B3 1DD

Soho & Jewellery Quarter · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood
Postcode district
B3
Postcode sector
B3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B3 1PW 38 m
B3 1QH 47 m
B3 1PT 68 m
B3 1PU 87 m
B3 1JP 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B3 1DD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2019
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B3
Postcode sector
B3 1
Latitude
52.482656
Longitude
-1.908038
British National Grid easting
406,342
British National Grid northing
287,195

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Ladywood · E14001096
Output area
E00175728
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 137B · E01033565
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 137 · E02006898

Postcode source versions

Explore B3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
228
Primary
120
Secondary
34
  1. University College Birmingham

    Higher education institutions

    168 m
  2. City United Academy (CUA)

    Other independent school

    426 m
  3. Jewellery Quarter Academy

    Free schools

    514 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
19,559
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 7,215
  • Shoplifting 2,757
  • Other theft 1,822
  • Public order 1,362
  • Vehicle crime 1,254

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
71

36 female, 35 male

Postcode households
45
Residents per household
1.6
B3 1 residents
2,762

Age bands in B3 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
3.9%

115 residents

Age 15 to 24
21.1%

626 residents

Age 25 to 44
65%

1,927 residents

Age 45 to 64
8.7%

257 residents

Age 65 and over
1.3%

38 residents

This postcode contained 2.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B3 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

84

within 5 km

  • HOCKLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    60 LION COURT, CARVER STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B1 3AL

    ODS code M85797

    616 m

  • HALCYON MEDICAL

    UNIT 8, 24 MARTINEAU PLACE, BIRMINGHAM, B2 4UH

    ODS code M85778

    866 m

  • BROADWAY HEALTH CENTRE

    COPE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7BA

    ODS code Y00471

    1.1 km

  • BATH ROW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FIRST FLOOR, COLSTON SUITE, ATTWOOD GREENN HC, 30 BATH ROW, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B15 1LZ

    ODS code M85025

    1.1 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTH EXCHANGE

    30 BATH ROW, BIRMINGHAM, B15 1LZ

    ODS code Y01057

    1.1 km

  • KARIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WATERWORKS ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B16 9AL

    ODS code M85088

    1.8 km

  • BELLEVUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 BELLEVUE, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B5 7LX

    ODS code M85124

    2.0 km

  • RAYDOCS NEWTOWN

    NEWTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE, 243 WHEELER STREET, NEWTOWN, BIRMINGHAM, B19 2ET

    ODS code M85020

    2.1 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SUMMERFIELD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 134 HEATH STREET, WINSON GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7AL

    ODS code M85642

    2.1 km

  • DR KULSHRESTHA FAMILY PRACTICE

    SUMMERFIELD PRIM CARE CTR, 134 HEATH STREET, WINSON, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7AL

    ODS code M85686

    2.1 km

  • HEATH STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    SUMMERFIELD PCC, 134 HEATH STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7AL

    ODS code Y06378

    2.1 km

  • SUMMERFIELD GROUP PRACTICE

    SUMMERFIELD PRIM CARE CTR, 134 HEATH STREET, WINSON, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7AL

    ODS code Y00492

    2.1 km

  • BABYLON GP AT HAND BIRMINGHAM

    121 GLOVER STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4EY

    ODS code Y06487

    2.2 km

  • BURBURY MEDICAL CENTRE

    311 BURBURY STREET, LOZELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1TT

    ODS code M85701

    2.2 km

  • MODALITY BIRMINGHAM

    ORSBORN HOUSE, 55 TERRACE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1BP

    ODS code M85178

    2.2 km

  • CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    276 DUDLEY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B18 4HL

    ODS code M85684

    2.4 km

  • FINCH ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    FINCH RD PRIMARY CARE CTR, FINCH ROAD, LOZELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1HS

    ODS code M85154

    2.4 km

  • THE WAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 FRANK STREET, HIGHGATE, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0UF

    ODS code M85084

    2.4 km

  • DRUID GROUP - EMC SURGERY

    2A CAVENDISH ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B16 0HZ

    ODS code M85706

    2.5 km

  • NECHELLS PRACTICE

    BLOOMSBURY HEALTH CENTRE, 63 RUPERT STREET, NECHELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B7 5DT

    ODS code M85759

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 84 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

  • Fleet Street

    BCT · Centenary Square

    0.1 miles
  • Charlotte Street

    BCT · National Indoor Arena

    0.1 miles
  • Charlotte Street

    BCT · National Indoor Arena

    0.1 miles
  • Charlotte Street

    BCT · Birmingham

    0.1 miles
  • Charlotte Street

    BCT · Birmingham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 137B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,092 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 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

228 open schools are in scope, including 120 primary and 34 secondary schools. University College Birmingham is the nearest published school at 168 m.

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

Recorded crime

19,559 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,629.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 7,215 events.

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