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B72 1GZ

Sutton Wylde Green · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Sutton Coldfield
Ward
Sutton Wylde Green
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Sutton Coldfield
Postcode district
B72
Postcode sector
B72 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B72 1DJ 17 m
B72 1EH 57 m
B73 5NA 95 m
B73 5ND 115 m
B72 1EJ 148 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B72 1GZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2011
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B72
Postcode sector
B72 1
Latitude
52.541305
Longitude
-1.826125
British National Grid easting
411,889
British National Grid northing
293,729

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Sutton Wylde Green · E05011181
Parish or community
E04012653
Westminster constituency
Sutton Coldfield · E14001535
Output area
E00047953
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 015D · E01009463
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 015 · E02001841

Postcode source versions

Explore B72

Property

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Birch House, 268, Apartment 9, Birmingham Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1GZ 24 November 2017 £182,500
Birch House, 268, Apartment 9, Birmingham Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1GZ 22 September 2014 £171,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
98
Primary
60
Secondary
15

  1. Wylde Green Primary School

    Community school

    491 m

  2. Penns Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

  3. Yenton Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,401
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 894
  • Shoplifting 481
  • Vehicle crime 208
  • Criminal damage and arson 164
  • Other theft 143

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

6 female, 1 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.4
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B72 1 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

24

within 5 km

  • THE HAWTHORNS SURGERY

    331 BIRMINGHAM ROAD, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B72 1DL

    ODS code M85175

    283 m

  • SUTTON ROAD SURGERY

    122 SUTTON ROAD, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B23 5TJ

    ODS code M85115

    794 m

  • POPLARS SURGERY

    17 HOLLY LANE, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B24 9JN

    ODS code M85065

    1.5 km

  • ASHFIELD SURGERY

    8 WALMLEY ROAD, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B76 1QN

    ODS code M85026

    1.8 km

  • THE MANOR PRACTICE

    61 HOLLAND ROAD, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B72 1RL

    ODS code M85033

    1.9 km

  • MIDLANDS MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M85063

    2.5 km

  • HILLCREST SURGERY

    9 TWICKENHAM ROAD, KINGSTANDING, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0NN

    ODS code M85016

    2.6 km

  • THE DOVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    60 DOVEDALE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B23 5DD

    ODS code M85081

    2.7 km

  • DR KHUROO'S PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85716

    2.9 km

  • RESERVOIR ROAD SURGERY

    192 RESERVOIR ROAD, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B23 6DJ

    ODS code M85070

    2.9 km

  • TUDOR PRACTICE STOCKLAND GREEN

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

    ODS code M85669

    2.9 km

  • KINGSBURY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    273 KINGSBURY ROAD, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B24 8RD

    ODS code M85014

    3.0 km

  • COLLEGE ROAD SURGERY

    452 COLLEGE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0HL

    ODS code M85087

    3.3 km

  • EDEN COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85079

    3.4 km

  • AYLESBURY SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85779

    3.4 km

  • SHAH ZAMAN SURGERY

    70 TANGMERE DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, B35 7QX

    ODS code M85001

    3.5 km

  • KINGSTANDING CIRCLE SURGERY

    26 ROUGH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0UY

    ODS code M85155

    4.0 km

  • SUTTON COLDFIELD GROUP PRACTICE

    233 TAMWORTH ROAD, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B75 6DX

    ODS code M85046

    4.2 km

  • FIRS SURGERY

    87 KEMPSON ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B36 8LR

    ODS code M85107

    4.2 km

  • HODGE HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02567

    4.6 km

Showing 20 of 24 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

  • Greenhill Road

    BCT · Wylde Green

    0.1 miles

  • Oakhurst Road

    BCT · Wylde Green

    0.1 miles

  • Greenhill Road

    BCT · Wylde Green

    0.1 miles

  • Oakhurst Road

    BCT · Wylde Green

    0.1 miles

  • Little Green Lanes

    BCT · Yenton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 015D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,842 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
9 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.

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

98 open schools are in scope, including 60 primary and 15 secondary schools. Wylde Green Primary School is the nearest published school at 491 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,401 published events cover 12 months, averaging 200.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 894 events.

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