B7 5BL

Nechells · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood
Postcode district
B7
Postcode sector
B7 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B7 4NY 52 m
B7 4NX 82 m
B7 4PW 90 m
B7 5BH 93 m
B7 5BJ 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B7 5BL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 1997
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B7
Postcode sector
B7 5
Latitude
52.492561
Longitude
-1.876234
British National Grid easting
408,500
British National Grid northing
288,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Nechells · E05011155
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Ladywood · E14001096
Output area
E00046662
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 043D · E01034927
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 043 · E02001869

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
233
Primary
115
Secondary
34
  1. Bloomsbury Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    268 m
  2. Cromwell Junior and Infant School

    Academy converter

    316 m
  3. St Matthew's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    398 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,365
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,286
  • Vehicle crime 607
  • Criminal damage and arson 388
  • Other theft 371
  • Public order 320

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B7 5 residents
5,524

Age bands in B7 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
31.1%

1,808 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.7%

914 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.6%

1,547 residents

Age 45 to 64
19.1%

1,113 residents

Age 65 and over
7.6%

440 residents

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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

78

within 5 km

  • NECHELLS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85759

    136 m

  • BLOOMSBURY SURGERY

    30 BLOOMSBURY STREET, NECHELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B7 5BT

    ODS code M85732

    305 m

  • THE ST.CLEMENTS SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85053

    842 m

  • CHURCH ROAD SURGERY

    28 CHURCH ROAD, ASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B6 5UP

    ODS code M85697

    1.2 km

  • VICTORIA ROAD MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code M85676

    1.3 km

  • ALPHA MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85139

    1.4 km

  • PAK HEALTH CENTRE

    38 ALUM ROCK ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1JA

    ODS code M85739

    1.4 km

  • GREENFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    38 HAVELOCK ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RT

    ODS code M85670

    1.4 km

  • GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    120 WASHWOOD HEATH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RE

    ODS code M85170

    1.4 km

  • AMAANAH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CRADOCK ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RZ

    ODS code Y01068

    1.7 km

  • SALTLEY AND FERNBANK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85110

    1.7 km

  • BABYLON GP AT HAND BIRMINGHAM

    121 GLOVER STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4EY

    ODS code Y06487

    1.7 km

  • ALUM ROCK MEDICAL CENTRE

    27-29 HIGHFIELD ROAD, SALTLEY, ALUM ROCK, BIRMINGHAM, B8 3QD

    ODS code M85149

    1.8 km

  • AL-SHAFA MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85123

    1.8 km

  • HALCYON MEDICAL

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

    ODS code M85778

    1.9 km

  • HAMD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4 CLODESHALL ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 3SW

    ODS code Y03597

    1.9 km

  • OAKLEAF

    OAKLEAF MEDICAL PRACTICE, 4 CLODESHALL ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 3SW

    ODS code Y02794

    1.9 km

  • RAYDOCS NEWTOWN

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

    ODS code M85020

    2.1 km

  • NASEBY MEDICAL CENTRE

    NASEBY ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 3HE

    ODS code M85722

    2.2 km

  • BORDESLEY GREEN SURGERY

    143-145 BORDESLEY GREEN, BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 5EG

    ODS code M85781

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 78 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

  • Denby Close

    BCT · Nechells Green

    0.0 miles
  • Denby Close

    BCT · Nechells Green

    0.0 miles
  • Hyssop Close

    BCT · Nechells Green

    0.1 miles
  • Hyssop Close

    BCT · Nechells Green

    0.1 miles
  • St Matthew's Church

    BCT · Nechells Green

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 043D, 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

1,298 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

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

Schools

Published establishments

233 open schools are in scope, including 115 primary and 34 secondary schools. Bloomsbury Nursery School is the nearest published school at 268 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

5,365 published events cover 12 months, averaging 447.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,286 events.

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