B42 1SN

Perry Barr · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Birmingham
Local authority
Birmingham
Postcode district
B42
Postcode sector
B42 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B42 1SS 96 m
B42 1SW 113 m
B42 1RN 151 m
B42 1SR 158 m
B42 1SL 177 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B42 1SN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B42
Postcode sector
B42 1
Latitude
52.523282
Longitude
-1.907084
British National Grid easting
406,401
British National Grid northing
291,714

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Perry Barr · E14001098
Output area
E00046873
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 024E · E01009242
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 024 · E02001850

Postcode source versions

Explore B42

23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
124, Cliveden Avenue, Birmingham, B42 1SN 19 December 2024 £200,000
122, Cliveden Avenue, Birmingham, B42 1SN 19 April 2021 £285,000
118, Cliveden Avenue, Birmingham, B42 1SN 7 August 2019 £185,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
166
Primary
93
Secondary
28
  1. Prince Albert High School

    Free schools

    898 m
  2. Eden Boys' School, Birmingham

    Free schools

    909 m
  3. Cherry Orchard Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
4,961
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,159
  • Criminal damage and arson 430
  • Public order 400
  • Shoplifting 372
  • Drugs 331

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
74

33 female, 41 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
3.7
B42 1 residents
10,981

Age bands in B42 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.4%

2,282 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.6%

1,522 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.8%

2,999 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.6%

2,757 residents

Age 65 and over
14.6%

1,628 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B42 1 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

51

within 5 km

  • PERRY PARK SURGERY

    291-293 WALSALL ROAD, PERRY BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B42 1TY

    ODS code M85624

    327 m

  • TOWER HILL PARTNERSHIP

    433 WALSALL ROAD, PERRY BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B42 1BT

    ODS code M85019

    799 m

  • THE SLIEVE SURGERY

    2 THE SLIEVE, HANDSWORTH WOOD, BIRMINGHAM, B20 2NR

    ODS code M85145

    1.4 km

  • HEATHFIELD FAMILY CENTRE

    131-133 HEATHFIELD ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1HL

    ODS code M85634

    1.9 km

  • AL-SHAFA MEDICAL CENTRE

    5-7 LITTLE OAKS ROAD, ASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B6 6JY

    ODS code M85123

    2.2 km

  • FINCH ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    FINCH RD PRIMARY CARE CTR, FINCH ROAD, LOZELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1HS

    ODS code M85154

    2.2 km

  • HAMSTEAD ROAD SURGERY

    168 HAMSTEAD ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B20 2QR

    ODS code M85009

    2.2 km

  • COTMORE SURGERY

    169 OLD OSCOTT LANE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B44 8TU

    ODS code M85792

    2.3 km

  • BURBURY MEDICAL CENTRE

    311 BURBURY STREET, LOZELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1TT

    ODS code M85701

    2.4 km

  • RAYDOCS NEWTOWN

    NEWTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE, 243 WHEELER STREET, NEWTOWN, BIRMINGHAM, B19 2ET

    ODS code M85020

    2.5 km

  • MODALITY BIRMINGHAM

    ORSBORN HOUSE, 55 TERRACE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1BP

    ODS code M85178

    2.6 km

  • COLLEGE ROAD SURGERY

    452 COLLEGE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0HL

    ODS code M85087

    2.7 km

  • VICTORIA ROAD MEDICAL CTR

    229-233 VICTORIA ROAD, ASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B6 5HP

    ODS code M85676

    2.7 km

  • GREAT BARR PRACTICE

    379 QUESLETT ROAD, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 7HB

    ODS code M88015

    2.9 km

  • SCOTT ARMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHITECREST, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 6EE

    ODS code M88021

    2.9 km

  • KIRPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85176

    2.9 km

  • SOHO HEALTH CENTRE

    247-251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code Y00412

    2.9 km

  • SOHO ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85757

    2.9 km

  • SOHO ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    247-251 SOHO ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85715

    2.9 km

  • AYLESBURY SURGERY

    AYLESBURY HOUSE, WARREN FARM ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0DX

    ODS code M85779

    3.0 km

Showing 20 of 51 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

  • The Tennis Court

    BCT · Alexander Stadium

    0.2 miles
  • The Tennis Court

    BCT · Alexander Stadium

    0.2 miles
  • Glendower Road

    BCT · Perry Barr

    0.2 miles
  • Glendower Road

    BCT · Perry Barr

    0.2 miles
  • Perry Avenue

    BCT · Alexander Stadium

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 024E, 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

9,247 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £200,000 from 1 recorded sale in B42 1SN. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Birmingham is £234,150 in June 2026, up 2.2% year on year.

Schools

166 open schools are in scope, including 93 primary and 28 secondary schools. Prince Albert High School is the nearest published school at 898 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,961 published events cover 12 months, averaging 413.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,159 events.

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