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B74 4BQ

Sutton Mere Green · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Sutton Mere Green
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Sutton Coldfield
Postcode district
B74
Postcode sector
B74 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B75 5BQ 78 m
B75 5BA 81 m
B75 5BL 93 m
B74 4BZ 95 m
B74 4BH 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B74 4BQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 2023
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B74
Postcode sector
B74 4
Latitude
52.588113
Longitude
-1.830074
British National Grid easting
411,609
British National Grid northing
298,935

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
E00047720
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 002C · E01009423
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
36
Primary
24
Secondary
8

  1. Mere Green Primary School

    Academy converter

    138 m

  2. The Arthur Terry School

    Academy converter

    467 m

  3. Langley School

    Foundation special school

    871 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
912
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 333
  • Shoplifting 130
  • Vehicle crime 129
  • Burglary 61
  • Criminal damage and arson 57

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B74 4 residents
11,887

Age bands in B74 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.5%

2,074 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

1,146 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.5%

2,429 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

3,155 residents

Age 65 and over
25.8%

3,062 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.

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+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • SUTTON COLDFIELD GROUP PRACTICE

    233 TAMWORTH ROAD, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B75 6DX

    ODS code M85046

    2.0 km

  • THE MANOR PRACTICE

    61 HOLLAND ROAD, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B72 1RL

    ODS code M85033

    3.4 km

  • BLACKWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    BLACKWOOD ROAD, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3PL

    ODS code M91637

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Mere Green

    BCT · Mere Green

    0.0 miles

  • Mere Green

    BCT · Mere Green

    0.0 miles

  • Mere Green Shops

    BCT · Mere Green

    0.1 miles

  • The Courtyard

    BCT · Mere Green

    0.1 miles

  • Mere Green Shops

    BCT · Mere Green

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 002C, 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

12,695 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
6 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

36 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 8 secondary schools. Mere Green Primary School is the nearest published school at 138 m.

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

Recorded crime

912 published events cover 12 months, averaging 76 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 333 events.

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