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B5 7XQ

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 7XA 37 m
B5 7QH 84 m
B5 7PL 91 m
B5 7PF 97 m
B5 7UA 131 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B5 7XQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B5
Postcode sector
B5 7
Latitude
52.459065
Longitude
-1.905717
British National Grid easting
406,503
British National Grid northing
284,571

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
E00045647
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 074A · E01008984
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 074 · E02001900

Postcode source versions

Explore B5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
215
Primary
106
Secondary
35

  1. Elmhurst Ballet School

    Other independent school

    639 m

  2. Priory School

    Other independent school

    672 m

  3. New Perspectives School

    Other independent special school

    751 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
4,538
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,910
  • Vehicle crime 533
  • Criminal damage and arson 376
  • Other theft 348
  • Burglary 241

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
43

17 female, 26 male

Postcode households
35
Residents per household
1.2
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 0.5% 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+
80%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

75

within 5 km

  • BELLEVUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 BELLEVUE, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B5 7LX

    ODS code M85124

    780 m

  • STRENSHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85783

    1.1 km

  • 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

  • THE WAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 FRANK STREET, HIGHGATE, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0UF

    ODS code M85084

    1.3 km

  • HIGHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHGATE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0YA

    ODS code M85713

    1.4 km

  • BATH ROW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85025

    1.5 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTH EXCHANGE

    30 BATH ROW, BIRMINGHAM, B15 1LZ

    ODS code Y01057

    1.5 km

  • SELLY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85042

    1.8 km

  • NEWPORT MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code M85164

    1.9 km

  • WAKE GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85074

    2.1 km

  • MOSELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85021

    2.2 km

  • BOURNBROOK VARSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85041

    2.2 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 PRITCHATTS ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B15 2QU

    ODS code M85167

    2.2 km

  • MOOR GREEN LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    339 MOOR GREEN LANE, BIRMINGHAM, B13 8QS

    ODS code M85733

    2.3 km

  • THE BALAJI SURGERY, THE SPARKBROOK CHC

    34 GRANTHAM ROAD, SPARKBROOK, BIRMINGHAM, B11 1LU

    ODS code M85794

    2.4 km

  • THE BROOK SURGERY

    34 GRANTHAM ROAD, SPARKBROOK, BIRMINGHAM, B11 1LU

    ODS code M85174

    2.4 km

  • KARIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WATERWORKS ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B16 9AL

    ODS code M85088

    2.5 km

  • HALCYON MEDICAL

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

    ODS code M85778

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 75 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

  • Calthorpe Court

    BCT · Cannon Hill Park

    0.1 miles

  • Sir Harrys Road

    BCT · Cannon Hill Park

    0.1 miles

  • Edward Road

    BCT · Cannon Hill Park

    0.1 miles

  • Sir Harrys Road

    BCT · Cannon Hill Park

    0.1 miles

  • Viceroy Close

    BCT · Cannon Hill Park

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 074A, 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

2,976 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
4 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.

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
2
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
10
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

215 open schools are in scope, including 106 primary and 35 secondary schools. Elmhurst Ballet School is the nearest published school at 639 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,538 published events cover 12 months, averaging 378.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,910 events.

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