B3 1LB

Soho & Jewellery Quarter · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B3 1JH 54 m
B3 1PW 56 m
B1 3PY 64 m
B3 1PU 71 m
B3 1JJ 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B3 1LB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2018
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B3
Postcode sector
B3 1
Latitude
52.481974
Longitude
-1.908834
British National Grid easting
406,288
British National Grid northing
287,119

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

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
65 - 77, Summer Row, Birmingham, B3 1LB 1 August 2014 £2,625,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
227
Primary
119
Secondary
34
  1. University College Birmingham

    Higher education institutions

    197 m
  2. City United Academy (CUA)

    Other independent school

    349 m
  3. Nelson Primary School

    Community school

    491 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
19,880
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 7,277
  • Shoplifting 2,925
  • Other theft 1,827
  • Public order 1,366
  • Vehicle crime 1,258

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

84

within 5 km straight-line

  • HOCKLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85797

    625 m

  • HALCYON MEDICAL

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

    ODS code M85778

    902 m

  • BATH ROW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85025

    1.0 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTH EXCHANGE

    30 BATH ROW, BIRMINGHAM, B15 1LZ

    ODS code Y01057

    1.0 km

  • BROADWAY HEALTH CENTRE

    COPE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7BA

    ODS code Y00471

    1.0 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

    1.9 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85642

    2.0 km

  • DR KULSHRESTHA FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85686

    2.0 km

  • HEATH STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y06378

    2.0 km

  • SUMMERFIELD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00492

    2.0 km

  • RAYDOCS NEWTOWN

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

    ODS code M85020

    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

    2.3 km

  • MODALITY BIRMINGHAM

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

    ODS code M85178

    2.3 km

  • CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    276 DUDLEY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B18 4HL

    ODS code M85684

    2.3 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

    2.4 km

  • FINCH ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85154

    2.4 km

  • HIGHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHGATE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0YA

    ODS code M85713

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 84 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Fleet Street

    BCT · Centenary Square

    0.0 miles
  • Charlotte Street

    BCT · National Indoor Arena

    0.0 miles
  • Charlotte Street

    BCT · National Indoor Arena

    0.0 miles
  • George Street

    BCT · National Indoor Arena

    0.1 miles
  • Centenary Way

    BCT · Centenary Square

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

227 open schools are in scope, including 119 primary and 34 secondary schools. University College Birmingham is the nearest published school at 197 m.

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

Recorded crime

19,880 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,656.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 7,277 events.

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