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B42 2QZ

Oscott · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Oscott
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Erdington
Postcode district
B42
Postcode sector
B42 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B42 2QB 0 m
B42 2QD 34 m
B42 2SF 112 m
B42 2QT 122 m
B42 2SE 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B42 2QZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B42
Postcode sector
B42 2
Latitude
52.538213
Longitude
-1.906315
British National Grid easting
406,451
British National Grid northing
293,375

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Oscott · E05011159
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Erdington · E14001093
Output area
E00046831
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 019C · E01009244
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 019 · E02001845

Postcode source versions

Explore B42

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
131
Primary
81
Secondary
21

  1. Perry Beeches Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    185 m

  2. Beeches Infant School

    Community school

    287 m

  3. Beeches Junior School

    Community school

    287 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,550
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,093
  • Shoplifting 282
  • Vehicle crime 218
  • Criminal damage and arson 179
  • Other theft 166

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

34

within 5 km straight-line

  • COTMORE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85792

    930 m

  • TOWER HILL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M85019

    948 m

  • 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

    1.4 km

  • SCOTT ARMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHITECREST, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 6EE

    ODS code M88021

    1.6 km

  • THE OAKS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85060

    1.7 km

  • APOLLO SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85158

    2.0 km

  • COLLINGWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91032

    2.1 km

  • AYLESBURY SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85779

    2.1 km

  • COLLEGE ROAD SURGERY

    452 COLLEGE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0HL

    ODS code M85087

    2.2 km

  • QUESLETT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91642

    2.2 km

  • KINGSTANDING CIRCLE SURGERY

    26 ROUGH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0UY

    ODS code M85155

    2.4 km

  • THE SLIEVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85145

    2.5 km

  • THE DOVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    60 DOVEDALE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B23 5DD

    ODS code M85081

    2.9 km

  • HILLCREST SURGERY

    9 TWICKENHAM ROAD, KINGSTANDING, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0NN

    ODS code M85016

    2.9 km

  • HEATHFIELD FAMILY CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85634

    3.6 km

  • DR KHUROO'S PRACTICE

    STOCKLAND GREEN PCC, 192 RESERVOIR ROAD, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B23 6DJ

    ODS code M85716

    3.7 km

  • RESERVOIR ROAD SURGERY

    192 RESERVOIR ROAD, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B23 6DJ

    ODS code M85070

    3.7 km

  • TUDOR PRACTICE STOCKLAND GREEN

    STOCKLAND GREEN HEALTH CENTRE, 192 RESERVOIR ROAD, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B23 6DJ

    ODS code M85669

    3.7 km

  • AL-SHAFA MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85123

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 34 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Grindleford Road

    BCT · Tower Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Perry Beeches School

    BCT · Perry Beeches

    0.1 miles

  • Grindleford Road

    BCT · Tower Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Perry Beeches School

    BCT · Perry Beeches

    0.1 miles

  • Longstone Road

    BCT · Tower Hill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 019C, 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

14,183 of 33,755

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

131 open schools are in scope, including 81 primary and 21 secondary schools. Perry Beeches Nursery School is the nearest published school at 185 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,550 published events cover 12 months, averaging 212.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,093 events.

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