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B8 3BU

Alum Rock · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 3BG 82 m
B8 3BT 95 m
B8 3BF 99 m
B9 5NN 130 m
B8 3AH 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B8 3BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B8
Postcode sector
B8 3
Latitude
52.484432
Longitude
-1.843860
British National Grid easting
410,700
British National Grid northing
287,400

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
E00046639
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
217
Primary
111
Secondary
29

  1. Shaw Hill Primary School

    Community school

    339 m

  2. Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East

    Free schools

    367 m

  3. Parkfield Community School

    Academy converter

    393 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
7,084
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,530
  • Vehicle crime 629
  • Criminal damage and arson 564
  • Public order 484
  • Other theft 451

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

78

within 5 km straight-line

  • HAMD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4 CLODESHALL ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 3SW

    ODS code Y03597

    491 m

  • OAKLEAF

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

    ODS code Y02794

    491 m

  • NASEBY MEDICAL CENTRE

    NASEBY ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 3HE

    ODS code M85722

    534 m

  • ALUM ROCK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85149

    765 m

  • AMAANAH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CRADOCK ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RZ

    ODS code Y01068

    901 m

  • SALTLEY AND FERNBANK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85110

    901 m

  • OMNIA PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85034

    1.0 km

  • YARDLEY GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85061

    1.0 km

  • COTTERILS LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85680

    1.1 km

  • ALPHA MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85139

    1.1 km

  • PAK HEALTH CENTRE

    38 ALUM ROCK ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1JA

    ODS code M85739

    1.1 km

  • GREENFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    38 HAVELOCK ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RT

    ODS code M85670

    1.1 km

  • BORDESLEY GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85781

    1.1 km

  • PEARL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85803

    1.2 km

  • GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    120 WASHWOOD HEATH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RE

    ODS code M85170

    1.4 km

  • CHARLES ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85679

    1.4 km

  • WARD END MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85066

    1.5 km

  • SMALL HEATH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85108

    1.8 km

  • COVENTRY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    448 COVENTRY ROAD, SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B10 0UG

    ODS code M85699

    1.9 km

  • IRIDIUM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02893

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 78 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Foxton Road

    BCT · Alum Rock

    0.2 miles

  • Parkfield Road

    BCT · Adderley Park

    0.3 miles

  • Foxton Road

    BCT · Alum Rock

    0.3 miles

  • St Peters College

    BCT · Adderley Park

    0.3 miles

  • Brookhill Road

    BCT · Alum Rock

    0.3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

217 open schools are in scope, including 111 primary and 29 secondary schools. Shaw Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 339 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,084 published events cover 12 months, averaging 590.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,530 events.

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