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B42 2NQ

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B42 2NJ 61 m
B42 1EX 63 m
B42 2NH 64 m
B42 1EN 92 m
B42 1JN 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B42 2NQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B42
Postcode sector
B42 2
Latitude
52.538450
Longitude
-1.923285
British National Grid easting
405,300
British National Grid northing
293,400

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
E00046838
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 024B · E01009238
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 024 · E02001850

Postcode source versions

Explore B42

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
127
Primary
79
Secondary
24

  1. St Mark's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    569 m

  2. Calshot Primary School

    Community school

    592 m

  3. Ferndale Primary School

    Community school

    811 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
2,378
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 966
  • Shoplifting 360
  • Vehicle crime 241
  • Criminal damage and arson 165
  • Other theft 137

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

36

within 5 km straight-line

  • SCOTT ARMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHITECREST, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 6EE

    ODS code M88021

    974 m

  • TOWER HILL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M85019

    1.3 km

  • GREAT BARR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88015

    1.3 km

  • PERRY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85624

    1.9 km

  • COTMORE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85792

    2.0 km

  • THE SLIEVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85145

    2.1 km

  • THE OAKS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85060

    2.4 km

  • COLLINGWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91032

    2.4 km

  • APOLLO SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85158

    2.7 km

  • QUESLETT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91642

    2.7 km

  • AYLESBURY SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85779

    3.2 km

  • KINGSTANDING CIRCLE SURGERY

    26 ROUGH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0UY

    ODS code M85155

    3.3 km

  • COLLEGE ROAD SURGERY

    452 COLLEGE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0HL

    ODS code M85087

    3.3 km

  • HEATHFIELD FAMILY CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85634

    3.7 km

  • HAMSTEAD ROAD SURGERY

    168 HAMSTEAD ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B20 2QR

    ODS code M85009

    3.8 km

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACT.

    4 TRAFALGAR ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9NH

    ODS code M85082

    3.9 km

  • FINCH ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85154

    4.0 km

  • THE DOVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    60 DOVEDALE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B23 5DD

    ODS code M85081

    4.0 km

  • KIRPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85176

    4.0 km

  • SOHO HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00412

    4.0 km

Showing 20 of 36 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Booths Farm Road

    BCT · Perry Beeches

    0.0 miles

  • Booths Farm Road

    BCT · Perry Beeches

    0.0 miles

  • Foden Road

    BCT · Perry Beeches

    0.1 miles

  • Stanford Avenue

    BCT · Perry Beeches

    0.1 miles

  • Stanford Avenue

    BCT · Perry Beeches

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 024B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,127 of 33,755

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

127 open schools are in scope, including 79 primary and 24 secondary schools. St Mark's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 569 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,378 published events cover 12 months, averaging 198.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 966 events.

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