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B8 2UH

Ward End · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Ward End
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 2SX 94 m
B8 2SY 130 m
B8 2HB 149 m
B8 2SU 170 m
B8 2HJ 174 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B8 2UH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B8
Postcode sector
B8 2
Latitude
52.492511
Longitude
-1.834994
British National Grid easting
411,300
British National Grid northing
288,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Electoral ward
Ward End · E05011183
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North · E14001095
Output area
E00047997
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 051C · E01009488
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 051 · E02001877

Postcode source versions

Explore B8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
207
Primary
109
Secondary
29

  1. Washwood Heath Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    134 m

  2. Sladefield Infant School

    Community school

    183 m

  3. Thornton Primary School

    Community school

    513 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
5,896
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,937
  • Criminal damage and arson 472
  • Vehicle crime 454
  • Other theft 332
  • Public order 309

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

64

within 5 km straight-line

  • PEARL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85803

    149 m

  • WARD END MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85066

    583 m

  • NASEBY MEDICAL CENTRE

    NASEBY ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 3HE

    ODS code M85722

    771 m

  • COTTERILS LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85680

    854 m

  • ALUM ROCK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85149

    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

  • AMAANAH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CRADOCK ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RZ

    ODS code Y01068

    1.2 km

  • SALTLEY AND FERNBANK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85110

    1.2 km

  • GREENFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    38 HAVELOCK ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RT

    ODS code M85670

    1.4 km

  • GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    120 WASHWOOD HEATH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RE

    ODS code M85170

    1.4 km

  • ALPHA MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85139

    1.5 km

  • PAK HEALTH CENTRE

    38 ALUM ROCK ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1JA

    ODS code M85739

    1.5 km

  • OMNIA PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85034

    1.9 km

  • YARDLEY GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85061

    1.9 km

  • IRIDIUM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02893

    2.0 km

  • BORDESLEY GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85781

    2.2 km

  • THE ST.CLEMENTS SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85053

    2.3 km

  • BUCKLANDS END LANE SURGERY

    36 BUCKLANDS END LANE, BIRMINGHAM, B34 6BP

    ODS code M85113

    2.5 km

  • CHARLES ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85679

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 64 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Sladefield Road

    BCT · Ward End

    0.1 miles

  • Sladefield Road

    BCT · Ward End

    0.1 miles

  • Ward End Library

    BCT · Ward End

    0.2 miles

  • St Agatha's Road

    BCT · Ward End

    0.2 miles

  • Ward End Library

    BCT · Ward End

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 051C, 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

725 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

207 open schools are in scope, including 109 primary and 29 secondary schools. Washwood Heath Nursery School is the nearest published school at 134 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,896 published events cover 12 months, averaging 491.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,937 events.

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