B5 7SQ

Edgbaston · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Birmingham
Local authority
Birmingham
Postcode district
B5
Postcode sector
B5 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B29 7BL 100 m
B29 7BH 107 m
B29 7BJ 156 m
B29 7BQ 169 m
B29 7ED 177 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B5 7SQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2003
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B5
Postcode sector
B5 7
Latitude
52.447177
Longitude
-1.926723
British National Grid easting
405,077
British National Grid northing
283,247

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
E00186161
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 079H · E01034937
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 079 · E02001905

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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85 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Bournbrook Court, 400, Apartment 18, Bristol Road, Birmingham, B5 7SQ 14 August 2025 £175,000
Bournbrook Court, 400, Apartment 34, Bristol Road, Birmingham, B5 7SQ 6 March 2025 £212,000
Bournbrook Court, 400, Apartment 6, Bristol Road, Birmingham, B5 7SQ 26 May 2023 £198,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
190
Primary
98
Secondary
28
  1. University of Birmingham

    Higher education institutions

    346 m
  2. King Edward VI High School for Girls

    Other independent school

    416 m
  3. King Edward's School

    Other independent school

    439 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,798
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,719
  • Shoplifting 788
  • Vehicle crime 414
  • Other theft 347
  • Burglary 328

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
39

13 female, 26 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
1.6
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.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

65

within 5 km

  • BOURNBROOK VARSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85041

    271 m

  • SELLY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85042

    781 m

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 PRITCHATTS ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B15 2QU

    ODS code M85167

    1.3 km

  • SELLY OAK HEALTH CENTRE

    15 KATIE ROAD, SELLY OAK, BIRMINGHAM, B29 6JG

    ODS code M85055

    1.3 km

  • MOOR GREEN LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    339 MOOR GREEN LANE, BIRMINGHAM, B13 8QS

    ODS code M85733

    1.5 km

  • RIVER BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85156

    1.8 km

  • HARBORNE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4 YORK STREET, HARBORNE, BIRMINGHAM, B17 0HG

    ODS code M85058

    1.8 km

  • WEOLEY PARK SURGERY

    112 WEOLEY PARK ROAD, SELLY OAK, BIRMINGHAM, B29 5HA

    ODS code M85056

    2.3 km

  • STRENSHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85783

    2.4 km

  • COLLEGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HEALTH & WELLBEING CENTRE, 1 BRISTOL ROAD SOUTH, BIRMINGHAM, B31 2GH

    ODS code M85029

    2.6 km

  • BELLEVUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 BELLEVUE, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B5 7LX

    ODS code M85124

    2.7 km

  • LORDSWOOD HOUSE GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    54 LORDSWOOD ROAD, HARBORNE, BIRMINGHAM, B17 9DB

    ODS code M85028

    2.7 km

  • POPLAR PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02571

    2.8 km

  • BALSALL HEATH HEALTH CENTRE (S)

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

    ODS code M85766

    2.9 km

  • DR WALJI AND COLLEAGUES

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

    ODS code M85128

    2.9 km

  • FIRSTCARE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85051

    2.9 km

  • MILLENNIUM MEDICAL CENTRE

    121 WEOLEY CASTLE ROAD, WEOLEY CASTLE, BIRMINGHAM, B29 5QD

    ODS code M85023

    2.9 km

  • WAKE GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85074

    3.0 km

  • MOSELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85021

    3.0 km

  • KARIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WATERWORKS ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B16 9AL

    ODS code M85088

    3.1 km

Showing 20 of 65 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bournbrook Road

    BCT · Bournbrook

    0.0 miles
  • Bournbrook Road

    BCT · Bournbrook

    0.1 miles
  • Edgbaston Park Road

    BCT · Bournbrook

    0.1 miles
  • Edgbaston Park Road

    BCT · Bournbrook

    0.1 miles
  • King Edwards High School

    BCT · Birmingham University

    0.2 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.

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
26
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £180,000 from 9 recorded sales in B5 7SQ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Birmingham is £234,150 in June 2026, up 2.2% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

190 open schools are in scope, including 98 primary and 28 secondary schools. University of Birmingham is the nearest published school at 346 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

4,798 published events cover 12 months, averaging 399.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,719 events.

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