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B6 5HD

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 5HP 57 m
B6 5BN 72 m
B6 5BL 81 m
B6 5HN 103 m
B6 5BQ 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B6 5HD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1983
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B6
Postcode sector
B6 5
Latitude
52.501562
Longitude
-1.886521
British National Grid easting
407,800
British National Grid northing
289,300

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
E00045236
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 037C · E01008901
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 037 · E02001863

Postcode source versions

Explore B6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
232
Primary
117
Secondary
37

  1. Aston Tower Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    138 m

  2. King Edward VI Aston School

    Academy converter

    243 m

  3. Titan Aston Academy

    Free schools alternative provision

    522 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
6,160
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,034
  • Vehicle crime 575
  • Criminal damage and arson 471
  • Other theft 383
  • Public order 354

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.

GP practices

76

within 5 km straight-line

  • VICTORIA ROAD MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code M85676

    57 m

  • AL-SHAFA MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85123

    626 m

  • CHURCH ROAD SURGERY

    28 CHURCH ROAD, ASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B6 5UP

    ODS code M85697

    791 m

  • NECHELLS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85759

    1.1 km

  • RAYDOCS NEWTOWN

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

    ODS code M85020

    1.1 km

  • THE ST.CLEMENTS SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85053

    1.3 km

  • BLOOMSBURY SURGERY

    30 BLOOMSBURY STREET, NECHELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B7 5BT

    ODS code M85732

    1.4 km

  • BURBURY MEDICAL CENTRE

    311 BURBURY STREET, LOZELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1TT

    ODS code M85701

    1.6 km

  • FINCH ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85154

    1.6 km

  • HEATHFIELD FAMILY CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85634

    1.7 km

  • HAMSTEAD ROAD SURGERY

    168 HAMSTEAD ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B20 2QR

    ODS code M85009

    2.2 km

  • GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    120 WASHWOOD HEATH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RE

    ODS code M85170

    2.2 km

  • MODALITY BIRMINGHAM

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

    ODS code M85178

    2.3 km

  • GREENFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    38 HAVELOCK ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RT

    ODS code M85670

    2.4 km

  • ALPHA MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85139

    2.4 km

  • PAK HEALTH CENTRE

    38 ALUM ROCK ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1JA

    ODS code M85739

    2.4 km

  • HALCYON MEDICAL

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

    ODS code M85778

    2.4 km

  • HOCKLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85797

    2.6 km

  • AMAANAH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CRADOCK ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RZ

    ODS code Y01068

    2.6 km

  • SALTLEY AND FERNBANK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SALTLEY HEALTH CENTRE, CRADOCK ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RZ

    ODS code M85110

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 76 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Park Circus

    BCT · Aston

    0.0 miles

  • Park Circus

    BCT · Aston

    0.0 miles

  • Brookyn Avenue

    BCT · Aston

    0.0 miles

  • Brookyn Avenue

    BCT · Aston

    0.1 miles

  • Bevington Road

    BCT · Aston

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 037C, 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

851 of 33,755

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

232 open schools are in scope, including 117 primary and 37 secondary schools. Aston Tower Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 138 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,160 published events cover 12 months, averaging 513.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,034 events.

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