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B8 2UW

Ward End · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Birmingham
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 2US 181 m
B8 2YQ 246 m
B8 2UJ 274 m
B8 2UN 291 m
B8 2UU 302 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B8 2UW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2020
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B8
Postcode sector
B8 2
Latitude
52.499552
Longitude
-1.843409
British National Grid easting
410,727
British National Grid northing
289,082

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
E00047983
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 048B · E01009479
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 048 · E02001874

Postcode source versions

Explore B8

Property

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14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
151 - 157, Common Lane, Washwood Heath, Birmingham, B8 2UW 28 February 2008 £140,000
131, Common Lane, Washwood Heath, Birmingham, B8 2UW 30 September 2005 £77,000
149, Common Lane, Washwood Heath, Birmingham, B8 2UW 9 December 2002 £25,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
192
Primary
99
Secondary
29

  1. Leigh Primary School

    Academy converter

    337 m

  2. Highfield Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    819 m

  3. Highfield Junior and Infant School

    Academy sponsor led

    830 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,009
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,481
  • Vehicle crime 426
  • Criminal damage and arson 396
  • Other theft 333
  • Public order 294

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

63

within 5 km straight-line

  • PEARL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85803

    870 m

  • GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    120 WASHWOOD HEATH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RE

    ODS code M85170

    1.0 km

  • AMAANAH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CRADOCK ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RZ

    ODS code Y01068

    1.1 km

  • SALTLEY AND FERNBANK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85110

    1.1 km

  • NASEBY MEDICAL CENTRE

    NASEBY ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 3HE

    ODS code M85722

    1.2 km

  • ALUM ROCK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85149

    1.2 km

  • GREENFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    38 HAVELOCK ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RT

    ODS code M85670

    1.2 km

  • ALPHA MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85139

    1.3 km

  • PAK HEALTH CENTRE

    38 ALUM ROCK ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1JA

    ODS code M85739

    1.3 km

  • WARD END MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85066

    1.4 km

  • HAMD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4 CLODESHALL ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 3SW

    ODS code Y03597

    1.4 km

  • OAKLEAF

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

    ODS code Y02794

    1.4 km

  • THE ST.CLEMENTS SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85053

    1.7 km

  • KINGSBURY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    273 KINGSBURY ROAD, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, B24 8RD

    ODS code M85014

    1.8 km

  • COTTERILS LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85680

    1.8 km

  • BLOOMSBURY SURGERY

    30 BLOOMSBURY STREET, NECHELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B7 5BT

    ODS code M85732

    2.1 km

  • CHURCH ROAD SURGERY

    28 CHURCH ROAD, ASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B6 5UP

    ODS code M85697

    2.2 km

  • NECHELLS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85759

    2.3 km

  • BORDESLEY GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85781

    2.7 km

  • OMNIA PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85034

    2.7 km

Showing 20 of 63 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Wagoners Close

    BCT · Washwood Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Wagoners Close

    BCT · Washwood Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Ward End Road

    BCT · Bromford Bridge

    0.2 miles

  • Drews Lane

    BCT · Washwood Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Ward End Road

    BCT · Bromford Bridge

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 048B, 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

728 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
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

192 open schools are in scope, including 99 primary and 29 secondary schools. Leigh Primary School is the nearest published school at 337 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,009 published events cover 12 months, averaging 417.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,481 events.

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