B4 7AQ

Nechells · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood
Postcode district
B4
Postcode sector
B4 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B7 4RB 84 m
B7 4RD 84 m
B7 4RE 84 m
B7 4RF 84 m
B4 7XP 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B4 7AQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2008
Terminated
1 June 2019
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B4
Postcode sector
B4 7
Latitude
52.482721
Longitude
-1.879810
British National Grid easting
408,259
British National Grid northing
287,205

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Nechells · E05011155
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Ladywood · E14001096
Output area
E00175614
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 050E · E01033561
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 050 · E02001876

Postcode source versions

Explore B4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
227
Primary
108
Secondary
36
  1. BOA Digital Technologies Academy

    Free schools

    261 m
  2. St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    369 m
  3. Birmingham Ormiston Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    572 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14,967
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,143
  • Shoplifting 2,612
  • Public order 1,152
  • Other theft 1,118
  • Criminal damage and arson 926

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B4 7 residents
5,391

Age bands in B4 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
0.8%

45 residents

Age 15 to 24
88.2%

4,859 residents

Age 25 to 44
9.8%

537 residents

Age 45 to 64
1%

57 residents

Age 65 and over
0.2%

9 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
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

83

within 5 km straight-line

  • BABYLON GP AT HAND BIRMINGHAM

    121 GLOVER STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4EY

    ODS code Y06487

    637 m

  • HALCYON MEDICAL

    UNIT 8, 24 MARTINEAU PLACE, BIRMINGHAM, B2 4UH

    ODS code M85778

    1.1 km

  • NECHELLS PRACTICE

    BLOOMSBURY HEALTH CENTRE, 63 RUPERT STREET, NECHELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B7 5DT

    ODS code M85759

    1.2 km

  • BLOOMSBURY SURGERY

    30 BLOOMSBURY STREET, NECHELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B7 5BT

    ODS code M85732

    1.3 km

  • SMALL HEATH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 GREAT WOOD ROAD, SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B10 9QE

    ODS code M85108

    1.7 km

  • BORDESLEY GREEN SURGERY

    143-145 BORDESLEY GREEN, BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 5EG

    ODS code M85781

    1.8 km

  • ALPHA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ALPHA MP, 38 ALUM ROCK RD, ALUM ROCK, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1JA

    ODS code M85139

    1.8 km

  • PAK HEALTH CENTRE

    38 ALUM ROCK ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1JA

    ODS code M85739

    1.8 km

  • THE ST.CLEMENTS SURGERY

    56 NECHELLS PARK ROAD, NECHELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B7 5PR

    ODS code M85053

    1.9 km

  • GREENFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    38 HAVELOCK ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RT

    ODS code M85670

    1.9 km

  • COVENTRY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    448 COVENTRY ROAD, SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B10 0UG

    ODS code M85699

    2.0 km

  • GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    120 WASHWOOD HEATH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RE

    ODS code M85170

    2.1 km

  • AMAANAH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CRADOCK ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RZ

    ODS code Y01068

    2.1 km

  • SALTLEY AND FERNBANK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SALTLEY HEALTH CENTRE, CRADOCK ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RZ

    ODS code M85110

    2.1 km

  • HIGHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHGATE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0YA

    ODS code M85713

    2.1 km

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    COOKSEY ROAD, SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B10 0BS

    ODS code M85024

    2.1 km

  • ALUM ROCK MEDICAL CENTRE

    27-29 HIGHFIELD ROAD, SALTLEY, ALUM ROCK, BIRMINGHAM, B8 3QD

    ODS code M85149

    2.1 km

  • THE WAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 FRANK STREET, HIGHGATE, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0UF

    ODS code M85084

    2.1 km

  • HAMD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4 CLODESHALL ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 3SW

    ODS code Y03597

    2.2 km

  • OAKLEAF

    OAKLEAF MEDICAL PRACTICE, 4 CLODESHALL ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 3SW

    ODS code Y02794

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 83 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Curzon Street

    BCT · Aston University

    0.1 miles
  • Curzon Street

    BCT · Aston University

    0.1 miles
  • The Curzon Building

    BCT · Aston University

    0.1 miles
  • The Curzon Building

    BCT · Aston University

    0.1 miles
  • Barrack Street

    BCT · Nechells Green

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 050E, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,750 of 33,755

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

227 open schools are in scope, including 108 primary and 36 secondary schools. BOA Digital Technologies Academy is the nearest published school at 261 m.

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

Recorded crime

14,967 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,247.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,143 events.

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