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B34 7LR

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B34 7LU 66 m
B34 7LP 72 m
B34 7JY 76 m
B34 7LB 83 m
B34 7LA 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B34 7LR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B34
Postcode sector
B34 7
Latitude
52.498183
Longitude
-1.760569
British National Grid easting
416,351
British National Grid northing
288,945

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
E00047196
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 046C · E01009308
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 046 · E02001872

Postcode source versions

Explore B34

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
97
Primary
61
Secondary
13

  1. Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    283 m

  2. Castle Bromwich Junior School

    Academy converter

    566 m

  3. Hillstone Primary School

    Academy converter

    660 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,735
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,690
  • Vehicle crime 413
  • Criminal damage and arson 362
  • Shoplifting 306
  • Public order 213

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

13 female, 13 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
2.9
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 0.3% 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

30

within 5 km

  • THE CASTLE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M89026

    398 m

  • KINGSHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    40 GILSON WAY, KINGSHURST, BIRMINGHAM, B37 6BE

    ODS code M89002

    984 m

  • ARRAN MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURTONS WAY, BIRMINGHAM, B36 0SZ

    ODS code M89013

    1.0 km

  • GREEN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M89027

    1.0 km

  • THE HARLEQUIN SURGERY

    160 SHARD END CRESCENT, BIRMINGHAM, B34 7BP

    ODS code M85031

    1.2 km

  • PARKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M89001

    1.6 km

  • SCHOOLACRE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85141

    1.7 km

  • BOSWORTH MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code M89008

    2.0 km

  • NSC BOSWORTH HUB

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

    ODS code Y06125

    2.0 km

  • MIRFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85746

    2.2 km

  • SATIS HOUSE

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

    ODS code Y04884

    2.3 km

  • CHURCH LANE - KHAN

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

    ODS code M85013

    2.6 km

  • BUCKLANDS END LANE SURGERY

    36 BUCKLANDS END LANE, BIRMINGHAM, B34 6BP

    ODS code M85113

    2.7 km

  • HODGE HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02567

    2.8 km

  • FIRS SURGERY

    87 KEMPSON ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B36 8LR

    ODS code M85107

    2.9 km

  • SHAH ZAMAN SURGERY

    70 TANGMERE DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, B35 7QX

    ODS code M85001

    3.1 km

  • EDEN COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85079

    3.2 km

  • CROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M89012

    3.2 km

  • HAZELWOOD GROUP PRACTICE

    27 PARKFIELD ROAD, COLESHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B46 3LD

    ODS code M84042

    3.7 km

  • DOWNSFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    315 SHELDON HEATH ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 2TY

    ODS code M85717

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 30 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Sydney Court

    BCT · Shard End

    0.1 miles

  • Sydney Court

    BCT · Shard End

    0.1 miles

  • Hall Hays Road

    BCT · Shard End

    0.1 miles

  • Hall Hays Road

    BCT · Shard End

    0.1 miles

  • Berrowside Road

    BCT · Shard End

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 046C, 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

3,172 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
8 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

97 open schools are in scope, including 61 primary and 13 secondary schools. Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 283 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,735 published events cover 12 months, averaging 311.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,690 events.

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