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B34 6LA

Shard End · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Shard End
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
Postcode district
B34
Postcode sector
B34 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B34 6RF 32 m
B34 6QY 67 m
B34 6NU 71 m
B34 6QX 74 m
B34 6NS 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B34 6LA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2003
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B34
Postcode sector
B34 6
Latitude
52.498784
Longitude
-1.788244
British National Grid easting
414,472
British National Grid northing
289,006

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Shard End · E05011165
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North · E14001095
Output area
E00047192
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 045D · E01009307
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 045 · E02001871

Postcode source versions

Explore B34

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
134
Primary
79
Secondary
20

  1. Brownmead Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    502 m

  2. Heathlands Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    527 m

  3. St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    699 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,856
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,780
  • Vehicle crime 408
  • Criminal damage and arson 337
  • Shoplifting 322
  • Public order 219

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

12 female, 10 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
4.4
B34 6 residents
11,657

Age bands in B34 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.7%

2,885 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.2%

1,603 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.8%

3,260 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.6%

2,632 residents

Age 65 and over
14.7%

1,794 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B34 6 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

48

within 5 km

  • SCHOOLACRE ROAD SURGERY

    2 SCHOOLACRE ROAD, SHARD END, BIRMINGHAM, B34 6RB

    ODS code M85141

    207 m

  • BUCKLANDS END LANE SURGERY

    36 BUCKLANDS END LANE, BIRMINGHAM, B34 6BP

    ODS code M85113

    796 m

  • THE HARLEQUIN SURGERY

    160 SHARD END CRESCENT, BIRMINGHAM, B34 7BP

    ODS code M85031

    801 m

  • HODGE HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

    1ST FLOOR HODGE HILL PCC, ROUGHLEA AVENUE, HODGE HILL, BIRMINGHAM, B36 8GH

    ODS code Y02567

    979 m

  • FIRS SURGERY

    87 KEMPSON ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B36 8LR

    ODS code M85107

    1.2 km

  • CHURCH LANE - KHAN

    111-113 CHURCH LANE, KITTS GREEN, STECHFORD, BIRMINGHAM, B33 9EJ

    ODS code M85013

    1.3 km

  • PARKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 PARKFIELD DRIVE, CASTLE BROMWICH, BIRMINGHAM, B36 9EJ

    ODS code M89001

    1.4 km

  • MIRFIELD SURGERY

    287 KITTS GREEN ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, BIRMINGHAM, B33 9SA

    ODS code M85746

    1.8 km

  • SHAH ZAMAN SURGERY

    70 TANGMERE DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, B35 7QX

    ODS code M85001

    2.1 km

  • THE CASTLE PRACTICE

    2 HAWTHORNE ROAD, CASTLE BROMWICH, BIRMINGHAM, B36 0HH

    ODS code M89026

    2.1 km

  • EDEN COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    200 TANGMERE DRIVE, CASTLE VALE, BIRMINGHAM, B35 6EE

    ODS code M85079

    2.2 km

  • WARD END MEDICAL CENTRE

    794A WASHWOOD HEATH ROAD, WARD END, BIRMINGHAM, B8 2JN

    ODS code M85066

    2.7 km

  • ARRAN MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURTONS WAY, BIRMINGHAM, B36 0SZ

    ODS code M89013

    2.7 km

  • GREEN LANE SURGERY

    SMITHS WOOD MEDICAL CTR, BURTONS WAY, SMITHS WOOD, BIRMINGHAM, B36 0SZ

    ODS code M89027

    2.7 km

  • KINGSHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    40 GILSON WAY, KINGSHURST, BIRMINGHAM, B37 6BE

    ODS code M89002

    2.8 km

  • MIDLANDS MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    EATON WOOD MEDICAL CENTRE, 1128 TYBURN ROAD, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B24 0SY

    ODS code M85063

    2.9 km

  • IRIDIUM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    299 BORDESLEY GREEN EAST, STECHFORD, BIRMINGHAM, B33 8TA

    ODS code Y02893

    3.0 km

  • COTTERILS LANE SURGERY

    75-77 COTTERILLS LANE, ALUM ROCK, BIRMINGHAM, B8 3RZ

    ODS code M85680

    3.1 km

  • BOSWORTH MEDICAL GROUP

    CHELMSLEY WOOD PCC, CRABTREE DRIVE, CHELMSLEY WOOD, BIRMINGHAM, B37 5BU

    ODS code M89008

    3.1 km

  • NSC BOSWORTH HUB

    BOSWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE, 16 CRABTREE DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, B37 5BU

    ODS code Y06125

    3.1 km

Showing 20 of 48 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Buckland End Shops

    BCT · Buckland End

    0.1 miles

  • Schoolacre Road

    BCT · Buckland End

    0.1 miles

  • Buckland End Shops

    BCT · Buckland End

    0.1 miles

  • Schoolacre Road

    BCT · Buckland End

    0.1 miles

  • The Kingfisher

    BCT · Buckland End

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 045D, 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

1,643 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
2
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

134 open schools are in scope, including 79 primary and 20 secondary schools. Brownmead Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 502 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,856 published events cover 12 months, averaging 321.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,780 events.

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