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B26 3EG

Sheldon · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Sheldon
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Yardley
Postcode district
B26
Postcode sector
B26 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B92 8HB 77 m
B26 3EH 92 m
B26 3JE 94 m
B26 3JB 104 m
B26 3JA 152 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B26 3EG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2003
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B26
Postcode sector
B26 3
Latitude
52.451965
Longitude
-1.784026
British National Grid easting
414,774
British National Grid northing
283,799

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
E00047234
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 081A · E01009315
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 081 · E02001907

Postcode source versions

Explore B26

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
114
Primary
68
Secondary
17

  1. St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    496 m

  2. Lyndon School

    Academy sponsor led

    680 m

  3. Valley Primary

    Academy converter

    756 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
3,729
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,346
  • Shoplifting 670
  • Vehicle crime 417
  • Criminal damage and arson 231
  • Public order 196

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B26 3 residents
11,208

Age bands in B26 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.9%

2,028 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

1,310 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.6%

3,133 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.3%

2,873 residents

Age 65 and over
17.6%

1,994 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.

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

31

within 5 km

  • COVENTRY ROAD PRACTICE

    2314 COVENTRY ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3JS

    ODS code M89021

    557 m

  • CRANES PARK ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85097

    578 m

  • CHURCH ROAD SURGERY

    90 CHURCH ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3TP

    ODS code M85048

    801 m

  • HOBS MOAT MEDICAL CENTRE

    ULLERIES ROAD, SOLIHULL, B92 8ED

    ODS code M89019

    925 m

  • THE SHELDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    169 CHURCH ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3TT

    ODS code M85770

    1.0 km

  • RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE

    179 RICHMOND ROAD, SOLIHULL, B92 7SA

    ODS code M89007

    1.1 km

  • MANOR HOUSE LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M89009

    1.6 km

  • DOWNSFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85717

    1.7 km

  • GARRETTS GREEN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85694

    1.9 km

  • ROWLANDS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85171

    2.0 km

  • ST. MARGARETS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 ST. MARGARETS ROAD, SOLIHULL, B92 7JS

    ODS code M89005

    2.2 km

  • VICTORIA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85105

    2.6 km

  • THE SWAN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85011

    2.6 km

  • ACOCKS GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85736

    3.1 km

  • SWANSWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    370 GOSPEL LANE, ACOCKS GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B27 7AL

    ODS code M85177

    3.1 km

  • YARDLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1222 COVENTRY ROAD, YARDLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B25 8BY

    ODS code M85094

    3.3 km

  • MIRFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85746

    3.5 km

  • SOLIHULL HEALTHCARE PARTNERSHIP

    GROVE SURGERY, 3 GROVE ROAD, SOLIHULL, B91 2AG

    ODS code M89017

    3.6 km

  • IRIDIUM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02893

    3.7 km

  • BOSWORTH MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code M89008

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 31 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

  • The Wheatsheaf

    BCT · Sheldon

    0.0 miles

  • The Wheatsheaf

    BCT · Sheldon

    0.0 miles

  • The Wheatsheaf

    BCT · Sheldon

    0.0 miles

  • The Wheatsheaf

    BCT · Sheldon

    0.1 miles

  • Deepdale Avenue

    BCT · Sheldon

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 081A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

6,986 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

114 open schools are in scope, including 68 primary and 17 secondary schools. St Thomas More Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 496 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,729 published events cover 12 months, averaging 310.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,346 events.

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