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B5 6LB

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 6AH 50 m
B5 6RL 93 m
B5 6LT 105 m
B5 6JP 109 m
B5 6EF 147 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B5 6LB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B5
Postcode sector
B5 6
Latitude
52.471287
Longitude
-1.890867
British National Grid easting
407,510
British National Grid northing
285,932

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
E00186180
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 135F · E01034947
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
231
Primary
116
Secondary
37

  1. Chandos Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    422 m

  2. Ark St Alban's Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    553 m

  3. South and City College Birmingham

    Further education

    581 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
18,688
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 7,066
  • Shoplifting 2,609
  • Other theft 1,455
  • Public order 1,326
  • Criminal damage and arson 1,136

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

1 female, 3 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
4.0
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

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B5 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
71.4%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
71.4%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
71.4%
Gigabit-capable
71.4%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
71.4%
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

90

within 5 km

  • THE WAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 FRANK STREET, HIGHGATE, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0UF

    ODS code M85084

    802 m

  • HIGHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHGATE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0YA

    ODS code M85713

    803 m

  • BELLEVUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 BELLEVUE, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B5 7LX

    ODS code M85124

    942 m

  • HALCYON MEDICAL

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

    ODS code M85778

    1.1 km

  • BABYLON GP AT HAND BIRMINGHAM

    121 GLOVER STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4EY

    ODS code Y06487

    1.1 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

  • BALSALL HEATH HEALTH CENTRE (S)

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

    ODS code M85766

    1.6 km

  • DR WALJI AND COLLEAGUES

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

    ODS code M85128

    1.6 km

  • FIRSTCARE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85051

    1.6 km

  • THE BALAJI SURGERY, THE SPARKBROOK CHC

    34 GRANTHAM ROAD, SPARKBROOK, BIRMINGHAM, B11 1LU

    ODS code M85794

    1.6 km

  • THE BROOK SURGERY

    34 GRANTHAM ROAD, SPARKBROOK, BIRMINGHAM, B11 1LU

    ODS code M85174

    1.6 km

  • STRENSHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85783

    1.9 km

  • SMALL HEATH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85108

    2.0 km

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    COOKSEY ROAD, SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B10 0BS

    ODS code M85024

    2.0 km

  • THE KHATTAK MEMORIAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85146

    2.1 km

  • COVENTRY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85699

    2.2 km

  • WEATHER OAK MEDICAL CENTRE

    35 WARWICK ROAD, SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B11 4RA

    ODS code M85153

    2.3 km

  • NEWPORT MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWPORT MEDICAL PRACTICE, 1 NEWPORT ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B12 8QE

    ODS code M85164

    2.3 km

  • HOCKLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85797

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 90 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Moseley Street

    BCT · Digbeth

    0.1 miles

  • Bishop Street

    BCT · Digbeth

    0.1 miles

  • Moseley Street

    BCT · Digbeth

    0.1 miles

  • Lower Essex Street

    BCT · Digbeth

    0.1 miles

  • Lower Essex Street

    BCT · Digbeth

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 135F, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,382 of 33,755

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

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
5
Medium risk addresses
1
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

231 open schools are in scope, including 116 primary and 37 secondary schools. Chandos Primary School is the nearest published school at 422 m.

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

Recorded crime

18,688 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,557.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 7,066 events.

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