Among the most deprived
IMD England
194
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for B12 8AR
Postcode
B12 8AR
Coordinates
52.4521, -1.8734
Grid reference
SP087838
Easting
408,702
Northing
283,805
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WF42G+VM
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.
719
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 719 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)
Property sales · B12 8AR
HM Land Registry · Birmingham
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Police Recorded Crime near B12 8AR
Crime trends · near B12 8AR
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
987449
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
98
YoY +42%
ASB
23132
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY -65%
Vehicle Crime
261810
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
19
YoY +27%
Burglary
22134
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -60%
Criminal damage
30209
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
13
YoY -28%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Pakistani44.6%
Other ethnic group: Arab16.8%
Bangladeshi11.2%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group5.2%
African4.6%
+ 6 other groups · 17.6%
Religion
Muslim79.0%
Christian9.2%
Not answered8.0%
No religion2.9%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
35–4921.3%
10–1514.9%
25–3413.5%
50–6410.8%
5–910.0%
+ 5 other age groups · 29.5%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children27.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children15.2%
Other12.9%
With dependent children12.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent7.9%
+ 8 other households · 24.5%
Administrative Information
Birmingham
Local Authority
Council AreaBirmingham Hall Green and Moseley E14001094
Constituency
E14001094West Midlands
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Moseley
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 ScotlandWest 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 083E E01009399
E01009399MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Birmingham 083 E02001909
E02001909LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Birmingham 083E E01009399
E01009399MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Birmingham 083 E02001909
E02001909Urban: 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
3:58 AM
Sunrise
8:27 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:58 AM
Sunset (today)
8:27 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 8AR 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: 719
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01009399 and MSOA E02001909 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode B12 8AR is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near B12 8AR
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Anderton Park Primary School
Birmingham · B12 8BL
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Green Oak Academy
Birmingham · B13 9BB
0.2 mi
SecondaryIndependentGirls · Ages 11–16
Nelson Mandela School
Birmingham · B12 8EH
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Clifton Primary School
Birmingham · B12 8NX
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St John's CofE Primary School
Birmingham · B11 4EA
Outstanding
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · B11 3JW
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · B13 9DN
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Paul's School
Birmingham · B12 8NJ
0.5 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–19
Arden Primary School
Birmingham · B11 4SF
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Conway Primary School
Birmingham · B11 1NS
Not judged
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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