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B74 2UJ

Sutton Mere Green · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Sutton Mere Green
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Sutton Coldfield
Postcode district
B74
Postcode sector
B74 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B74 2XD 42 m
B74 2UH 82 m
B74 2TN 88 m
B75 5AL 139 m
B74 2UG 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B74 2UJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B74
Postcode sector
B74 2
Latitude
52.585101
Longitude
-1.830218
British National Grid easting
411,600
British National Grid northing
298,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Sutton Mere Green · E05011175
Parish or community
E04012653
Westminster constituency
Sutton Coldfield · E14001535
Output area
E00047730
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 002D · E01009425
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 002 · E02001828

Postcode source versions

Explore B74

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
26
Secondary
8

  1. Mere Green Primary School

    Academy converter

    396 m

  2. Langley School

    Foundation special school

    587 m

  3. The Arthur Terry School

    Academy converter

    622 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
854
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 314
  • Shoplifting 130
  • Vehicle crime 115
  • Burglary 61
  • Criminal damage and arson 48

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B74 2 residents
9,596

Age bands in B74 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

1,618 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

1,010 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.3%

2,307 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.3%

2,931 residents

Age 65 and over
23.9%

2,474 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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • SUTTON COLDFIELD GROUP PRACTICE

    233 TAMWORTH ROAD, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B75 6DX

    ODS code M85046

    1.8 km

  • THE MANOR PRACTICE

    61 HOLLAND ROAD, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B72 1RL

    ODS code M85033

    3.0 km

  • BLACKWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    BLACKWOOD ROAD, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3PL

    ODS code M91637

    4.2 km

  • KINGSTANDING CIRCLE SURGERY

    26 ROUGH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0UY

    ODS code M85155

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Cremorne Road

    BCT · Mere Green

    0.1 miles

  • Mere Green Shops

    BCT · Mere Green

    0.1 miles

  • Cremorne Road

    BCT · Mere Green

    0.1 miles

  • Mere Green Shops

    BCT · Mere Green

    0.2 miles

  • The Courtyard

    BCT · Mere Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 002D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,064 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

Schools

38 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 8 secondary schools. Mere Green Primary School is the nearest published school at 396 m.

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

Recorded crime

854 published events cover 12 months, averaging 71.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 314 events.

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