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B8 3PL

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 3LU 44 m
B8 3LL 59 m
B8 3LR 74 m
B8 3LX 79 m
B8 3LP 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B8 3PL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B8
Postcode sector
B8 3
Latitude
52.489818
Longitude
-1.837950
British National Grid easting
411,100
British National Grid northing
288,000

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
E00048030
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

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Open schools
211
Primary
111
Secondary
28

  1. Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East

    Free schools

    361 m

  2. Washwood Heath Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    432 m

  3. Sladefield Infant School

    Community school

    481 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,970
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,434
  • Vehicle crime 537
  • Criminal damage and arson 532
  • Public order 458
  • Other theft 414

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

67

within 5 km straight-line

  • NASEBY MEDICAL CENTRE

    NASEBY ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 3HE

    ODS code M85722

    480 m

  • PEARL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85803

    499 m

  • COTTERILS LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85680

    770 m

  • HAMD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4 CLODESHALL ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 3SW

    ODS code Y03597

    797 m

  • OAKLEAF

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

    ODS code Y02794

    797 m

  • ALUM ROCK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85149

    863 m

  • WARD END MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85066

    864 m

  • AMAANAH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CRADOCK ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RZ

    ODS code Y01068

    958 m

  • SALTLEY AND FERNBANK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85110

    958 m

  • 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

    1.2 km

  • PAK HEALTH CENTRE

    38 ALUM ROCK ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1JA

    ODS code M85739

    1.2 km

  • GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    120 WASHWOOD HEATH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RE

    ODS code M85170

    1.3 km

  • OMNIA PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85034

    1.6 km

  • YARDLEY GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85061

    1.6 km

  • BORDESLEY GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85781

    1.9 km

  • IRIDIUM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02893

    1.9 km

  • CHARLES ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85679

    2.1 km

  • THE ST.CLEMENTS SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85053

    2.2 km

  • BLOOMSBURY SURGERY

    30 BLOOMSBURY STREET, NECHELLS, BIRMINGHAM, B7 5BT

    ODS code M85732

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 67 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Foxton Road

    BCT · Alum Rock

    0.2 miles

  • Brookhill Road

    BCT · Alum Rock

    0.2 miles

  • Brookhill Road

    BCT · Alum Rock

    0.2 miles

  • Foxton Road

    BCT · Alum Rock

    0.2 miles

  • Jephcott Road

    BCT · Alum Rock

    0.3 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

211 open schools are in scope, including 111 primary and 28 secondary schools. Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East is the nearest published school at 361 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 3,434 events.

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