B3 2SH

Brandwood & King's Heath · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Birmingham
Postcode district
B3
Postcode sector
B3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B14 7QQ 58 m
B14 7QH 60 m
B14 7PE 66 m
B14 7PG 112 m
B14 7QG 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B3 2SH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B3
Postcode sector
B3 2
Latitude
52.429653
Longitude
-1.899940
British National Grid easting
406,900
British National Grid northing
281,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Parish or community
E43000250
Output area
E00045521
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 110D · E01008981
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 110 · E02001936

Postcode source versions

Explore B3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
169
Primary
90
Secondary
24
  1. Colmore Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    184 m
  2. Colmore Junior School

    Community school

    184 m
  3. King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys

    Academy converter

    226 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,257
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,563
  • Shoplifting 640
  • Vehicle crime 467
  • Criminal damage and arson 349
  • Burglary 237

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B3 2 residents
181

Age bands in B3 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
0.4%

1 residents

Age 15 to 24
31.1%

71 residents

Age 25 to 44
56.6%

129 residents

Age 45 to 64
11%

25 residents

Age 65 and over
0.9%

2 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

50

within 5 km straight-line

  • FEATHERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85693

    540 m

  • KINGSFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85037

    540 m

  • POPLAR PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02571

    990 m

  • RIVER BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85156

    1.0 km

  • MOOR GREEN LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    339 MOOR GREEN LANE, BIRMINGHAM, B13 8QS

    ODS code M85733

    1.2 km

  • SELLY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85042

    2.0 km

  • GREEN RIDGE SURGERY

    671 YARDLEY WOOD ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B13 0HN

    ODS code M85006

    2.0 km

  • MOSELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    2-2B WAKE GREEN ROAD, MOSELEY, BIRMINGHAM, B13 9EZ

    ODS code M85021

    2.1 km

  • WAKE GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85074

    2.2 km

  • MAYPOLE HEALTH SURGERY Y

    10 SLADEPOOL FARM ROAD, KINGS HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B14 5DJ

    ODS code M85179

    2.4 km

  • BOURNBROOK VARSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85041

    2.7 km

  • DRUIDS HEATH SURGERY

    27 POUND ROAD, DRUIDS HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B14 5SB

    ODS code M85136

    2.7 km

  • STRENSHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85783

    2.7 km

  • NORTHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85077

    2.7 km

  • SELLY OAK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85055

    2.8 km

  • NEWPORT MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWPORT MEDICAL PRACTICE, 1 NEWPORT ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B12 8QE

    ODS code M85164

    2.9 km

  • YARDLEY WOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    401 HIGHFIELD ROAD, YARDLEY WOOD, BIRMINGHAM, B14 4DU

    ODS code M85018

    3.0 km

  • BALSALL HEATH HEALTH CENTRE (S)

    BALSALL HEATH HEALTH CENTRE, 43 EDWARD ROAD, BALSALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B12 9LP

    ODS code M85766

    3.2 km

  • DR WALJI AND COLLEAGUES

    BALSALL HEATH HEALTH CTR, 43 EDWARD ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B12 9LP

    ODS code M85128

    3.2 km

  • FIRSTCARE PRACTICE

    BALSALL HEATH HEALTH CENTRE, 43 EDWARD ROAD, BALSALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B12 9LP

    ODS code M85051

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 50 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Camp Hill Schools

    BCT · Kings Heath

    0.0 miles
  • Camp Hill Schools

    BCT · Kings Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Abbots Road

    BCT · Kings Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Abbots Road

    BCT · Kings Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Kings Heath Park

    BCT · Kings Heath

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 110D, 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

18,749 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
2 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

169 open schools are in scope, including 90 primary and 24 secondary schools. Colmore Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 184 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,257 published events cover 12 months, averaging 354.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,563 events.

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