B38 9LH

King's Norton South · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Birmingham
Local authority
Birmingham
Postcode district
B38
Postcode sector
B38 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B38 9EF 38 m
B38 9EQ 57 m
B38 9DW 73 m
B38 9FD 85 m
B38 9TQ 95 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B38 9LH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 November 2015
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B38
Postcode sector
B38 9
Latitude
52.397730
Longitude
-1.939663
British National Grid easting
404,202
British National Grid northing
277,746

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
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

27 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Forth Grove, Birmingham, B38 9LH 30 October 2015 £92,000
12, Forth Grove, Birmingham, B38 9LH 14 August 2015 £85,000
4, Forth Grove, Birmingham, B38 9LH 27 May 2015 £88,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
92
Primary
55
Secondary
15
  1. Hawkesley Church Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    473 m
  2. Ark Kings Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    555 m
  3. Fairway Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    847 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,604
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,232
  • Criminal damage and arson 279
  • Vehicle crime 209
  • Public order 146
  • Shoplifting 141

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B38 9 residents
10,103

Age bands in B38 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
24%

2,241 residents

Age 15 to 24
12%

1,116 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.3%

2,637 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.1%

2,059 residents

Age 65 and over
13.7%

1,276 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

23

within 5 km straight-line

  • HAWKESLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85043

    293 m

  • REA VALLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M85600

    976 m

  • 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

    1.6 km

  • COFTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 ROBINSFIELD DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, B31 4TU

    ODS code M85086

    1.9 km

  • NORTHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85077

    2.0 km

  • WOODLAND ROAD SURGERY

    57 WOODLAND ROAD, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 2HZ

    ODS code M85047

    2.1 km

  • DRUIDS HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85136

    2.9 km

  • ST HELIERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    15 ST. HELIERS ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 1QT

    ODS code M85030

    3.0 km

  • COLLEGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85029

    3.7 km

  • SHENLEY GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85062

    4.0 km

  • DOSKI MEDICAL PRACTICE

    101 HOLLOWAY, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 1TR

    ODS code M85730

    4.0 km

  • MAYPOLE HEALTH SURGERY Y

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

    ODS code M85179

    4.0 km

  • HOLLYWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEAUDESERT ROAD, HOLLYWOOD, BIRMINGHAM, B47 5DP

    ODS code M81064

    4.0 km

  • GREAT PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    MANOR PARK GROVE, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 5ER

    ODS code M85076

    4.1 km

  • RIVER BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85156

    4.3 km

  • SELLY OAK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85055

    4.5 km

  • FEATHERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85693

    4.6 km

  • KINGSFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85037

    4.6 km

  • WEOLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85056

    4.6 km

Showing 20 of 23 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Forth Grove

    BCT · Hawkesley

    0.0 miles
  • Burford Park Road

    BCT · Hawkesley

    0.1 miles
  • Burford Park Road

    BCT · Hawkesley

    0.1 miles
  • Medway Grove

    BCT · Hawkesley

    0.1 miles
  • Ridgemount Drive

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

92 open schools are in scope, including 55 primary and 15 secondary schools. Hawkesley Church Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 473 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,604 published events cover 12 months, averaging 217 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,232 events.

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