B26 2TW

Garretts Green · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Birmingham
Local authority
Birmingham
Postcode district
B26
Postcode sector
B26 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B26 2TY 34 m
B26 2TN 65 m
B26 2TP 65 m
B26 2RZ 86 m
B26 2TT 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B26 2TW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B26
Postcode sector
B26 2
Latitude
52.466701
Longitude
-1.779965
British National Grid easting
415,045
British National Grid northing
285,439

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Parish or community
E43000250
Output area
E00047256
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 069D · E01009322
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 069 · E02001895

Postcode source versions

Explore B26

18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
39, Lowesmoor Road, Birmingham, B26 2TW 11 December 2019 £181,000
9, Lowesmoor Road, Birmingham, B26 2TW 17 August 2018 £150,000
27, Lowesmoor Road, Birmingham, B26 2TW 1 December 2017 £160,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
123
Primary
74
Secondary
20
  1. King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    106 m
  2. Stanville Primary School

    Community school

    560 m
  3. Elms Farm Community Primary School

    Community school

    561 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,596
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,574
  • Vehicle crime 385
  • Criminal damage and arson 345
  • Shoplifting 290
  • Public order 190

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
46

24 female, 22 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
2.4
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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B26 2 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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

40

within 5 km

  • DOWNSFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85717

    34 m

  • GARRETTS GREEN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85694

    624 m

  • THE SHELDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    169 CHURCH ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3TT

    ODS code M85770

    710 m

  • CHURCH ROAD SURGERY

    90 CHURCH ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3TP

    ODS code M85048

    872 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

    1.5 km

  • COVENTRY ROAD PRACTICE

    2314 COVENTRY ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3JS

    ODS code M89021

    1.7 km

  • ROWLANDS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85171

    1.8 km

  • MIRFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85746

    1.8 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

  • CHURCH LANE - KHAN

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

    ODS code M85013

    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

  • THE SWAN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85011

    2.6 km

  • IRIDIUM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02893

    2.8 km

  • THE HARLEQUIN SURGERY

    160 SHARD END CRESCENT, BIRMINGHAM, B34 7BP

    ODS code M85031

    3.2 km

  • YARDLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1222 COVENTRY ROAD, YARDLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B25 8BY

    ODS code M85094

    3.3 km

  • SCHOOLACRE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85141

    3.5 km

  • VICTORIA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85105

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 40 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Sheldon Heath Academy

    BCT · Garretts Green

    0.0 miles
  • Sheldon Heath Academy

    BCT · Garretts Green

    0.1 miles
  • Radley Court

    BCT · Lyndon Green

    0.1 miles
  • Radley Court

    BCT · Lyndon Green

    0.2 miles
  • Meon Grove

    BCT · Garretts Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 069D, 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

1,289 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
3 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.

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

123 open schools are in scope, including 74 primary and 20 secondary schools. King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy is the nearest published school at 106 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,596 published events cover 12 months, averaging 299.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,574 events.

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