B8 1AW

Alum Rock · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Birmingham
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood
Postcode district
B8
Postcode sector
B8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B8 1AP 78 m
B8 1EE 113 m
B8 1ED 141 m
B8 1AN 178 m
B8 1AR 185 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B8 1AW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 1985
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B8
Postcode sector
B8 1
Latitude
52.485157
Longitude
-1.863399
British National Grid easting
409,373
British National Grid northing
287,478

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

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Unit 6, Saltley Industrial Centre, Birmingham, B8 1AW 17 August 2016 £73,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
228
Primary
116
Secondary
30
  1. Adderley Primary School

    Community school

    218 m
  2. Adderley Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

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

    Other independent special school

    504 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,080
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,627
  • Vehicle crime 724
  • Criminal damage and arson 492
  • Public order 389
  • Other theft 364

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

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

76

within 5 km

  • ALPHA MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85139

    792 m

  • PAK HEALTH CENTRE

    38 ALUM ROCK ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1JA

    ODS code M85739

    792 m

  • GREENFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    38 HAVELOCK ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RT

    ODS code M85670

    892 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

  • HAMD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4 CLODESHALL ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 3SW

    ODS code Y03597

    1.0 km

  • OAKLEAF

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

    ODS code Y02794

    1.0 km

  • ALUM ROCK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85149

    1.0 km

  • BLOOMSBURY SURGERY

    30 BLOOMSBURY STREET, NECHELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B7 5BT

    ODS code M85732

    1.1 km

  • BORDESLEY GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85781

    1.1 km

  • GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    120 WASHWOOD HEATH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RE

    ODS code M85170

    1.1 km

  • BABYLON GP AT HAND BIRMINGHAM

    121 GLOVER STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4EY

    ODS code Y06487

    1.3 km

  • NECHELLS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85759

    1.3 km

  • NASEBY MEDICAL CENTRE

    NASEBY ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 3HE

    ODS code M85722

    1.3 km

  • SMALL HEATH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85108

    1.4 km

  • THE ST.CLEMENTS SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85053

    1.5 km

  • CHARLES ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85679

    1.7 km

  • COVENTRY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85699

    1.7 km

  • OMNIA PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85034

    2.0 km

  • YARDLEY GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85061

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 76 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

  • Hall Road

    BCT · Duddeston

    0.2 miles
  • Ashley Gardens

    BCT · Duddeston

    0.2 miles
  • Hall Road

    BCT · Duddeston

    0.2 miles
  • Crawford Street

    BCT · Duddeston

    0.2 miles
  • Crawford Street

    BCT · Duddeston

    0.2 miles

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.

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
1
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

228 open schools are in scope, including 116 primary and 30 secondary schools. Adderley Primary School is the nearest published school at 218 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

6,080 published events cover 12 months, averaging 506.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,627 events.

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