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B5 7JX

Edgbaston · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Edgbaston
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Edgbaston
Postcode district
B5
Postcode sector
B5 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B5 7RJ 33 m
B5 7SB 45 m
B5 7RN 74 m
B5 7SU 75 m
B5 7SY 75 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B5 7JX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 November 2006
Terminated
1 September 2008
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B5
Postcode sector
B5 7
Latitude
52.453842
Longitude
-1.906140
British National Grid easting
406,475
British National Grid northing
283,990

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Edgbaston · E05011134
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Edgbaston · E14001092
Output area
E00186241
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 079H · E01034937
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 079 · E02001905

Postcode source versions

Explore B5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
204
Primary
97
Secondary
33

  1. Elmhurst Ballet School

    Other independent school

    380 m

  2. Red Boots School (National Institute of Conductive Education)

    Other independent special school

    535 m

  3. Jakeman Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    858 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,652
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,590
  • Vehicle crime 373
  • Criminal damage and arson 290
  • Other theft 288
  • Burglary 215

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B5 7 residents
9,491

Age bands in B5 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20%

1,921 residents

Age 15 to 24
18.8%

1,799 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.3%

2,909 residents

Age 45 to 64
19.8%

1,896 residents

Age 65 and over
11.1%

1,064 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

63

within 5 km straight-line

  • STRENSHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85783

    923 m

  • BALSALL HEATH HEALTH CENTRE (S)

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

    ODS code M85766

    1.3 km

  • DR WALJI AND COLLEAGUES

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

    ODS code M85128

    1.3 km

  • FIRSTCARE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85051

    1.3 km

  • SELLY PARK SURGERY

    2 REAVIEW DRIVE, SELLY PARK, BIRMINGHAM, B29 7NT

    ODS code M85042

    1.3 km

  • BELLEVUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 BELLEVUE, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B5 7LX

    ODS code M85124

    1.3 km

  • THE WAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 FRANK STREET, HIGHGATE, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0UF

    ODS code M85084

    1.7 km

  • HIGHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHGATE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0YA

    ODS code M85713

    1.7 km

  • MOOR GREEN LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    339 MOOR GREEN LANE, BIRMINGHAM, B13 8QS

    ODS code M85733

    1.8 km

  • WAKE GREEN SURGERY

    7 WAKE GREEN ROAD, MOSELEY, BIRMINGHAM, B13 9HD

    ODS code M85074

    1.8 km

  • NEWPORT MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code M85164

    1.8 km

  • BOURNBROOK VARSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1A ALTON ROAD, SELLY OAK, BIRMINGHAM, B29 7DU

    ODS code M85041

    1.9 km

  • MOSELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    2-2B WAKE GREEN ROAD, MOSELEY, BIRMINGHAM, B13 9EZ

    ODS code M85021

    1.9 km

  • BATH ROW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85025

    2.1 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTH EXCHANGE

    30 BATH ROW, BIRMINGHAM, B15 1LZ

    ODS code Y01057

    2.1 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 PRITCHATTS ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B15 2QU

    ODS code M85167

    2.2 km

  • POPLAR PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    58-64 POPLAR ROAD, KINGS HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B14 7AG

    ODS code Y02571

    2.2 km

  • RIVER BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 RIVER BROOK DRIVE, STIRCHLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B30 2SH

    ODS code M85156

    2.4 km

  • THE BALAJI SURGERY, THE SPARKBROOK CHC

    34 GRANTHAM ROAD, SPARKBROOK, BIRMINGHAM, B11 1LU

    ODS code M85794

    2.6 km

  • THE BROOK SURGERY

    34 GRANTHAM ROAD, SPARKBROOK, BIRMINGHAM, B11 1LU

    ODS code M85174

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 63 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Priory Road

    BCT · Cannon Hill Park

    0.1 miles

  • Warwickshire Cricket Ground

    BCT · Cannon Hill Park

    0.1 miles

  • South Drive

    BCT · Cannon Hill Park

    0.1 miles

  • Tally Ho Police Training

    BCT · Cannon Hill Park

    0.1 miles

  • Midlands Arts Centre

    BCT · Cannon Hill Park

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 079H, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,957 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

204 open schools are in scope, including 97 primary and 33 secondary schools. Elmhurst Ballet School is the nearest published school at 380 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,652 published events cover 12 months, averaging 304.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,590 events.

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