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B72 1HG

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 1HQ 105 m
B72 1HF 108 m
B72 1JB 121 m
B72 1HH 150 m
B72 1NB 179 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B72 1HG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B72
Postcode sector
B72 1
Latitude
52.546089
Longitude
-1.815016
British National Grid easting
412,641
British National Grid northing
294,263

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
E00047935
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 015A · E01009457
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 015 · E02001841

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Blackwell Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1HG 21 September 2012 £390,000
3, Blackwell Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1HG 28 July 2006 £328,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
91
Primary
54
Secondary
14

  1. Bishop Walsh Catholic School

    Academy converter

    285 m

  2. Maney Hill Primary School

    Community school

    515 m

  3. The Deanery Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,518
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 455
  • Shoplifting 418
  • Vehicle crime 164
  • Other theft 95
  • Criminal damage and arson 91

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

8 female, 4 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
3.0
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.

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.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

21

within 5 km

  • THE HAWTHORNS SURGERY

    331 BIRMINGHAM ROAD, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B72 1DL

    ODS code M85175

    1.1 km

  • ASHFIELD SURGERY

    8 WALMLEY ROAD, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B76 1QN

    ODS code M85026

    1.2 km

  • THE MANOR PRACTICE

    61 HOLLAND ROAD, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B72 1RL

    ODS code M85033

    1.5 km

  • SUTTON ROAD SURGERY

    122 SUTTON ROAD, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B23 5TJ

    ODS code M85115

    1.6 km

  • POPLARS SURGERY

    17 HOLLY LANE, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B24 9JN

    ODS code M85065

    2.3 km

  • MIDLANDS MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M85063

    2.9 km

  • HILLCREST SURGERY

    9 TWICKENHAM ROAD, KINGSTANDING, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0NN

    ODS code M85016

    3.4 km

  • EDEN COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85079

    3.4 km

  • SUTTON COLDFIELD GROUP PRACTICE

    233 TAMWORTH ROAD, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B75 6DX

    ODS code M85046

    3.5 km

  • SHAH ZAMAN SURGERY

    70 TANGMERE DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, B35 7QX

    ODS code M85001

    3.5 km

  • THE DOVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    60 DOVEDALE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B23 5DD

    ODS code M85081

    3.6 km

  • KINGSBURY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    273 KINGSBURY ROAD, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B24 8RD

    ODS code M85014

    3.8 km

  • DR KHUROO'S PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85716

    3.8 km

  • RESERVOIR ROAD SURGERY

    192 RESERVOIR ROAD, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B23 6DJ

    ODS code M85070

    3.8 km

  • TUDOR PRACTICE STOCKLAND GREEN

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

    ODS code M85669

    3.8 km

  • COLLEGE ROAD SURGERY

    452 COLLEGE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0HL

    ODS code M85087

    4.1 km

  • AYLESBURY SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85779

    4.2 km

  • FIRS SURGERY

    87 KEMPSON ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B36 8LR

    ODS code M85107

    4.5 km

  • KINGSTANDING CIRCLE SURGERY

    26 ROUGH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0UY

    ODS code M85155

    4.6 km

  • PARKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 PARKFIELD DRIVE, CASTLE BROMWICH, BIRMINGHAM, B36 9EJ

    ODS code M89001

    4.9 km

Showing 20 of 21 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

  • The Green

    BCT · Wylde Green

    0.1 miles

  • The Green

    BCT · Wylde Green

    0.1 miles

  • Bishop Walsh School

    BCT · Wylde Green

    0.2 miles

  • Bishop Walsh School

    BCT · Wylde Green

    0.2 miles

  • Recreation Ground

    BCT · Wylde Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 015A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,927 of 33,755

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

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

Schools

Published establishments

91 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 14 secondary schools. Bishop Walsh Catholic School is the nearest published school at 285 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,518 published events cover 12 months, averaging 126.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 455 events.

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