Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 5.0 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£215,000
Median property price
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Annual change
West Midlands
Region
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Status
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Coordinates & Location for B26 3AB
Postcode
B26 3AB
Coordinates
52.4605, -1.7840
Grid reference
SP147847
Easting
414,776
Northing
284,748
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WF668+5C
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.
5684
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5684 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 & WalesProperty sales · B26 3AB
HM Land Registry · Birmingham
Average price
£199,333
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £215,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '24 – Feb '26Feb '26: 1 sales · avg £215,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£216k£192k£167k
Oct '24Mar '25Feb '26
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 3AB
England & WalesCrime trends · near B26 3AB
Counts are for Sheldon 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
42
YoY stable
604427
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
6
YoY -50%
1691
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
22
YoY +47%
22122
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
17
YoY +31%
17103
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.65.4%
Pakistani7.5%
Other White3.5%
Bangladeshi3.3%
Indian2.9%
+ 7 other groups · 17.3%
Religion
Christian44.6%
No religion28.9%
Muslim17.2%
Not answered5.5%
Hindu1.2%
+ 1 other religions · 2.5%
Age groups
50–6418.6%
35–4918.0%
25–3412.8%
5–99.0%
10–158.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 33.6%
Households
Any member 66+14.5%
Other14.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.4%
+ 9 other households · 35.9%
Administrative Information
Birmingham
Local Authority
Council AreaBirmingham Yardley E14001100
Constituency
E14001100West Midlands
Police Force
England
Ward
Sheldon
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 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
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 069B E01009314
E01009314MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Birmingham 069 E02001895
E02001895LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Birmingham 069B E01009314
E01009314MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Birmingham 069 E02001895
E02001895Urban: 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
6:09 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 fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode B26 3AB 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: 5684
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01009314 and MSOA E02001895 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode B26 3AB 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 B26 3AB
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 50%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
42%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 30%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 36%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 65%
RWM expected
60%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 56%
Attainment 8
47.4
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 63%
Attainment 8
38.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
63%
SecondaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 32%
Attainment 8
49.7
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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