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B29 6LS

Bournville & Cotteridge · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bournville & Cotteridge
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Selly Oak
Postcode district
B29
Postcode sector
B29 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B29 5BX 35 m
B29 6TJ 35 m
B29 6YB 35 m
B29 9DZ 35 m
B29 9EH 35 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B29 6LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B29
Postcode sector
B29 6
Latitude
52.438515
Longitude
-1.935460
British National Grid easting
404,484
British National Grid northing
282,283

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Bournville & Cotteridge · E05011129
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Selly Oak · E14001099
Output area
E00186197
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 096A · E01009284
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 096 · E02001922

Postcode source versions

Explore B29

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
170
Primary
89
Secondary
27

  1. Selly Oak Trust School

    Foundation special school

    424 m

  2. Cherry Oak School

    Community special school

    544 m

  3. Raddlebarn Primary School

    Community school

    564 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
5,643
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,951
  • Shoplifting 920
  • Vehicle crime 465
  • Criminal damage and arson 412
  • Burglary 392

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B29 6 residents
16,201

Age bands in B29 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.6%

1,468 residents

Age 15 to 24
50.6%

7,708 residents

Age 25 to 44
21%

3,195 residents

Age 45 to 64
11.5%

1,757 residents

Age 65 and over
7.3%

1,118 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
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

48

within 5 km

  • SELLY OAK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85055

    252 m

  • BOURNBROOK VARSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85041

    886 m

  • SELLY PARK SURGERY

    2 REAVIEW DRIVE, SELLY PARK, BIRMINGHAM, B29 7NT

    ODS code M85042

    1.4 km

  • WEOLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85056

    1.5 km

  • COLLEGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85029

    1.5 km

  • RIVER BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 RIVER BROOK DRIVE, STIRCHLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B30 2SH

    ODS code M85156

    1.6 km

  • MOOR GREEN LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    339 MOOR GREEN LANE, BIRMINGHAM, B13 8QS

    ODS code M85733

    1.7 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 PRITCHATTS ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B15 2QU

    ODS code M85167

    2.0 km

  • MILLENNIUM MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85023

    2.1 km

  • HARBORNE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4 YORK STREET, HARBORNE, BIRMINGHAM, B17 0HG

    ODS code M85058

    2.4 km

  • NORTHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85077

    2.6 km

  • LORDSWOOD HOUSE GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    54 LORDSWOOD ROAD, HARBORNE, BIRMINGHAM, B17 9DB

    ODS code M85028

    2.9 km

  • SHENLEY GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85062

    2.9 km

  • POPLAR PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    58-64 POPLAR ROAD, KINGS HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B14 7AG

    ODS code Y02571

    3.1 km

  • FEATHERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

    158 ALCESTER ROAD SOUTH, KINGS HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B14 6AA

    ODS code M85693

    3.1 km

  • KINGSFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    146 ALCESTER ROAD SOUTH, KINGS HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B14 6AA

    ODS code M85037

    3.1 km

  • WYCHALL LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85071

    3.2 km

  • STRENSHAM ROAD SURGERY

    4 STRENSHAM ROAD, BALSALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B12 9RR

    ODS code M85783

    3.4 km

  • WOODLAND ROAD SURGERY

    57 WOODLAND ROAD, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 2HZ

    ODS code M85047

    3.6 km

  • WAKE GREEN SURGERY

    7 WAKE GREEN ROAD, MOSELEY, BIRMINGHAM, B13 9HD

    ODS code M85074

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 48 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

  • Hestia Drive

    BCT · Selly Oak

    0.2 miles

  • Selly Oak

    BCT · Selly Oak

    0.2 miles

  • Chapel Lane

    BCT · Selly Oak

    0.2 miles

  • Chapel Lane

    BCT · Selly Oak

    0.2 miles

  • Chapel Lane

    BCT · Selly Oak

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 096A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,349 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
6 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

170 open schools are in scope, including 89 primary and 27 secondary schools. Selly Oak Trust School is the nearest published school at 424 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,643 published events cover 12 months, averaging 470.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,951 events.

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