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B8 2RW

Bromford & Hodge Hill · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bromford & Hodge Hill
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
Postcode district
B8
Postcode sector
B8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B8 2RH 42 m
B8 2RS 70 m
B8 2RP 87 m
B8 2RJ 113 m
B8 2RR 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B8 2RW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B8
Postcode sector
B8 2
Latitude
52.497890
Longitude
-1.824663
British National Grid easting
412,000
British National Grid northing
288,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Bromford & Hodge Hill · E05011131
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North · E14001095
Output area
E00046107
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 044B · E01009086
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 044 · E02001870

Postcode source versions

Explore B8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
182
Primary
96
Secondary
24

  1. Ward End Primary School

    Community school

    441 m

  2. Hodge Hill College

    Community school

    499 m

  3. Braidwood School for the Deaf

    Foundation special school

    565 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,532
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,105
  • Shoplifting 459
  • Criminal damage and arson 354
  • Vehicle crime 341
  • Public order 244

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B8 2 residents
17,682

Age bands in B8 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
27.9%

4,593 residents

Age 15 to 24
18.3%

3,013 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.2%

4,643 residents

Age 45 to 64
18.2%

2,999 residents

Age 65 and over
7.4%

1,220 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

57

within 5 km straight-line

  • WARD END MEDICAL CENTRE

    794A WASHWOOD HEATH ROAD, WARD END, BIRMINGHAM, B8 2JN

    ODS code M85066

    539 m

  • PEARL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85803

    817 m

  • COTTERILS LANE SURGERY

    75-77 COTTERILLS LANE, ALUM ROCK, BIRMINGHAM, B8 3RZ

    ODS code M85680

    1.4 km

  • NASEBY MEDICAL CENTRE

    NASEBY ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 3HE

    ODS code M85722

    1.7 km

  • BUCKLANDS END LANE SURGERY

    36 BUCKLANDS END LANE, BIRMINGHAM, B34 6BP

    ODS code M85113

    1.7 km

  • HODGE HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

    1ST FLOOR HODGE HILL PCC, ROUGHLEA AVENUE, HODGE HILL, BIRMINGHAM, B36 8GH

    ODS code Y02567

    1.7 km

  • FIRS SURGERY

    87 KEMPSON ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B36 8LR

    ODS code M85107

    1.8 km

  • ALUM ROCK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85149

    2.0 km

  • AMAANAH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CRADOCK ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RZ

    ODS code Y01068

    2.0 km

  • SALTLEY AND FERNBANK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85110

    2.0 km

  • HAMD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4 CLODESHALL ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 3SW

    ODS code Y03597

    2.0 km

  • OAKLEAF

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

    ODS code Y02794

    2.0 km

  • GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    120 WASHWOOD HEATH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RE

    ODS code M85170

    2.2 km

  • KINGSBURY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    273 KINGSBURY ROAD, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B24 8RD

    ODS code M85014

    2.2 km

  • GREENFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    38 HAVELOCK ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RT

    ODS code M85670

    2.2 km

  • IRIDIUM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    299 BORDESLEY GREEN EAST, STECHFORD, BIRMINGHAM, B33 8TA

    ODS code Y02893

    2.3 km

  • ALPHA MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85139

    2.3 km

  • PAK HEALTH CENTRE

    38 ALUM ROCK ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1JA

    ODS code M85739

    2.3 km

  • CHURCH LANE - KHAN

    111-113 CHURCH LANE, KITTS GREEN, STECHFORD, BIRMINGHAM, B33 9EJ

    ODS code M85013

    2.4 km

  • MIDLANDS MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    EATON WOOD MEDICAL CENTRE, 1128 TYBURN ROAD, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B24 0SY

    ODS code M85063

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 57 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • St Margarets Road

    BCT · Ward End

    0.0 miles

  • St Margarets Road

    BCT · Ward End

    0.1 miles

  • St Margarets Avenue

    BCT · Bromford Bridge

    0.1 miles

  • Old Bromford Lane

    BCT · Ward End

    0.2 miles

  • Old Bromford Lane

    BCT · Ward End

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 044B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,882 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

182 open schools are in scope, including 96 primary and 24 secondary schools. Ward End Primary School is the nearest published school at 441 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,532 published events cover 12 months, averaging 377.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,105 events.

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