Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 5.0 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
West Midlands
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Coordinates & Location for B12 0EA
Birmingham
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
B12 0EA
Coordinates
52.4651, -1.8835
Grid reference
SP080852
Easting
408,014
Northing
285,242
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WF488+2J
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Birmingham
Travel to Work
Birmingham
ITL Region
Birmingham
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
157
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 157 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near B12 0EA
England & WalesCrime trends · near B12 0EA
Counts are for Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
82
YoY stable
1008059
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
7
YoY -56%
1890
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
17
YoY +13%
21134
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
8
YoY —
1592
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
11
YoY -15%
19125
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Pakistani33.0%
African18.5%
Other ethnic group: Arab11.8%
Bangladeshi6.4%
White Brit.5.1%
+ 10 other groups · 25.2%
Religion
Muslim73.8%
Christian12.3%
Not answered5.5%
No religion4.6%
Hindu2.4%
+ 1 other religions · 1.4%
Age groups
35–4919.7%
50–6417.1%
25–3413.4%
10–1511.4%
20–248.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.0%
Households
Other27.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.7%
With dependent children10.9%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent9.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.5%
+ 7 other households · 25.5%
Administrative Information
Birmingham
Local Authority
Council AreaBirmingham Hall Green and Moseley E14001094
Constituency
E14001094West Midlands
Police Force
England
Ward
Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East
Constituency code
E14001094
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Birmingham, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Birmingham
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWest Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
West Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Heart of Birmingham Teaching
Sub ICB Location
NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB - 15E
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Birmingham 071D E01009365
E01009365MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Birmingham 071 E02001897
E02001897LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Birmingham 071D E01009365
E01009365MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Birmingham 071 E02001897
E02001897Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:51 AM
Sunrise
6:10 PM
Sunset
12 hours 19 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:51 AM
Sunset (today)
6:10 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 19 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode B12 0EA introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 157
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01009365 and MSOA E02001897 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode B12 0EA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near B12 0EA
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
SecondaryIndependentBoys · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
63.0
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 73%
Attainment 8
46.9
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 74%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
18.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
50%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 68%
RWM expected
86%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 57%
RWM expected
63%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 13–17FSM 0%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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