon Grove

    BCT · Garretts Green

    0.2 miles

  • Sheldon Heath Road

    BCT · Garretts Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 069E, 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

3,333 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
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

129 open schools are in scope, including 79 primary and 20 secondary schools. King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy is the nearest published school at 201 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,710 published events cover 12 months, averaging 309.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,647 events.

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