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B42 1TP

Perry Barr · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Perry Barr
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Perry Barr
Postcode district
B42
Postcode sector
B42 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B42 1TN 0 m
B42 1TF 99 m
B43 6DP 101 m
B42 1TQ 102 m
B42 1TG 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B42 1TP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2020
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B42
Postcode sector
B42 1
Latitude
52.545099
Longitude
-1.931649
British National Grid easting
404,732
British National Grid northing
294,139

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Perry Barr · E05011160
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Perry Barr · E14001098
Output area
E00046876
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 016C · E01009245
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 016 · E02001842

Postcode source versions

Explore B42

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
123
Primary
80
Secondary
22

  1. Holy Name Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    332 m

  2. Ferndale Primary School

    Community school

    685 m

  3. Whitecrest Primary School

    Community school

    693 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,134
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 826
  • Shoplifting 353
  • Vehicle crime 270
  • Criminal damage and arson 149
  • Other theft 116

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

33

within 5 km

  • SCOTT ARMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHITECREST, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 6EE

    ODS code M88021

    501 m

  • GREAT BARR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88015

    1.2 km

  • TOWER HILL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M85019

    2.2 km

  • COLLINGWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

    COLLINGWOOD CENTRE, COLLINGWOOD DRIVE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 7NF

    ODS code M91032

    2.3 km

  • COTMORE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85792

    2.5 km

  • THE OAKS MEDICAL CENTRE

    199 SHADY LANE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B44 9ER

    ODS code M85060

    2.6 km

  • QUESLETT MEDICAL CENTRE

    522 QUESLETT ROAD, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 7DY

    ODS code M91642

    2.7 km

  • APOLLO SURGERY

    619 KINGS ROAD, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B44 9HW

    ODS code M85158

    2.8 km

  • THE SLIEVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85145

    2.8 km

  • PERRY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85624

    2.8 km

  • CLIFTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    CLIFTON LANE, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3AS

    ODS code M88630

    3.4 km

  • STONE CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    291 WALSALL ROAD, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3LN

    ODS code M88008

    3.5 km

  • KINGSTANDING CIRCLE SURGERY

    26 ROUGH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0UY

    ODS code M85155

    3.5 km

  • AYLESBURY SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85779

    3.8 km

  • TAME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRIAR PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0JS

    ODS code M88023

    3.9 km

  • BROADWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    213 BROADWAY, WALSALL, WS1 3HD

    ODS code M91619

    4.0 km

  • COLLEGE ROAD SURGERY

    452 COLLEGE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0HL

    ODS code M85087

    4.0 km

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACT.

    4 TRAFALGAR ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9NH

    ODS code M85082

    4.5 km

  • THE VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    158A CRANKHALL LANE, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0EB

    ODS code M88001

    4.5 km

  • HOLYHEAD PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE

    1 ST JAMES'S ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 0HL

    ODS code M85721

    4.5 km

Showing 20 of 33 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

  • Scott Arms

    BCT · Great Barr

    0.0 miles

  • Scott Arms

    BCT · Great Barr

    0.0 miles

  • Scott Arms

    BCT · Great Barr

    0.1 miles

  • Scott Arms

    BCT · Great Barr

    0.1 miles

  • Birmingham Road

    BCT · Gorse Farm

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 016C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,313 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
6 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

123 open schools are in scope, including 80 primary and 22 secondary schools. Holy Name Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 332 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,134 published events cover 12 months, averaging 177.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 826 events.

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