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B3 2WX

Newtown · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Newtown
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood
Postcode district
B3
Postcode sector
B3 2

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Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B1 1QF 0 m
B1 1ZQ 0 m
B1 2AB 0 m
B1 2WZ 0 m
B1 3PF 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B3 2WX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B3
Postcode sector
B3 2
Latitude
52.495968
Longitude
-1.894209
British National Grid easting
407,279
British National Grid northing
288,677

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Newtown · E05011156
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Ladywood · E14001096
Output area
E00186311
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 050A · E01008910
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 050 · E02001876

Postcode source versions

Explore B3

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
220
Primary
108
Secondary
35

  1. Chilwell Croft Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    216 m

  2. Aston Manor Academy

    Academy converter

    277 m

  3. Newbury Independent School

    Other independent school

    375 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
8,598
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,857
  • Vehicle crime 805
  • Other theft 630
  • Criminal damage and arson 608
  • Public order 576

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

79

within 5 km straight-line

  • VICTORIA ROAD MEDICAL CTR

    229-233 VICTORIA ROAD, ASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B6 5HP

    ODS code M85676

    811 m

  • RAYDOCS NEWTOWN

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

    ODS code M85020

    822 m

  • AL-SHAFA MEDICAL CENTRE

    5-7 LITTLE OAKS ROAD, ASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B6 6JY

    ODS code M85123

    1.2 km

  • NECHELLS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85759

    1.2 km

  • BURBURY MEDICAL CENTRE

    311 BURBURY STREET, LOZELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1TT

    ODS code M85701

    1.3 km

  • FINCH ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85154

    1.4 km

  • CHURCH ROAD SURGERY

    28 CHURCH ROAD, ASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B6 5UP

    ODS code M85697

    1.5 km

  • BLOOMSBURY SURGERY

    30 BLOOMSBURY STREET, NECHELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B7 5BT

    ODS code M85732

    1.5 km

  • HEATHFIELD FAMILY CENTRE

    131-133 HEATHFIELD ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1HL

    ODS code M85634

    1.6 km

  • HALCYON MEDICAL

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

    ODS code M85778

    1.7 km

  • THE ST.CLEMENTS SURGERY

    56 NECHELLS PARK ROAD, NECHELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B7 5PR

    ODS code M85053

    1.8 km

  • HOCKLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85797

    1.8 km

  • MODALITY BIRMINGHAM

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

    ODS code M85178

    1.9 km

  • HAMSTEAD ROAD SURGERY

    168 HAMSTEAD ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B20 2QR

    ODS code M85009

    1.9 km

  • BABYLON GP AT HAND BIRMINGHAM

    121 GLOVER STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4EY

    ODS code Y06487

    2.4 km

  • BROADWAY HEALTH CENTRE

    COPE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7BA

    ODS code Y00471

    2.5 km

  • GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    120 WASHWOOD HEATH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RE

    ODS code M85170

    2.6 km

  • ALPHA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ALPHA MP, 38 ALUM ROCK RD, ALUM ROCK, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1JA

    ODS code M85139

    2.6 km

  • PAK HEALTH CENTRE

    38 ALUM ROCK ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1JA

    ODS code M85739

    2.6 km

  • GREENFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    38 HAVELOCK ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RT

    ODS code M85670

    2.7 km

Showing 20 of 79 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Milton Street

    BCT · Newtown

    87 m

  • Milton Street

    BCT · Newtown

    145 m

  • St Stephens Street

    BCT · Newtown

    172 m

  • Geach Street

    BCT · Newtown

    229 m

  • Geach Street

    BCT · Newtown

    240 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 050A, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

396 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
1 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

220 open schools are in scope, including 108 primary and 35 secondary schools. Chilwell Croft Academy is the nearest published school at 216 m.

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

Recorded crime

8,598 published events cover 12 months, averaging 717 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,857 events.

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