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B42 2EB

Perry Barr · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Birmingham
Ward
Perry Barr
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Perry Barr
Postcode district
B42
Postcode sector
B42 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B42 2EE 36 m
B42 2NT 96 m
B42 2BY 123 m
B42 2BX 141 m
B42 2ED 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B42 2EB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B42
Postcode sector
B42 2
Latitude
52.542125
Longitude
-1.920211
British National Grid easting
405,508
British National Grid northing
293,809

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
E00046885
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 016D · E01009246
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 016 · E02001842

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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36 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
66, Cramlington Road, Birmingham, B42 2EB 29 May 2026 £225,000
22, Cramlington Road, Birmingham, B42 2EB 1 July 2022 £220,000
36, Cramlington Road, Birmingham, B42 2EB 19 November 2021 £209,246

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
117
Primary
77
Secondary
21

  1. Calshot Primary School

    Community school

    189 m

  2. Arena Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    814 m

  3. Whitecrest Primary School

    Community school

    847 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,386
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 924
  • Shoplifting 385
  • Vehicle crime 238
  • Criminal damage and arson 164
  • Other theft 150

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
68

38 female, 30 male

Postcode households
33
Residents per household
2.1
B42 2 residents
14,100

Age bands in B42 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.8%

2,775 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.5%

1,604 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.6%

4,009 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.4%

3,552 residents

Age 65 and over
14.7%

2,065 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B42 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

36

within 5 km

  • SCOTT ARMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHITECREST, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 6EE

    ODS code M88021

    648 m

  • GREAT BARR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88015

    835 m

  • TOWER HILL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M85019

    1.5 km

  • COTMORE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85792

    1.7 km

  • COLLINGWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91032

    2.0 km

  • THE OAKS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85060

    2.0 km

  • PERRY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85624

    2.1 km

  • APOLLO SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85158

    2.3 km

  • QUESLETT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91642

    2.3 km

  • THE SLIEVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85145

    2.5 km

  • KINGSTANDING CIRCLE SURGERY

    26 ROUGH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0UY

    ODS code M85155

    2.9 km

  • AYLESBURY SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85779

    3.0 km

  • COLLEGE ROAD SURGERY

    452 COLLEGE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0HL

    ODS code M85087

    3.2 km

  • HILLCREST SURGERY

    9 TWICKENHAM ROAD, KINGSTANDING, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0NN

    ODS code M85016

    3.8 km

  • THE DOVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    60 DOVEDALE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B23 5DD

    ODS code M85081

    3.9 km

  • HEATHFIELD FAMILY CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85634

    4.0 km

  • HAMSTEAD ROAD SURGERY

    168 HAMSTEAD ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B20 2QR

    ODS code M85009

    4.2 km

  • CLIFTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    CLIFTON LANE, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3AS

    ODS code M88630

    4.2 km

  • STONE CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    291 WALSALL ROAD, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3LN

    ODS code M88008

    4.3 km

  • FINCH ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85154

    4.3 km

Showing 20 of 36 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Fowlmere Road

    BCT · Perry Beeches

    0.1 miles

  • Booths Farm Road

    BCT · Perry Beeches

    0.2 miles

  • Foden Road

    BCT · Perry Beeches

    0.2 miles

  • Stanford Avenue

    BCT · Perry Beeches

    0.3 miles

  • Stanford Avenue

    BCT · Perry Beeches

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 016D, 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

16,547 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £220,000 from 3 recorded sales in B42 2EB. 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

Published establishments

117 open schools are in scope, including 77 primary and 21 secondary schools. Calshot Primary School is the nearest published school at 189 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,386 published events cover 12 months, averaging 198.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 924 events.

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