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B5 5LE

Nechells · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Nechells
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood
Postcode district
B5
Postcode sector
B5 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B5 5JW 7 m
B5 5JR 45 m
B5 5AD 68 m
B5 5AE 68 m
B4 7QD 78 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B5 5LE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2005
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B5
Postcode sector
B5 5
Latitude
52.482576
Longitude
-1.888204
British National Grid easting
407,689
British National Grid northing
287,188

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Nechells · E05011155
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Ladywood · E14001096
Output area
E00186106
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 050F · E01033617
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
231
Primary
114
Secondary
36

  1. Birmingham Ormiston Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    51 m

  2. Birmingham City University

    Higher education institutions

    60 m

  3. Birmingham Metropolitan College

    Further education

    100 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
17,081
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6,205
  • Shoplifting 2,580
  • Other theft 1,429
  • Public order 1,250
  • Vehicle crime 1,074

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.

GP practices

88

within 5 km straight-line

  • HALCYON MEDICAL

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

    ODS code M85778

    558 m

  • BABYLON GP AT HAND BIRMINGHAM

    121 GLOVER STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4EY

    ODS code Y06487

    941 m

  • NECHELLS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85759

    1.5 km

  • BLOOMSBURY SURGERY

    30 BLOOMSBURY STREET, NECHELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B7 5BT

    ODS code M85732

    1.6 km

  • BATH ROW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85025

    1.8 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTH EXCHANGE

    30 BATH ROW, BIRMINGHAM, B15 1LZ

    ODS code Y01057

    1.8 km

  • HOCKLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85797

    1.9 km

  • HIGHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHGATE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0YA

    ODS code M85713

    2.0 km

  • THE WAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 FRANK STREET, HIGHGATE, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0UF

    ODS code M85084

    2.0 km

  • BELLEVUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 BELLEVUE, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B5 7LX

    ODS code M85124

    2.1 km

  • SMALL HEATH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85108

    2.1 km

  • VICTORIA ROAD MEDICAL CTR

    229-233 VICTORIA ROAD, ASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B6 5HP

    ODS code M85676

    2.1 km

  • THE ST.CLEMENTS SURGERY

    56 NECHELLS PARK ROAD, NECHELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B7 5PR

    ODS code M85053

    2.2 km

  • RAYDOCS NEWTOWN

    NEWTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE, 243 WHEELER STREET, NEWTOWN, BIRMINGHAM, B19 2ET

    ODS code M85020

    2.3 km

  • BORDESLEY GREEN SURGERY

    143-145 BORDESLEY GREEN, BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 5EG

    ODS code M85781

    2.3 km

  • ALPHA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ALPHA MP, 38 ALUM ROCK RD, ALUM ROCK, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1JA

    ODS code M85139

    2.4 km

  • PAK HEALTH CENTRE

    38 ALUM ROCK ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1JA

    ODS code M85739

    2.4 km

  • COVENTRY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85699

    2.4 km

  • GREENFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    38 HAVELOCK ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RT

    ODS code M85670

    2.4 km

  • BROADWAY HEALTH CENTRE

    COPE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7BA

    ODS code Y00471

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 88 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Matthew Boulton College

    BCT · Aston University

    0.0 miles

  • Matthew Boulton College

    BCT · Aston University

    0.0 miles

  • Millennium Point

    BCT · Aston University

    0.1 miles

  • Millennium Point

    BCT · Aston University

    0.1 miles

  • Curzon Street (West Midlands Metro)

    TMU · Birmingham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 050F, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,084 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
1 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

231 open schools are in scope, including 114 primary and 36 secondary schools. Birmingham Ormiston Academy is the nearest published school at 51 m.

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

Recorded crime

17,081 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,423.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6,205 events.

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