B9 5LF

Bordesley & Highgate · Birmingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Birmingham
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood
Postcode district
B9
Postcode sector
B9 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B9 4XB 45 m
B9 4UU 83 m
B9 5NF 83 m
B9 5LE 97 m
B9 5LS 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B9 5LF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B9
Postcode sector
B9 5
Latitude
52.482139
Longitude
-1.850554
British National Grid easting
410,246
British National Grid northing
287,144

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Birmingham · E08000025
Parish or community
E43000250
Westminster constituency
Birmingham Ladywood · E14001096
Output area
E00046648
Lower layer super output area
Birmingham 058G · E01034935
Middle layer super output area
Birmingham 058 · E02001884

Postcode source versions

Explore B9

27 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Fordrough Avenue, Birmingham, B9 5LF 23 June 2025 £147,000
1, Fordrough Avenue, Birmingham, B9 5LF 22 September 2023 £120,000
19, Fordrough Avenue, Birmingham, B9 5LF 12 May 2023 £290,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
221
Primary
114
Secondary
30
  1. Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form

    Community school

    277 m
  2. The Rosary Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    328 m
  3. Parkfield Community School

    Academy converter

    359 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
6,493
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,090
  • Vehicle crime 648
  • Criminal damage and arson 540
  • Public order 401
  • Other theft 361

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
89

50 female, 39 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
4.0
B9 5 residents
22,380

Age bands in B9 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
28.4%

6,515 residents

Age 15 to 24
18.7%

4,296 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.6%

6,332 residents

Age 45 to 64
18.4%

4,226 residents

Age 65 and over
6.9%

1,577 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B9 5 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

  • HAMD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4 CLODESHALL ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 3SW

    ODS code Y03597

    606 m

  • OAKLEAF

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

    ODS code Y02794

    606 m

  • BORDESLEY GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85781

    675 m

  • ALUM ROCK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85149

    865 m

  • NASEBY MEDICAL CENTRE

    NASEBY ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 3HE

    ODS code M85722

    872 m

  • AMAANAH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CRADOCK ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RZ

    ODS code Y01068

    974 m

  • SALTLEY AND FERNBANK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85110

    974 m

  • ALPHA MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85139

    1.0 km

  • PAK HEALTH CENTRE

    38 ALUM ROCK ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1JA

    ODS code M85739

    1.0 km

  • OMNIA PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85034

    1.1 km

  • YARDLEY GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85061

    1.1 km

  • CHARLES ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85679

    1.1 km

  • GREENFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    38 HAVELOCK ROAD, SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RT

    ODS code M85670

    1.1 km

  • SMALL HEATH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85108

    1.3 km

  • GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    120 WASHWOOD HEATH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 1RE

    ODS code M85170

    1.4 km

  • COVENTRY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85699

    1.5 km

  • COTTERILS LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85680

    1.5 km

  • PEARL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85803

    1.7 km

  • THE PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    691 COVENTRY ROAD, SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B10 0JL

    ODS code M85005

    1.8 km

  • AUBREY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    726-728 COVENTRY ROAD, SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B10 0TU

    ODS code M85749

    1.8 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

  • St Peters College

    BCT · Adderley Park

    0.2 miles
  • St Peters College

    BCT · Adderley Park

    0.2 miles
  • Adderley Park Rail Station

    RLY · Adderley Park

    0.2 miles
  • Adderley Park Rail Station

    RSE · Adderley Park

    0.2 miles
  • Adderley Park Rail Station

    RSE · Adderley Park

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Birmingham 058G, 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

645 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.

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
4
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

Property market

The five-year median is £147,000 from 3 recorded sales in B9 5LF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Birmingham is £234,150 in June 2026, up 2.2% year on year.

Schools

221 open schools are in scope, including 114 primary and 30 secondary schools. Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form is the nearest published school at 277 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,493 published events cover 12 months, averaging 541.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,090 events.

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