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B38 8QA

King's Norton South · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
King's Norton South
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Northfield
Postcode district
B38
Postcode sector
B38 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B38 8QB 50 m
B38 9DP 71 m
B38 8PP 100 m
B38 8PE 120 m
B38 9SE 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B38 8QA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B38
Postcode sector
B38 8
Latitude
52.397776
Longitude
-1.941823
British National Grid easting
404,055
British National Grid northing
277,751

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
King's Norton South · E05011149
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Northfield · E14001097
Output area
E00046207
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 128C · E01009113
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 128 · E02001954

Postcode source versions

Explore B38

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
89
Primary
54
Secondary
14

  1. Hawkesley Church Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    535 m

  2. Ark Kings Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    701 m

  3. Fairway Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    773 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,701
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,287
  • Criminal damage and arson 290
  • Vehicle crime 215
  • Public order 148
  • Shoplifting 141

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
47

16 female, 31 male

Postcode households
41
Residents per household
1.1
B38 8 residents
9,126

Age bands in B38 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

1,737 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

1,041 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.2%

2,359 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.4%

2,474 residents

Age 65 and over
21.9%

2,132 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B38 8 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

23

within 5 km

  • HAWKESLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    375 SHANNON ROAD, KINGS NORTON, BIRMINGHAM, B38 9TJ

    ODS code M85043

    392 m

  • REA VALLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    66 REDDITCH ROAD, KINGS NORTON, BIRMINGHAM, B38 8QS

    ODS code M85600

    1.1 km

  • WYCHALL LANE SURGERY

    11 WYCHALL LANE, KINGS NORTON, BIRMINGHAM, B38 8TE

    ODS code M85071

    1.4 km

  • WEST HEATH SURGERY

    196 WEST HEATH ROAD, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 3HB

    ODS code M85007

    1.4 km

  • COFTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 ROBINSFIELD DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, B31 4TU

    ODS code M85086

    1.8 km

  • WOODLAND ROAD SURGERY

    57 WOODLAND ROAD, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 2HZ

    ODS code M85047

    2.0 km

  • NORTHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85077

    2.1 km

  • ST HELIERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    15 ST. HELIERS ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 1QT

    ODS code M85030

    2.9 km

  • DRUIDS HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85136

    3.0 km

  • COLLEGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HEALTH & WELLBEING CENTRE, 1 BRISTOL ROAD SOUTH, BIRMINGHAM, B31 2GH

    ODS code M85029

    3.7 km

  • DOSKI MEDICAL PRACTICE

    101 HOLLOWAY, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 1TR

    ODS code M85730

    3.9 km

  • SHENLEY GREEN SURGERY

    22 SHENLEY GREEN, SELLY OAK, BIRMINGHAM, B29 4HH

    ODS code M85062

    3.9 km

  • GREAT PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    MANOR PARK GROVE, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 5ER

    ODS code M85076

    3.9 km

  • MAYPOLE HEALTH SURGERY Y

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

    ODS code M85179

    4.1 km

  • HOLLYWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEAUDESERT ROAD, HOLLYWOOD, BIRMINGHAM, B47 5DP

    ODS code M81064

    4.2 km

  • RIVER BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85156

    4.4 km

  • SELLY OAK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85055

    4.5 km

  • WEOLEY PARK SURGERY

    112 WEOLEY PARK ROAD, SELLY OAK, BIRMINGHAM, B29 5HA

    ODS code M85056

    4.6 km

  • FEATHERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85693

    4.7 km

  • KINGSFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85037

    4.7 km

Showing 20 of 23 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

  • Ridgemount Drive

    BCT · Hawkesley

    0.1 miles

  • Burford Park Road

    BCT · Hawkesley

    0.1 miles

  • Forth Grove

    BCT · Hawkesley

    0.1 miles

  • Burford Park Road

    BCT · Hawkesley

    0.1 miles

  • Green Acres Road

    BCT · Hawkesley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 128C, 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

309 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
9 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
42
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

89 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 14 secondary schools. Hawkesley Church Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 535 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,701 published events cover 12 months, averaging 225.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,287 events.

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