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B8 1BT

Nechells · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Nechells
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood
Postcode district
B8
Postcode sector
B8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B9 4BN 184 m
B7 4RU 198 m
B7 4SA 233 m
B9 4PQ 248 m
B9 4BS 264 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B8 1BT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B8
Postcode sector
B8 1
Latitude
52.482839
Longitude
-1.872565
British National Grid easting
408,751
British National Grid northing
287,219

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Nechells · E05011155
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Ladywood · E14001096
Output area
E00046622
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 052E · E01009204
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 052 · E02001878

Postcode source versions

Explore B8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
227
Primary
111
Secondary
33

  1. St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    304 m

  2. BOA Digital Technologies Academy

    Free schools

    487 m

  3. E-ACT Heartlands Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    658 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,159
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,191
  • Shoplifting 1,312
  • Vehicle crime 833
  • Criminal damage and arson 703
  • Public order 663

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
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

81

within 5 km

  • BABYLON GP AT HAND BIRMINGHAM

    121 GLOVER STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4EY

    ODS code Y06487

    717 m

  • BLOOMSBURY SURGERY

    30 BLOOMSBURY STREET, NECHELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B7 5BT

    ODS code M85732

    1.2 km

  • NECHELLS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85759

    1.2 km

  • SMALL HEATH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85108

    1.4 km

  • BORDESLEY GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85781

    1.4 km

  • ALPHA MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85139

    1.4 km

  • PAK HEALTH CENTRE

    38 ALUM ROCK ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1JA

    ODS code M85739

    1.4 km

  • GREENFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    38 HAVELOCK ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RT

    ODS code M85670

    1.5 km

  • HALCYON MEDICAL

    UNIT 8, 24 MARTINEAU PLACE, BIRMINGHAM, B2 4UH

    ODS code M85778

    1.6 km

  • AMAANAH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CRADOCK ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RZ

    ODS code Y01068

    1.7 km

  • SALTLEY AND FERNBANK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85110

    1.7 km

  • HAMD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4 CLODESHALL ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 3SW

    ODS code Y03597

    1.7 km

  • OAKLEAF

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

    ODS code Y02794

    1.7 km

  • ALUM ROCK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85149

    1.7 km

  • COVENTRY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85699

    1.7 km

  • GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    120 WASHWOOD HEATH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RE

    ODS code M85170

    1.7 km

  • THE ST.CLEMENTS SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85053

    1.7 km

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    COOKSEY ROAD, SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B10 0BS

    ODS code M85024

    1.9 km

  • CHARLES ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85679

    1.9 km

  • NASEBY MEDICAL CENTRE

    NASEBY ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 3HE

    ODS code M85722

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 81 matching practices.

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

  • Langdon Street

    BCT · Deritend

    0.2 miles

  • Witton Street

    BCT · Bordesley

    0.2 miles

  • Witton Street

    BCT · Bordesley

    0.2 miles

  • Barrack Street

    BCT · Nechells Green

    0.2 miles

  • Barrack Street

    BCT · Nechells Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 052E, 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

1,331 of 33,755

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

227 open schools are in scope, including 111 primary and 33 secondary schools. St Vincent's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 304 m.

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

Recorded crime

9,159 published events cover 12 months, averaging 763.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,191 events.

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