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B8 3AR

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B8 3BN 51 m
B8 3AP 68 m
B8 3AS 70 m
B8 3BY 70 m
B8 3BP 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B8 3AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B8
Postcode sector
B8 3
Latitude
52.486670
Longitude
-1.843720
British National Grid easting
410,709
British National Grid northing
287,649

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
E00186286
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 058A · E01009195
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 058 · E02001884

Postcode source versions

Explore B8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
220
Primary
112
Secondary
30

  1. Shaw Hill Primary School

    Community school

    157 m

  2. Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East

    Free schools

    171 m

  3. Parkfield Community School

    Academy converter

    419 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
6,970
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,496
  • Vehicle crime 606
  • Criminal damage and arson 557
  • Public order 481
  • Other theft 433

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
29

18 female, 11 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
4.8
B8 3 residents
16,974

Age bands in B8 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
27.6%

4,837 residents

Age 15 to 24
19.3%

3,393 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.2%

4,943 residents

Age 45 to 64
17.3%

3,032 residents

Age 65 and over
7.6%

1,334 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B8 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

79

within 5 km

  • NASEBY MEDICAL CENTRE

    NASEBY ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 3HE

    ODS code M85722

    292 m

  • HAMD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4 CLODESHALL ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 3SW

    ODS code Y03597

    374 m

  • OAKLEAF

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

    ODS code Y02794

    374 m

  • ALUM ROCK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85149

    594 m

  • AMAANAH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CRADOCK ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RZ

    ODS code Y01068

    728 m

  • SALTLEY AND FERNBANK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85110

    728 m

  • ALPHA MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85139

    967 m

  • PAK HEALTH CENTRE

    38 ALUM ROCK ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1JA

    ODS code M85739

    967 m

  • GREENFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    38 HAVELOCK ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RT

    ODS code M85670

    990 m

  • PEARL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85803

    1.0 km

  • COTTERILS LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85680

    1.0 km

  • GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    120 WASHWOOD HEATH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RE

    ODS code M85170

    1.2 km

  • OMNIA PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85034

    1.3 km

  • YARDLEY GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85061

    1.3 km

  • BORDESLEY GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85781

    1.3 km

  • WARD END MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85066

    1.4 km

  • CHARLES ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85679

    1.7 km

  • SMALL HEATH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85108

    2.0 km

  • IRIDIUM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02893

    2.0 km

  • BLOOMSBURY SURGERY

    30 BLOOMSBURY STREET, NECHELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B7 5BT

    ODS code M85732

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 79 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Foxton Road

    BCT · Alum Rock

    0.1 miles

  • Parkfield Road

    BCT · Adderley Park

    0.1 miles

  • Foxton Road

    BCT · Alum Rock

    0.2 miles

  • Parkfield Road

    BCT · Adderley Park

    0.2 miles

  • Brookhill Road

    BCT · Alum Rock

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 058A, 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

1,551 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

220 open schools are in scope, including 112 primary and 30 secondary schools. Shaw Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 157 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,970 published events cover 12 months, averaging 580.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,496 events.

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