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B5 5JD

Bordesley & Highgate · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bordesley & Highgate
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood
Postcode district
B5
Postcode sector
B5 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B5 6DR 53 m
B5 6BH 68 m
B5 4BW 69 m
B5 5TE 75 m
B5 5BD 79 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B5 5JD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 October 2007
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B5
Postcode sector
B5 5
Latitude
52.477258
Longitude
-1.892030
British National Grid easting
407,430
British National Grid northing
286,596

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Bordesley & Highgate · E05011126
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Ladywood · E14001096
Output area
E00175614
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 050E · E01033561
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 050 · E02001876

Postcode source versions

Explore B5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
229
Primary
115
Secondary
38

  1. South and City College Birmingham

    Further education

    471 m

  2. Birmingham City University

    Higher education institutions

    593 m

  3. Birmingham Metropolitan College

    Further education

    691 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
19,480
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 7,252
  • Shoplifting 2,729
  • Other theft 1,587
  • Public order 1,391
  • Vehicle crime 1,257

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B5 5 residents
1,116

Age bands in B5 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
3.1%

61 residents

Age 15 to 24
69.9%

1,393 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.6%

471 residents

Age 45 to 64
2.8%

56 residents

Age 65 and over
0.6%

12 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

87

within 5 km straight-line

  • HALCYON MEDICAL

    UNIT 8, 24 MARTINEAU PLACE, BIRMINGHAM, B2 4UH

    ODS code M85778

    449 m

  • BABYLON GP AT HAND BIRMINGHAM

    121 GLOVER STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4EY

    ODS code Y06487

    982 m

  • BATH ROW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FIRST FLOOR, COLSTON SUITE, ATTWOOD GREENN HC, 30 BATH ROW, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B15 1LZ

    ODS code M85025

    1.2 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTH EXCHANGE

    30 BATH ROW, BIRMINGHAM, B15 1LZ

    ODS code Y01057

    1.2 km

  • BELLEVUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 BELLEVUE, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B5 7LX

    ODS code M85124

    1.4 km

  • HIGHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHGATE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0YA

    ODS code M85713

    1.5 km

  • THE WAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 FRANK STREET, HIGHGATE, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0UF

    ODS code M85084

    1.5 km

  • HOCKLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    60 LION COURT, CARVER STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B1 3AL

    ODS code M85797

    1.9 km

  • NECHELLS PRACTICE

    BLOOMSBURY HEALTH CENTRE, 63 RUPERT STREET, NECHELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B7 5DT

    ODS code M85759

    2.1 km

  • SMALL HEATH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 GREAT WOOD ROAD, SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B10 9QE

    ODS code M85108

    2.1 km

  • THE BALAJI SURGERY, THE SPARKBROOK CHC

    34 GRANTHAM ROAD, SPARKBROOK, BIRMINGHAM, B11 1LU

    ODS code M85794

    2.1 km

  • THE BROOK SURGERY

    34 GRANTHAM ROAD, SPARKBROOK, BIRMINGHAM, B11 1LU

    ODS code M85174

    2.1 km

  • BALSALL HEATH HEALTH CENTRE (S)

    BALSALL HEATH HEALTH CENTRE, 43 EDWARD ROAD, BALSALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B12 9LP

    ODS code M85766

    2.2 km

  • DR WALJI AND COLLEAGUES

    BALSALL HEATH HEALTH CTR, 43 EDWARD ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B12 9LP

    ODS code M85128

    2.2 km

  • FIRSTCARE PRACTICE

    BALSALL HEATH HEALTH CENTRE, 43 EDWARD ROAD, BALSALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B12 9LP

    ODS code M85051

    2.2 km

  • BLOOMSBURY SURGERY

    30 BLOOMSBURY STREET, NECHELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B7 5BT

    ODS code M85732

    2.2 km

  • BROADWAY HEALTH CENTRE

    COPE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7BA

    ODS code Y00471

    2.3 km

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    COOKSEY ROAD, SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B10 0BS

    ODS code M85024

    2.3 km

  • COVENTRY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    448 COVENTRY ROAD, SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B10 0UG

    ODS code M85699

    2.4 km

  • THE KHATTAK MEMORIAL SURGERY

    309 BOLTON ROAD, SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B10 0AU

    ODS code M85146

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 87 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Bullring

    BCT · Birmingham

    0.0 miles

  • Bullring

    BCT · Birmingham

    0.0 miles

  • Allison Street

    BCT · Digbeth

    0.0 miles

  • Allison Street

    BCT · Digbeth

    0.1 miles

  • Park Street

    BCT · Birmingham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 050E, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,750 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

229 open schools are in scope, including 115 primary and 38 secondary schools. South and City College Birmingham is the nearest published school at 471 m.

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

Recorded crime

19,480 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,623.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 7,252 events.

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