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B5 6BD

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B5 6ES 94 m
B5 6ET 135 m
B5 6AX 137 m
B5 6DA 153 m
B5 6BS 154 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B5 6BD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B5
Postcode sector
B5 6
Latitude
52.474596
Longitude
-1.891006
British National Grid easting
407,500
British National Grid northing
286,300

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
E00186099
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 135C · E01033615
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 135 · E02006896

Postcode source versions

Explore B5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
227
Primary
116
Secondary
36

  1. South and City College Birmingham

    Further education

    370 m

  2. Chandos Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    789 m

  3. St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    791 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
19,379
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 7,251
  • Shoplifting 2,685
  • Other theft 1,551
  • Public order 1,379
  • Criminal damage and arson 1,205

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B5 6 residents
683

Age bands in B5 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.5%

113 residents

Age 15 to 24
21.6%

148 residents

Age 25 to 44
47.7%

327 residents

Age 45 to 64
11.7%

80 residents

Age 65 and over
2.6%

18 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

87

within 5 km straight-line

  • HALCYON MEDICAL

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

    ODS code M85778

    741 m

  • BABYLON GP AT HAND BIRMINGHAM

    121 GLOVER STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4EY

    ODS code Y06487

    956 m

  • HIGHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHGATE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0YA

    ODS code M85713

    1.2 km

  • THE WAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 FRANK STREET, HIGHGATE, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0UF

    ODS code M85084

    1.2 km

  • 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

    1.2 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

  • BALSALL HEATH HEALTH CENTRE (S)

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

    ODS code M85766

    1.9 km

  • DR WALJI AND COLLEAGUES

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

    ODS code M85128

    1.9 km

  • FIRSTCARE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85051

    1.9 km

  • SMALL HEATH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85108

    2.0 km

  • HOCKLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85797

    2.1 km

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    COOKSEY ROAD, SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B10 0BS

    ODS code M85024

    2.1 km

  • COVENTRY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85699

    2.2 km

  • THE KHATTAK MEMORIAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85146

    2.2 km

  • STRENSHAM ROAD SURGERY

    4 STRENSHAM ROAD, BALSALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B12 9RR

    ODS code M85783

    2.3 km

  • NECHELLS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85759

    2.3 km

  • BROADWAY HEALTH CENTRE

    COPE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7BA

    ODS code Y00471

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 87 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Wholesale Market

    BCT · Digbeth

    0.0 miles

  • Wholesale Market

    BCT · Digbeth

    0.1 miles

  • Barford Street

    BCT · Digbeth

    0.1 miles

  • Barford Street

    BCT · Digbeth

    0.1 miles

  • Birmingham Coach Station

    BCS · Digbeth

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 135C, 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

14,165 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
2 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

227 open schools are in scope, including 116 primary and 36 secondary schools. South and City College Birmingham is the nearest published school at 370 m.

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

Recorded crime

19,379 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,614.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 7,251 events.

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