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B26 1JB

POSTCODE

B26 1JB is a postcode in South Yardley.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
52.4580, -1.8062
OS grid SP132844 (413,266, 284,466)
IMD England
5/10
#15924
Crime · Jun '26
Around average · 8.1 per 1k
MoM +67% vs May '26
Plus Code
9C4WF55V+6G
Around average
IMD England
Around average · 8.1 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£257,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
Around average
IMD England
Around average · 8.1 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£257,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status

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Coordinates & Location for B26 1JB

England
Country
Birmingham
Local Authority
South Yardley
Ward
Birmingham
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
B26 1JB
Coordinates
52.4580, -1.8062
Grid reference
SP132844
Easting
413,266
Northing
284,466
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WF55V+6G
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.
15924
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15924 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 & Wales
Property sales · B26 1JB
HM Land Registry · Birmingham
Average price
£259,890
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £257,000
View district B26
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '23 – Mar '25Mar '25: 2 sales · avg £256,225
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£285k£265k£245k
Sep '23Apr '24Nov '24Mar '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime near B26 1JB

England & Wales
Crime trends · near B26 1JB

Counts are for South Yardley 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
60
YoY +40%
604325
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
4
YoY -73%
18102
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
16
YoY +60%
25167
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
7
YoY —
1692
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
7
YoY —
1481
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising

139
incidents · Jun '26

Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,645
White Brit.72.4%
Pakistani7.7%
Bangladeshi3.6%
Other White3.5%
White Irish2.1%
+ 7 other groups · 10.7%

Religion

Total residents: 1,646
Christian47.6%
No religion31.0%
Muslim13.0%
Not answered5.2%
Hindu1.9%
+ other · 1.3%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,643
35–4920.9%
50–6419.2%
25–3414.8%
65–748.5%
10–158.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.4%

Households

Total households: 631
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.0%
Other11.2%
Any member 66+9.2%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children8.6%
+ 8 other households · 41.4%

Administrative Information

Birmingham
Local Authority
Council Area
Birmingham Yardley E14001100
Constituency
E14001100
West Midlands
Police Force
England
Ward
South Yardley
Constituency code
E14001100
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 England
West Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
West Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Birmingham East and North
Sub ICB Location
NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB - 15E
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Birmingham 076C E01008888
E01008888
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Birmingham 076 E02001902
E02001902
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Birmingham 076C E01008888
E01008888
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Birmingham 076 E02001902
E02001902
Urban: 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 AM6:09 PM
5:51 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 18 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:51 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 18 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode B26 1JB 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: 15924
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01008888 and MSOA E02001902 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode B26 1JB 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
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