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B5 5SG

Bordesley & Highgate · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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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 5SE 67 m
B9 4AY 74 m
B9 4AX 139 m
B5 5RT 163 m
B5 5SL 163 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B5 5SG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2005
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B5
Postcode sector
B5 5
Latitude
52.478272
Longitude
-1.880927
British National Grid easting
408,184
British National Grid northing
286,710

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
223
Primary
110
Secondary
33

  1. South and City College Birmingham

    Further education

    452 m

  2. Birmingham City University

    Higher education institutions

    697 m

  3. Birmingham Ormiston Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    725 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16,354
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,796
  • Shoplifting 2,648
  • Other theft 1,240
  • Public order 1,213
  • Criminal damage and arson 1,016

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

84

within 5 km straight-line

  • BABYLON GP AT HAND BIRMINGHAM

    121 GLOVER STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4EY

    ODS code Y06487

    259 m

  • HALCYON MEDICAL

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

    ODS code M85778

    1.0 km

  • SMALL HEATH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85108

    1.4 km

  • HIGHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHGATE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0YA

    ODS code M85713

    1.6 km

  • THE WAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 FRANK STREET, HIGHGATE, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0UF

    ODS code M85084

    1.7 km

  • COVENTRY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85699

    1.7 km

  • NECHELLS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85759

    1.7 km

  • BORDESLEY GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85781

    1.8 km

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    COOKSEY ROAD, SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B10 0BS

    ODS code M85024

    1.8 km

  • BLOOMSBURY SURGERY

    30 BLOOMSBURY STREET, NECHELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B7 5BT

    ODS code M85732

    1.8 km

  • THE BALAJI SURGERY, THE SPARKBROOK CHC

    34 GRANTHAM ROAD, SPARKBROOK, BIRMINGHAM, B11 1LU

    ODS code M85794

    1.9 km

  • THE BROOK SURGERY

    34 GRANTHAM ROAD, SPARKBROOK, BIRMINGHAM, B11 1LU

    ODS code M85174

    1.9 km

  • THE KHATTAK MEMORIAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85146

    1.9 km

  • BELLEVUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 BELLEVUE, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B5 7LX

    ODS code M85124

    2.0 km

  • BATH ROW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85025

    2.0 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTH EXCHANGE

    30 BATH ROW, BIRMINGHAM, B15 1LZ

    ODS code Y01057

    2.0 km

  • CHARLES ROAD SURGERY

    192 CHARLES ROAD, SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B10 9AB

    ODS code M85679

    2.2 km

  • ALPHA MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85139

    2.2 km

  • PAK HEALTH CENTRE

    38 ALUM ROCK ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1JA

    ODS code M85739

    2.2 km

  • GREENFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    38 HAVELOCK ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RT

    ODS code M85670

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 84 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Derby Street

    BCT · Deritend

    0.1 miles

  • Fazeley Street

    BCT · Deritend

    0.1 miles

  • Derby Street

    BCT · Deritend

    0.1 miles

  • Gibb Street

    BCT · Deritend

    0.3 miles

  • Gibb Street

    BCT · Deritend

    0.3 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

223 open schools are in scope, including 110 primary and 33 secondary schools. South and City College Birmingham is the nearest published school at 452 m.

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

Recorded crime

16,354 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,362.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,796 events.

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