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B8 1JH

Alum Rock · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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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 1JU 39 m
B8 1JN 47 m
B8 1JG 82 m
B8 1JW 150 m
B8 1JL 168 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B8 1JH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B8
Postcode sector
B8 1
Latitude
52.491646
Longitude
-1.861509
British National Grid easting
409,500
British National Grid northing
288,200

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
E00046673
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 052G · E01034933
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
223
Primary
112
Secondary
31

  1. St Saviour's C of E Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    277 m

  2. Adderley Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    344 m

  3. Bloomsbury Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    795 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,403
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,002
  • Vehicle crime 548
  • Criminal damage and arson 354
  • Other theft 311
  • Public order 250

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

70

within 5 km straight-line

  • ALPHA MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85139

    370 m

  • PAK HEALTH CENTRE

    38 ALUM ROCK ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1JA

    ODS code M85739

    370 m

  • GREENFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    38 HAVELOCK ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RT

    ODS code M85670

    390 m

  • GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    120 WASHWOOD HEATH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RE

    ODS code M85170

    481 m

  • AMAANAH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CRADOCK ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RZ

    ODS code Y01068

    655 m

  • SALTLEY AND FERNBANK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85110

    655 m

  • BLOOMSBURY SURGERY

    30 BLOOMSBURY STREET, NECHELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B7 5BT

    ODS code M85732

    727 m

  • ALUM ROCK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85149

    762 m

  • THE ST.CLEMENTS SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85053

    851 m

  • HAMD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4 CLODESHALL ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 3SW

    ODS code Y03597

    964 m

  • OAKLEAF

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

    ODS code Y02794

    964 m

  • NECHELLS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85759

    1.1 km

  • NASEBY MEDICAL CENTRE

    NASEBY ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 3HE

    ODS code M85722

    1.2 km

  • CHURCH ROAD SURGERY

    28 CHURCH ROAD, ASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B6 5UP

    ODS code M85697

    1.6 km

  • BORDESLEY GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85781

    1.7 km

  • PEARL MEDICAL CENTRE

    619/621 WASHWOOD HEATH ROAD, WARD END, BIRMINGHAM, B8 2HB

    ODS code M85803

    1.8 km

  • BABYLON GP AT HAND BIRMINGHAM

    121 GLOVER STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4EY

    ODS code Y06487

    1.9 km

  • VICTORIA ROAD MEDICAL CTR

    229-233 VICTORIA ROAD, ASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B6 5HP

    ODS code M85676

    2.1 km

  • SMALL HEATH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85108

    2.1 km

  • CHARLES ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85679

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 70 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Pennine Way

    BCT · Saltley

    0.0 miles

  • Pennine Way

    BCT · Saltley

    0.0 miles

  • Pennine Way

    BCT · Saltley

    0.0 miles

  • Pennine Way

    BCT · Saltley

    0.0 miles

  • Adderley Gardens

    BCT · Saltley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 052G, 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

582 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
1 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 112 primary and 31 secondary schools. St Saviour's C of E Primary School is the nearest published school at 277 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,403 published events cover 12 months, averaging 366.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,002 events.

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