B72 1AS

Sutton Wylde Green · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Sutton Coldfield
Postcode district
B72
Postcode sector
B72 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B72 1YG 19 m
B73 5NF 96 m
B72 1AT 101 m
B73 5NE 103 m
B73 5NQ 121 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B72 1AS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B72
Postcode sector
B72 1
Latitude
52.537450
Longitude
-1.827452
British National Grid easting
411,800
British National Grid northing
293,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Parish or community
E04012653
Westminster constituency
Sutton Coldfield · E14001535
Output area
E00047968
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 018F · E01009462
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 018 · E02001844

Postcode source versions

Explore B72

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
102
Primary
64
Secondary
15
  1. Wylde Green Primary School

    Community school

    209 m
  2. Yenton Primary School

    Academy converter

    797 m
  3. St Edmund Campion Catholic School

    Academy converter

    819 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,364
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,329
  • Shoplifting 564
  • Vehicle crime 260
  • Criminal damage and arson 245
  • Other theft 182

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B72 1 residents
9,798

Age bands in B72 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

1,586 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

969 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.2%

2,324 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.9%

2,695 residents

Age 65 and over
24.3%

2,435 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

28

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE HAWTHORNS SURGERY

    331 BIRMINGHAM ROAD, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B72 1DL

    ODS code M85175

    178 m

  • SUTTON ROAD SURGERY

    122 SUTTON ROAD, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B23 5TJ

    ODS code M85115

    356 m

  • POPLARS SURGERY

    17 HOLLY LANE, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B24 9JN

    ODS code M85065

    1.0 km

  • ASHFIELD SURGERY

    8 WALMLEY ROAD, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B76 1QN

    ODS code M85026

    1.9 km

  • MIDLANDS MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    EATON WOOD MEDICAL CENTRE, 1128 TYBURN ROAD, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B24 0SY

    ODS code M85063

    2.2 km

  • THE MANOR PRACTICE

    61 HOLLAND ROAD, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B72 1RL

    ODS code M85033

    2.3 km

  • DR KHUROO'S PRACTICE

    STOCKLAND GREEN PCC, 192 RESERVOIR ROAD, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B23 6DJ

    ODS code M85716

    2.5 km

  • RESERVOIR ROAD SURGERY

    192 RESERVOIR ROAD, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B23 6DJ

    ODS code M85070

    2.5 km

  • TUDOR PRACTICE STOCKLAND GREEN

    STOCKLAND GREEN HEALTH CENTRE, 192 RESERVOIR ROAD, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B23 6DJ

    ODS code M85669

    2.5 km

  • THE DOVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    60 DOVEDALE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B23 5DD

    ODS code M85081

    2.5 km

  • KINGSBURY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    273 KINGSBURY ROAD, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B24 8RD

    ODS code M85014

    2.6 km

  • HILLCREST SURGERY

    9 TWICKENHAM ROAD, KINGSTANDING, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0NN

    ODS code M85016

    2.7 km

  • EDEN COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    200 TANGMERE DRIVE, CASTLE VALE, BIRMINGHAM, B35 6EE

    ODS code M85079

    3.1 km

  • COLLEGE ROAD SURGERY

    452 COLLEGE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0HL

    ODS code M85087

    3.2 km

  • SHAH ZAMAN SURGERY

    70 TANGMERE DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, B35 7QX

    ODS code M85001

    3.2 km

  • AYLESBURY SURGERY

    AYLESBURY HOUSE, WARREN FARM ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0DX

    ODS code M85779

    3.4 km

  • FIRS SURGERY

    87 KEMPSON ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B36 8LR

    ODS code M85107

    3.9 km

  • KINGSTANDING CIRCLE SURGERY

    26 ROUGH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0UY

    ODS code M85155

    4.1 km

  • HODGE HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

    1ST FLOOR HODGE HILL PCC, ROUGHLEA AVENUE, HODGE HILL, BIRMINGHAM, B36 8GH

    ODS code Y02567

    4.2 km

  • COTMORE SURGERY

    169 OLD OSCOTT LANE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B44 8TU

    ODS code M85792

    4.6 km

Showing 20 of 28 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Little Green Lanes

    BCT · Yenton

    0.0 miles
  • Little Green Lanes

    BCT · Yenton

    0.1 miles
  • Webster Close

    BCT · Yenton

    0.1 miles
  • Harman Road

    BCT · Yenton

    0.2 miles
  • Greenhill Road

    BCT · Wylde Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 018F, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,376 of 33,755

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

102 open schools are in scope, including 64 primary and 15 secondary schools. Wylde Green Primary School is the nearest published school at 209 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,364 published events cover 12 months, averaging 280.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,329 events.

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