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B27

UK postcode district

Part of Birmingham

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
544
Current units
432
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
5

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
West Midlands
Local authority codes
2
Terminated postcode units
112

Postcode sectors in B27

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

2 sectors
11,260 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
271, Lincoln Road North, Birmingham, B27 6RY 22 July 2026 £185,298
18, Florence Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6LW 17 July 2026 £213,000
157, Shirley Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 7NN 10 July 2026 £186,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
10
Primary
6
Secondary
2

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
3,610
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,715
  • Shoplifting 292
  • Vehicle crime 259
  • Criminal damage and arson 236
  • Public order 230

Census 2021

Population and age profile

B27 usual residents
26,620
Age-profile population
26,879

Age bands in B27

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
21.4%
5,765 residents
Age 15 to 24
13.2%
3,545 residents
Age 25 to 44
28.7%
7,723 residents
Age 45 to 64
23.7%
6,363 residents
Age 65 and over
13%
3,483 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

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 428 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 412 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 390 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

in this district

  • ACOCKS GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85736

  • SWANSWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85177

  • VICTORIA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85105

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £210,000 from 1,470 recorded sales in B27. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Birmingham is £234,150 in June 2026, up 2.2% year on year.

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 2 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

3,610 published events cover 12 months, averaging 301 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,715 events.

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