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B29 6LU

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 6QF 58 m
B29 6LG 62 m
B29 6LE 128 m
B29 6LH 135 m
B29 6LL 179 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B29 6LU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B29
Postcode sector
B29 6
Latitude
52.434457
Longitude
-1.945204
British National Grid easting
403,822
British National Grid northing
281,831

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
E00047084
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 099A · E01009281
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 099 · E02001925

Postcode source versions

Explore B29

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
158
Primary
82
Secondary
26

  1. Fircroft College of Adult Education

    Further education

    135 m

  2. The University of Birmingham School

    Free schools

    320 m

  3. Selly Oak Trust School

    Foundation special school

    478 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,465
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,605
  • Shoplifting 520
  • Vehicle crime 391
  • Criminal damage and arson 379
  • Burglary 340

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+
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

44

within 5 km

  • SELLY OAK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85055

    591 m

  • COLLEGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85029

    729 m

  • WEOLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85056

    888 m

  • MILLENNIUM MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85023

    1.5 km

  • BOURNBROOK VARSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85041

    1.6 km

  • RIVER BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85156

    2.1 km

  • SHENLEY GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85062

    2.1 km

  • SELLY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85042

    2.2 km

  • NORTHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85077

    2.3 km

  • MOOR GREEN LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    339 MOOR GREEN LANE, BIRMINGHAM, B13 8QS

    ODS code M85733

    2.4 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 PRITCHATTS ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B15 2QU

    ODS code M85167

    2.5 km

  • HARBORNE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4 YORK STREET, HARBORNE, BIRMINGHAM, B17 0HG

    ODS code M85058

    2.7 km

  • WYCHALL LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85071

    2.8 km

  • WOODLAND ROAD SURGERY

    57 WOODLAND ROAD, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 2HZ

    ODS code M85047

    2.9 km

  • LORDSWOOD HOUSE GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    54 LORDSWOOD ROAD, HARBORNE, BIRMINGHAM, B17 9DB

    ODS code M85028

    2.9 km

  • DOSKI MEDICAL PRACTICE

    101 HOLLOWAY, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 1TR

    ODS code M85730

    3.0 km

  • ST HELIERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    15 ST. HELIERS ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 1QT

    ODS code M85030

    3.2 km

  • WOODGATE VALLEY HEALTH CENTRE

    61 STEVENS AVENUE, WOODGATE, BIRMINGHAM, B32 3SD

    ODS code M85035

    3.3 km

  • JIGGINS LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85143

    3.4 km

  • REA VALLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    66 REDDITCH ROAD, KINGS NORTON, BIRMINGHAM, B38 8QS

    ODS code M85600

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 44 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • College Walk

    BCT · Selly Oak

    0.0 miles

  • College Walk

    BCT · Selly Oak

    0.1 miles

  • Hamilton Drive

    BCT · Selly Oak

    0.1 miles

  • Langleys Road

    BCT · Selly Oak

    0.2 miles

  • Langleys Road

    BCT · Selly Oak

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 099A, 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

18,438 of 33,755

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

158 open schools are in scope, including 82 primary and 26 secondary schools. Fircroft College of Adult Education is the nearest published school at 135 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,465 published events cover 12 months, averaging 372.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,605 events.

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