B34 7HU

Shard End · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Birmingham
Local authority
Birmingham
Postcode district
B34
Postcode sector
B34 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B34 7HX 78 m
B34 7EH 107 m
B34 7JQ 128 m
B36 0JE 161 m
B34 7RS 173 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B34 7HU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B34
Postcode sector
B34 7
Latitude
52.500906
Longitude
-1.769613
British National Grid easting
415,736
British National Grid northing
289,246

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
Output area
E00047178
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 046A · E01009304
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 046 · E02001872

Postcode source versions

Explore B34

23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
107, Brownfield Road, Birmingham, B34 7HU 9 June 2026 £94,000
155, Brownfield Road, Birmingham, B34 7HU 30 September 2022 £189,000
165, Brownfield Road, Birmingham, B34 7HU 29 April 2022 £185,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
107
Primary
67
Secondary
15
  1. Castle Bromwich Junior School

    Academy converter

    398 m
  2. Timberley Academy

    Academy converter

    439 m
  3. Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    573 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,473
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,562
  • Vehicle crime 398
  • Shoplifting 325
  • Criminal damage and arson 303
  • Public order 195

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
93

48 female, 45 male

Postcode households
39
Residents per household
2.4
B34 7 residents
8,868

Age bands in B34 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.6%

1,977 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.5%

1,010 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.4%

2,489 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.1%

2,022 residents

Age 65 and over
14.4%

1,262 residents

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B34 7 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

32

within 5 km

  • THE CASTLE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M89026

    814 m

  • THE HARLEQUIN SURGERY

    160 SHARD END CRESCENT, BIRMINGHAM, B34 7BP

    ODS code M85031

    824 m

  • PARKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M89001

    1.0 km

  • SCHOOLACRE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85141

    1.2 km

  • ARRAN MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURTONS WAY, BIRMINGHAM, B36 0SZ

    ODS code M89013

    1.5 km

  • GREEN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M89027

    1.5 km

  • KINGSHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    40 GILSON WAY, KINGSHURST, BIRMINGHAM, B37 6BE

    ODS code M89002

    1.7 km

  • BUCKLANDS END LANE SURGERY

    36 BUCKLANDS END LANE, BIRMINGHAM, B34 6BP

    ODS code M85113

    2.1 km

  • MIRFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85746

    2.1 km

  • HODGE HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02567

    2.1 km

  • CHURCH LANE - KHAN

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

    ODS code M85013

    2.2 km

  • FIRS SURGERY

    87 KEMPSON ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B36 8LR

    ODS code M85107

    2.2 km

  • SATIS HOUSE

    10 BIRMINGHAM ROAD, WATER ORTON, BIRMINGHAM, B46 1TH

    ODS code Y04884

    2.4 km

  • SHAH ZAMAN SURGERY

    70 TANGMERE DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, B35 7QX

    ODS code M85001

    2.4 km

  • BOSWORTH MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code M89008

    2.5 km

  • NSC BOSWORTH HUB

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

    ODS code Y06125

    2.5 km

  • EDEN COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85079

    2.5 km

  • MIDLANDS MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M85063

    3.6 km

  • CROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 POMEROY WAY, CHELMSLEY WOOD, BIRMINGHAM, B37 7WB

    ODS code M89012

    3.8 km

  • GARRETTS GREEN LANE SURGERY

    172 GARRETTS GREEN LANE, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 2SB

    ODS code M85694

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 32 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

  • Manor Park Road

    BCT · Castle Bromwich

    0.1 miles
  • Manor Park Road

    BCT · Castle Bromwich

    0.1 miles
  • Thistledown Road

    BCT · Shard End

    0.1 miles
  • Henshaw Court

    BCT · Smiths Wood

    0.2 miles
  • Chester Road

    BCT · Smiths Wood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 046A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,220 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
5 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
2
Medium risk addresses
9
Low risk addresses
11
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

Property market

The five-year median is £185,000 from 3 recorded sales in B34 7HU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Birmingham is £234,150 in June 2026, up 2.2% year on year.

Schools

107 open schools are in scope, including 67 primary and 15 secondary schools. Castle Bromwich Junior School is the nearest published school at 398 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,473 published events cover 12 months, averaging 289.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,562 events.

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