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B5 7LX

Balsall Heath West · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Birmingham
Ward
Balsall Heath West
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood
Postcode district
B5
Postcode sector
B5 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B5 7XX 59 m
B5 7NB 62 m
B5 7XU 70 m
B5 7NP 82 m
B5 7TT 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B5 7LX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B5
Postcode sector
B5 7
Latitude
52.465408
Longitude
-1.900847
British National Grid easting
406,833
British National Grid northing
285,277

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Balsall Heath West · E05011122
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Ladywood · E14001096
Output area
E00045625
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 134A · E01008995
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 134 · E02006895

Postcode source versions

Explore B5

Property

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
22, Bellevue, Birmingham, B5 7LX 26 February 2021 £225,000
6, Bellevue, Birmingham, B5 7LX 18 October 2017 £2,490,000
41, Bellevue, Birmingham, B5 7LX 14 February 1995 £34,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
228
Primary
109
Secondary
39

  1. Lillian De Lissa Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    79 m

  2. Oasis Academy Woodview

    Academy sponsor led

    389 m

  3. James Brindley School

    Academy special converter

    594 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14,928
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,802
  • Shoplifting 1,851
  • Other theft 1,177
  • Public order 978
  • Criminal damage and arson 978

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
36

18 female, 18 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
2.6
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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B5 7 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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

89

within 5 km straight-line

  • BELLEVUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 BELLEVUE, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B5 7LX

    ODS code M85124

    0 m

  • THE WAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 FRANK STREET, HIGHGATE, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0UF

    ODS code M85084

    838 m

  • HIGHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHGATE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0YA

    ODS code M85713

    917 m

  • BATH ROW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85025

    957 m

  • HOMELESS HEALTH EXCHANGE

    30 BATH ROW, BIRMINGHAM, B15 1LZ

    ODS code Y01057

    957 m

  • BALSALL HEATH HEALTH CENTRE (S)

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

    ODS code M85766

    1.2 km

  • DR WALJI AND COLLEAGUES

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

    ODS code M85128

    1.2 km

  • FIRSTCARE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85051

    1.2 km

  • STRENSHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85783

    1.4 km

  • HALCYON MEDICAL

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

    ODS code M85778

    1.7 km

  • THE BALAJI SURGERY, THE SPARKBROOK CHC

    34 GRANTHAM ROAD, SPARKBROOK, BIRMINGHAM, B11 1LU

    ODS code M85794

    2.0 km

  • THE BROOK SURGERY

    34 GRANTHAM ROAD, SPARKBROOK, BIRMINGHAM, B11 1LU

    ODS code M85174

    2.0 km

  • BABYLON GP AT HAND BIRMINGHAM

    121 GLOVER STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4EY

    ODS code Y06487

    2.1 km

  • NEWPORT MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code M85164

    2.1 km

  • KARIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WATERWORKS ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B16 9AL

    ODS code M85088

    2.3 km

  • WEATHER OAK MEDICAL CENTRE

    35 WARWICK ROAD, SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B11 4RA

    ODS code M85153

    2.5 km

  • WAKE GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85074

    2.5 km

  • HOCKLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85797

    2.5 km

  • BROADWAY HEALTH CENTRE

    COPE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7BA

    ODS code Y00471

    2.5 km

  • MOSELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85021

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 89 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Wellington Road

    BCT · Highgate

    0.1 miles

  • Stone Road

    BCT · Highgate

    0.1 miles

  • Stone Road

    BCT · Highgate

    0.1 miles

  • Bellevue

    BCT · Highgate

    0.1 miles

  • Bellevue

    BCT · Highgate

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 134A, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,650 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
5 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
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

228 open schools are in scope, including 109 primary and 39 secondary schools. Lillian De Lissa Nursery School is the nearest published school at 79 m.

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

Recorded crime

14,928 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,244 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,802 events.

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