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B8 2WA

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 2NG 0 m
B8 2NR 60 m
B8 2NL 86 m
B8 2NE 104 m
B8 2NH 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B8 2WA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 April 2023
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B8
Postcode sector
B8 2
Latitude
52.493282
Longitude
-1.821455
British National Grid easting
412,219
British National Grid northing
288,388

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
E00048005
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 044D · E01009481
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 044 · E02001870

Postcode source versions

Explore B8

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
870a, Washwood Heath Road, Birmingham, B8 2WA 21 April 2011 £41,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
185
Primary
98
Secondary
28

  1. Washwood Heath Academy

    Academy converter

    344 m

  2. Thornton Primary School

    Community school

    519 m

  3. Sladefield Infant School

    Community school

    743 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,839
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,716
  • Shoplifting 598
  • Criminal damage and arson 477
  • Vehicle crime 446
  • Public order 322

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

62

within 5 km straight-line

  • WARD END MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85066

    341 m

  • PEARL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85803

    900 m

  • COTTERILS LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85680

    954 m

  • BUCKLANDS END LANE SURGERY

    36 BUCKLANDS END LANE, BIRMINGHAM, B34 6BP

    ODS code M85113

    1.6 km

  • NASEBY MEDICAL CENTRE

    NASEBY ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 3HE

    ODS code M85722

    1.7 km

  • IRIDIUM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02893

    1.7 km

  • HODGE HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02567

    1.8 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

  • FIRS SURGERY

    87 KEMPSON ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B36 8LR

    ODS code M85107

    2.0 km

  • CHURCH LANE - KHAN

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

    ODS code M85013

    2.0 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

    2.1 km

  • SALTLEY AND FERNBANK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85110

    2.1 km

  • OMNIA PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85034

    2.3 km

  • YARDLEY GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85061

    2.3 km

  • GREENFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    38 HAVELOCK ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RT

    ODS code M85670

    2.3 km

  • GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    120 WASHWOOD HEATH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RE

    ODS code M85170

    2.3 km

  • ALPHA MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85139

    2.4 km

  • PAK HEALTH CENTRE

    38 ALUM ROCK ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1JA

    ODS code M85739

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 62 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Twyford Road

    BCT · Ward End

    0.1 miles

  • Fox & Goose

    BCT · Ward End

    0.1 miles

  • Washwood Heath Road

    BCT · Ward End

    0.1 miles

  • Fox & Goose

    BCT · Ward End

    0.1 miles

  • Fox & Goose

    BCT · Ward End

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 044D, 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

3,136 of 33,755

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

185 open schools are in scope, including 98 primary and 28 secondary schools. Washwood Heath Academy is the nearest published school at 344 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,839 published events cover 12 months, averaging 486.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,716 events.

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