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B29 5BW

Weoley & Selly Oak · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Weoley & Selly Oak
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Northfield
Postcode district
B29
Postcode sector
B29 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B29 5BQ 45 m
B29 4EF 74 m
B29 4HW 79 m
B29 4HQ 82 m
B29 4EH 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B29 5BW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B29
Postcode sector
B29 5
Latitude
52.429837
Longitude
-1.973771
British National Grid easting
401,880
British National Grid northing
281,316

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Weoley & Selly Oak · E05011184
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Northfield · E14001097
Output area
E00048127
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 101E · E01009505
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 101 · E02001927

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
120
Primary
70
Secondary
22

  1. Green Meadow Primary School

    Academy converter

    132 m

  2. E-ACT Shenley Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    212 m

  3. Woodcock Hill Primary School

    Community school

    689 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,253
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,432
  • Criminal damage and arson 318
  • Vehicle crime 298
  • Public order 195
  • Shoplifting 182

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

4 female, 4 male

Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B29 5 residents
10,591

Age bands in B29 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
24.1%

2,534 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.4%

1,407 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.9%

2,826 residents

Age 45 to 64
24%

2,528 residents

Age 65 and over
11.7%

1,226 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B29 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

30

within 5 km

  • SHENLEY GREEN SURGERY

    22 SHENLEY GREEN, SELLY OAK, BIRMINGHAM, B29 4HH

    ODS code M85062

    377 m

  • MILLENNIUM MEDICAL CENTRE

    121 WEOLEY CASTLE ROAD, WEOLEY CASTLE, BIRMINGHAM, B29 5QD

    ODS code M85023

    985 m

  • DOSKI MEDICAL PRACTICE

    101 HOLLOWAY, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 1TR

    ODS code M85730

    1.1 km

  • COLLEGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HEALTH & WELLBEING CENTRE, 1 BRISTOL ROAD SOUTH, BIRMINGHAM, B31 2GH

    ODS code M85029

    1.4 km

  • WEOLEY PARK SURGERY

    112 WEOLEY PARK ROAD, SELLY OAK, BIRMINGHAM, B29 5HA

    ODS code M85056

    1.5 km

  • JIGGINS LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    17 JIGGINS LANE, BARTLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B32 3LE

    ODS code M85143

    1.7 km

  • WOODGATE VALLEY HEALTH CENTRE

    61 STEVENS AVENUE, WOODGATE, BIRMINGHAM, B32 3SD

    ODS code M85035

    1.9 km

  • ST HELIERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    15 ST. HELIERS ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 1QT

    ODS code M85030

    1.9 km

  • BARTLEY GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    71 ROMSLEY ROAD, BARTLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B32 3PR

    ODS code M85117

    2.1 km

  • WOODLAND ROAD SURGERY

    57 WOODLAND ROAD, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 2HZ

    ODS code M85047

    2.3 km

  • SELLY OAK HEALTH CENTRE

    15 KATIE ROAD, SELLY OAK, BIRMINGHAM, B29 6JG

    ODS code M85055

    2.5 km

  • NORTHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    10-12 MIDDLETON HALL ROAD, KINGS NORTON, BIRMINGHAM, B30 1BY

    ODS code M85077

    3.2 km

  • WEST HEATH SURGERY

    196 WEST HEATH ROAD, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 3HB

    ODS code M85007

    3.2 km

  • GREAT PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    MANOR PARK GROVE, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 5ER

    ODS code M85076

    3.3 km

  • LORDSWOOD HOUSE GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    54 LORDSWOOD ROAD, HARBORNE, BIRMINGHAM, B17 9DB

    ODS code M85028

    3.4 km

  • WYCHALL LANE SURGERY

    11 WYCHALL LANE, KINGS NORTON, BIRMINGHAM, B38 8TE

    ODS code M85071

    3.4 km

  • BOURNBROOK VARSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1A ALTON ROAD, SELLY OAK, BIRMINGHAM, B29 7DU

    ODS code M85041

    3.5 km

  • RIDGACRE HOUSE SURGERY

    83 RIDGACRE ROAD, QUINTON, BIRMINGHAM, B32 2TJ

    ODS code M85172

    3.6 km

  • HARBORNE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4 YORK STREET, HARBORNE, BIRMINGHAM, B17 0HG

    ODS code M85058

    3.7 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 PRITCHATTS ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B15 2QU

    ODS code M85167

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 30 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Longbow Road

    BCT · Woodcock Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Shenley Academy

    BCT · Shenley Fields

    0.1 miles

  • Shenley Academy

    BCT · Shenley Fields

    0.1 miles

  • Longbow Road

    BCT · Woodcock Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Inglemere Grove

    BCT · Woodcock Hill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 101E, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,641 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

120 open schools are in scope, including 70 primary and 22 secondary schools. Green Meadow Primary School is the nearest published school at 132 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,253 published events cover 12 months, averaging 271.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,432 events.

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