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B6 5DJ

Aston · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Aston
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Perry Barr
Postcode district
B6
Postcode sector
B6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B6 5DA 61 m
B6 5HY 86 m
B6 5ER 115 m
B6 4UU 116 m
B6 4UP 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B6 5DJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 1983
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B6
Postcode sector
B6 5
Latitude
52.499869
Longitude
-1.893669
British National Grid easting
407,315
British National Grid northing
289,111

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Aston · E05011121
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Perry Barr · E14001098
Output area
E00045191
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 041K · E01034926
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 041 · E02001867

Postcode source versions

Explore B6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
225
Primary
113
Secondary
34

  1. Newbury Independent School

    Other independent school

    184 m

  2. Birmingham Independent College

    Other independent school

    427 m

  3. Aston Tower Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    439 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
7,652
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,599
  • Vehicle crime 705
  • Criminal damage and arson 608
  • Other theft 505
  • Public order 448

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B6 5 residents
4,940

Age bands in B6 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.3%

1,127 residents

Age 15 to 24
18.4%

889 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.8%

1,392 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.3%

979 residents

Age 65 and over
9.2%

444 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
50%
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

76

within 5 km

  • VICTORIA ROAD MEDICAL CTR

    229-233 VICTORIA ROAD, ASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B6 5HP

    ODS code M85676

    493 m

  • RAYDOCS NEWTOWN

    NEWTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE, 243 WHEELER STREET, NEWTOWN, BIRMINGHAM, B19 2ET

    ODS code M85020

    656 m

  • AL-SHAFA MEDICAL CENTRE

    5-7 LITTLE OAKS ROAD, ASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B6 6JY

    ODS code M85123

    726 m

  • BURBURY MEDICAL CENTRE

    311 BURBURY STREET, LOZELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1TT

    ODS code M85701

    1.2 km

  • FINCH ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    FINCH RD PRIMARY CARE CTR, FINCH ROAD, LOZELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1HS

    ODS code M85154

    1.2 km

  • CHURCH ROAD SURGERY

    28 CHURCH ROAD, ASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B6 5UP

    ODS code M85697

    1.3 km

  • HEATHFIELD FAMILY CENTRE

    131-133 HEATHFIELD ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1HL

    ODS code M85634

    1.3 km

  • NECHELLS PRACTICE

    BLOOMSBURY HEALTH CENTRE, 63 RUPERT STREET, NECHELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B7 5DT

    ODS code M85759

    1.3 km

  • BLOOMSBURY SURGERY

    30 BLOOMSBURY STREET, NECHELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B7 5BT

    ODS code M85732

    1.7 km

  • THE ST.CLEMENTS SURGERY

    56 NECHELLS PARK ROAD, NECHELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B7 5PR

    ODS code M85053

    1.8 km

  • HAMSTEAD ROAD SURGERY

    168 HAMSTEAD ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B20 2QR

    ODS code M85009

    1.8 km

  • MODALITY BIRMINGHAM

    ORSBORN HOUSE, 55 TERRACE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1BP

    ODS code M85178

    1.8 km

  • HOCKLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85797

    2.1 km

  • HALCYON MEDICAL

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

    ODS code M85778

    2.1 km

  • GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    120 WASHWOOD HEATH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RE

    ODS code M85170

    2.6 km

  • GREENFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    38 HAVELOCK ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RT

    ODS code M85670

    2.7 km

  • ALPHA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ALPHA MP, 38 ALUM ROCK RD, ALUM ROCK, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1JA

    ODS code M85139

    2.7 km

  • PAK HEALTH CENTRE

    38 ALUM ROCK ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1JA

    ODS code M85739

    2.7 km

  • BABYLON GP AT HAND BIRMINGHAM

    121 GLOVER STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4EY

    ODS code Y06487

    2.8 km

  • BROADWAY HEALTH CENTRE

    COPE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7BA

    ODS code Y00471

    2.8 km

Showing 20 of 76 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

  • Selston Road

    BCT · Newtown

    0.0 miles

  • Selston Road

    BCT · Newtown

    0.0 miles

  • The Bartons Arms

    BCT · Newtown

    0.1 miles

  • The Bartons Arms

    BCT · Newtown

    0.1 miles

  • Alma Street North

    BCT · Newtown

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 041K, 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

877 of 33,755

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

225 open schools are in scope, including 113 primary and 34 secondary schools. Newbury Independent School is the nearest published school at 184 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,652 published events cover 12 months, averaging 637.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,599 events.

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