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B26 3PY

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
B26 3RZ 139 m
B26 3PX 237 m
B92 9DD 286 m
B92 9DB 291 m
B26 3RR 307 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B26 3PY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B26
Postcode sector
B26 3
Latitude
52.453095
Longitude
-1.763463
British National Grid easting
416,171
British National Grid northing
283,929

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
E00047243
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 081F · E01009320
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
84
Primary
55
Secondary
12

  1. Mapledene Primary School

    Community school

    729 m

  2. Valley Primary

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  3. Elms Farm Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,112
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 681
  • Shoplifting 485
  • Vehicle crime 208
  • Criminal damage and arson 124
  • Other theft 117

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.

GP practices

25

within 5 km straight-line

  • COVENTRY ROAD PRACTICE

    2314 COVENTRY ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3JS

    ODS code M89021

    852 m

  • CRANES PARK ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85097

    1.1 km

  • THE SHELDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    169 CHURCH ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3TT

    ODS code M85770

    1.3 km

  • CHURCH ROAD SURGERY

    90 CHURCH ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3TP

    ODS code M85048

    1.3 km

  • DOWNSFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85717

    1.9 km

  • HOBS MOAT MEDICAL CENTRE

    ULLERIES ROAD, SOLIHULL, B92 8ED

    ODS code M89019

    2.0 km

  • GARRETTS GREEN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85694

    2.4 km

  • RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE

    179 RICHMOND ROAD, SOLIHULL, B92 7SA

    ODS code M89007

    2.5 km

  • MANOR HOUSE LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M89009

    2.8 km

  • ROWLANDS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85171

    3.1 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

    3.4 km

  • MIRFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85746

    3.6 km

  • CROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 POMEROY WAY, CHELMSLEY WOOD, BIRMINGHAM, B37 7WB

    ODS code M89012

    3.7 km

  • SOLIHULL HEALTHCARE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M89017

    3.8 km

  • THE SWAN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85011

    3.8 km

  • VICTORIA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85105

    3.9 km

  • SWANSWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85177

    4.3 km

  • CHURCH LANE - KHAN

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

    ODS code M85013

    4.3 km

Showing 20 of 25 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Goodway Road

    BCT · Elmdon

    0.1 miles

  • Glencroft Road

    BCT · Cranes Park

    0.2 miles

  • Goodway Road

    BCT · Elmdon

    0.2 miles

  • Glencroft Road

    BCT · Elmdon

    0.2 miles

  • Goodway Road

    BCT · Elmdon

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 081F, 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

9,238 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
2 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

84 open schools are in scope, including 55 primary and 12 secondary schools. Mapledene Primary School is the nearest published school at 729 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,112 published events cover 12 months, averaging 176 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 681 events.

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