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B44 8NL

Oscott · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Birmingham
Ward
Oscott
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Erdington
Postcode district
B44
Postcode sector
B44 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B44 8TP 81 m
B44 8TR 100 m
B44 8UG 103 m
B42 2QW 127 m
B44 8NN 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B44 8NL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B44
Postcode sector
B44 8
Latitude
52.540373
Longitude
-1.898289
British National Grid easting
406,995
British National Grid northing
293,616

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
E00046829
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 013D · E01009228
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 013 · E02001839

Postcode source versions

Explore B44

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
728, Aldridge Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B44 8NL 29 November 2010 £485,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
131
Primary
81
Secondary
22

  1. Glenmead Primary School

    Community school

    184 m

  2. Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy

    Academy converter

    576 m

  3. Greenholm Primary School

    Academy converter

    582 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,913
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,248
  • Shoplifting 311
  • Vehicle crime 238
  • Criminal damage and arson 214
  • Public order 188

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B44 8 residents
10,420

Age bands in B44 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.8%

1,911 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

1,111 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.6%

2,607 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

2,642 residents

Age 65 and over
18.8%

1,917 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.

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

37

within 5 km

  • COTMORE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85792

    350 m

  • THE OAKS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85060

    1.4 km

  • TOWER HILL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M85019

    1.4 km

  • GREAT BARR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88015

    1.5 km

  • AYLESBURY SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85779

    1.5 km

  • APOLLO SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85158

    1.6 km

  • COLLEGE ROAD SURGERY

    452 COLLEGE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0HL

    ODS code M85087

    1.7 km

  • PERRY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85624

    1.7 km

  • COLLINGWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91032

    1.8 km

  • KINGSTANDING CIRCLE SURGERY

    26 ROUGH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0UY

    ODS code M85155

    1.9 km

  • QUESLETT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91642

    1.9 km

  • SCOTT ARMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHITECREST, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 6EE

    ODS code M88021

    2.0 km

  • HILLCREST SURGERY

    9 TWICKENHAM ROAD, KINGSTANDING, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0NN

    ODS code M85016

    2.3 km

  • THE DOVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    60 DOVEDALE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B23 5DD

    ODS code M85081

    2.4 km

  • THE SLIEVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85145

    3.0 km

  • DR KHUROO'S PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85716

    3.3 km

  • RESERVOIR ROAD SURGERY

    192 RESERVOIR ROAD, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B23 6DJ

    ODS code M85070

    3.3 km

  • TUDOR PRACTICE STOCKLAND GREEN

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

    ODS code M85669

    3.3 km

  • AL-SHAFA MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85123

    3.8 km

  • HEATHFIELD FAMILY CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85634

    3.9 km

Showing 20 of 37 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Drakes Drum

    BCT · Old Oscott

    0.0 miles

  • James Watt College

    BCT · Old Oscott

    0.1 miles

  • Drakes Drum

    BCT · Old Oscott

    0.1 miles

  • James Watt College

    BCT · Old Oscott

    0.1 miles

  • Scarsdale Road

    BCT · Old Oscott

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 013D, 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

14,460 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 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.

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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

Schools

131 open schools are in scope, including 81 primary and 22 secondary schools. Glenmead Primary School is the nearest published school at 184 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,913 published events cover 12 months, averaging 242.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,248 events.

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