B74 4RT

Sutton Mere Green · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Sutton Coldfield
Postcode district
B74
Postcode sector
B74 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B74 4RR 132 m
B74 4DG 149 m
B74 4BN 151 m
B74 4RU 151 m
B74 4RS 158 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B74 4RT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B74
Postcode sector
B74 4
Latitude
52.592610
Longitude
-1.838160
British National Grid easting
411,060
British National Grid northing
299,434

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
E00047684
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 002A · E01009415
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
32
Primary
21
Secondary
7
  1. The Arthur Terry School

    Academy converter

    414 m
  2. Hill West Primary School

    Academy converter

    471 m
  3. Mere Green Primary School

    Academy converter

    827 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
845
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 287
  • Shoplifting 133
  • Vehicle crime 109
  • Burglary 60
  • Criminal damage and arson 56

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+
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

3

within 5 km

  • SUTTON COLDFIELD GROUP PRACTICE

    233 TAMWORTH ROAD, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B75 6DX

    ODS code M85046

    2.7 km

  • BLACKWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    BLACKWOOD ROAD, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3PL

    ODS code M91637

    3.9 km

  • THE MANOR PRACTICE

    61 HOLLAND ROAD, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B72 1RL

    ODS code M85033

    4.0 km

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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Butlers Lane Rail Station

    RLY · Mere Green

    0.0 miles
  • Butlers Lane Rail Station

    RSE · Mere Green

    0.0 miles
  • Butlers Lane Rail Station

    RSE · Mere Green

    0.0 miles
  • Clarence Road

    BCT · Four Oaks

    0.1 miles
  • Butlers Lane

    BCT · Mere Green

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 002A, 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

33,083 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
8 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
1
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

32 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 7 secondary schools. The Arthur Terry School is the nearest published school at 414 m.

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

Recorded crime

845 published events cover 12 months, averaging 70.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 287 events.

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