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B8 1AR

Alum Rock · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Alum Rock
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood
Postcode district
B8
Postcode sector
B8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B8 1AP 110 m
B7 4SZ 145 m
B8 1AN 158 m
B8 1AW 185 m
B8 1DX 186 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B8 1AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B8
Postcode sector
B8 1
Latitude
52.486472
Longitude
-1.865059
British National Grid easting
409,260
British National Grid northing
287,624

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Alum Rock · E05011120
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Ladywood · E14001096
Output area
E00046626
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 052H · E01034934
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 052 · E02001878

Postcode source versions

Explore B8

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
223
Primary
113
Secondary
29

  1. Adderley Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    319 m

  2. Adderley Primary School

    Community school

    401 m

  3. R.Y.A.N Education Academy Vocational Centre

    Other independent special school

    650 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,645
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,396
  • Vehicle crime 694
  • Criminal damage and arson 455
  • Public order 359
  • Other theft 349

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B8 1 residents
11,953

Age bands in B8 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
26.8%
3,244 residents
Age 15 to 24
18.6%
2,252 residents
Age 25 to 44
29.9%
3,625 residents
Age 45 to 64
17.9%
2,176 residents
Age 65 and over
6.8%
830 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

79

within 5 km straight-line

  • ALPHA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ALPHA MP, 38 ALUM ROCK RD, ALUM ROCK, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1JA

    ODS code M85139

    767 m

  • PAK HEALTH CENTRE

    38 ALUM ROCK ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1JA

    ODS code M85739

    767 m

  • GREENFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    38 HAVELOCK ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RT

    ODS code M85670

    857 m

  • BLOOMSBURY SURGERY

    30 BLOOMSBURY STREET, NECHELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B7 5BT

    ODS code M85732

    886 m

  • AMAANAH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CRADOCK ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RZ

    ODS code Y01068

    1.0 km

  • SALTLEY AND FERNBANK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SALTLEY HEALTH CENTRE, CRADOCK ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RZ

    ODS code M85110

    1.0 km

  • ALUM ROCK MEDICAL CENTRE

    27-29 HIGHFIELD ROAD, SALTLEY, ALUM ROCK, BIRMINGHAM, B8 3QD

    ODS code M85149

    1.1 km

  • GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    120 WASHWOOD HEATH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RE

    ODS code M85170

    1.1 km

  • HAMD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4 CLODESHALL ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 3SW

    ODS code Y03597

    1.1 km

  • OAKLEAF

    OAKLEAF MEDICAL PRACTICE, 4 CLODESHALL ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 3SW

    ODS code Y02794

    1.1 km

  • NECHELLS PRACTICE

    BLOOMSBURY HEALTH CENTRE, 63 RUPERT STREET, NECHELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B7 5DT

    ODS code M85759

    1.1 km

  • BORDESLEY GREEN SURGERY

    143-145 BORDESLEY GREEN, BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 5EG

    ODS code M85781

    1.3 km

  • THE ST.CLEMENTS SURGERY

    56 NECHELLS PARK ROAD, NECHELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B7 5PR

    ODS code M85053

    1.3 km

  • BABYLON GP AT HAND BIRMINGHAM

    121 GLOVER STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4EY

    ODS code Y06487

    1.3 km

  • NASEBY MEDICAL CENTRE

    NASEBY ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 3HE

    ODS code M85722

    1.4 km

  • SMALL HEATH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 GREAT WOOD ROAD, SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B10 9QE

    ODS code M85108

    1.6 km

  • COVENTRY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    448 COVENTRY ROAD, SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B10 0UG

    ODS code M85699

    1.9 km

  • CHARLES ROAD SURGERY

    192 CHARLES ROAD, SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B10 9AB

    ODS code M85679

    1.9 km

  • CHURCH ROAD SURGERY

    28 CHURCH ROAD, ASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B6 5UP

    ODS code M85697

    2.0 km

  • OMNIA PRACTICE

    73 YARDLEY GREEN ROAD, BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 5PU

    ODS code M85034

    2.1 km

Showing 20 of 79 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Ashley Gardens

    BCT · Duddeston

    285 m

  • Crawford Street

    BCT · Duddeston

    290 m

  • Crawford Street

    BCT · Duddeston

    291 m

  • Hall Road

    BCT · Duddeston

    352 m

  • Adderley Gardens

    BCT · Saltley

    365 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 052H, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

578 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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

223 open schools are in scope, including 113 primary and 29 secondary schools. Adderley Nursery School is the nearest published school at 319 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,645 published events cover 12 months, averaging 470 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,396 events.

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