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B38 9RU

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B38 9RX 59 m
B38 9RT 60 m
B38 9RR 96 m
B38 9RY 105 m
B38 9UU 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B38 9RU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B38
Postcode sector
B38 9
Latitude
52.392235
Longitude
-1.936613
British National Grid easting
404,410
British National Grid northing
277,135

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
E00046222
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 128E · E01009115
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
77
Primary
48
Secondary
12

  1. Hawkesley Church Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    176 m

  2. Ark Kings Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    741 m

  3. New Ways School

    Other independent school

    897 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,505
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 753
  • Criminal damage and arson 162
  • Vehicle crime 124
  • Public order 80
  • Anti social behaviour 76

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

12 female, 10 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.8
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B38 9 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+
88.9%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
88.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
88.9%
Gigabit-capable
88.9%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
88.9%
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

20

within 5 km

  • HAWKESLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85043

    363 m

  • REA VALLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M85600

    1.4 km

  • WYCHALL LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85071

    2.0 km

  • WEST HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85007

    2.0 km

  • COFTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 ROBINSFIELD DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, B31 4TU

    ODS code M85086

    2.1 km

  • NORTHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85077

    2.6 km

  • WOODLAND ROAD SURGERY

    57 WOODLAND ROAD, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 2HZ

    ODS code M85047

    2.7 km

  • DRUIDS HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85136

    3.0 km

  • ST HELIERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    15 ST. HELIERS ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 1QT

    ODS code M85030

    3.5 km

  • HOLLYWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEAUDESERT ROAD, HOLLYWOOD, BIRMINGHAM, B47 5DP

    ODS code M81064

    3.7 km

  • MAYPOLE HEALTH SURGERY Y

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

    ODS code M85179

    4.0 km

  • COLLEGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85029

    4.3 km

  • GREAT PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    MANOR PARK GROVE, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 5ER

    ODS code M85076

    4.4 km

  • DOSKI MEDICAL PRACTICE

    101 HOLLOWAY, NORTHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, B31 1TR

    ODS code M85730

    4.5 km

  • SHENLEY GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85062

    4.6 km

  • RIVER BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85156

    4.8 km

  • HOLLYOAKS MEDICAL CENTRE

    229 STATION ROAD, WYTHALL, BIRMINGHAM, B47 6ET

    ODS code M81083

    4.9 km

  • FEATHERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85693

    4.9 km

  • KINGSFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85037

    4.9 km

  • GRAFTON ROAD SURGERY

    11 GRAFTON ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, B90 1NG

    ODS code M89024

    5.0 km

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

  • Longdales Road

    BCT · Hawkesley

    0.1 miles

  • Longdales Road

    BCT · Hawkesley

    0.1 miles

  • Hawkesley Square

    BCT · Hawkesley

    0.1 miles

  • Hawkesley Square

    BCT · Hawkesley

    0.1 miles

  • Red Hill Grove

    BCT · Hawkesley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 128E, 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

2,163 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
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

77 open schools are in scope, including 48 primary and 12 secondary schools. Hawkesley Church Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 176 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,505 published events cover 12 months, averaging 125.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 753 events.

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