Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 5.2 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for B29 4HZ
Postcode
B29 4HZ
Coordinates
52.4228, -1.9678
Grid reference
SP022805
Easting
402,288
Northing
280,538
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WC2FJ+4V
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.
23030
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 23030 out of 33,755 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 B29 4HZ
England & WalesCrime trends · near B29 4HZ
Counts are for Weoley & Selly Oak 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
75
YoY -7%
977450
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
8
YoY -27%
25142
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
9
YoY -18%
33195
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
11
YoY —
1383
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
12
YoY -20%
21158
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.75.2%
Other White3.0%
African2.4%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.4%
Chinese2.2%
+ 8 other groups · 14.8%
Religion
Christian53.2%
No religion34.4%
Muslim5.7%
Not answered4.9%
Hindu1.2%
+ other · 0.6%
Age groups
50–6418.6%
35–4918.2%
65–7412.7%
25–3412.1%
75–848.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.6%
Households
Any member 66+19.7%
All members 66+13.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.7%
Other10.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.0%
+ 8 other households · 33.2%
Administrative Information
Birmingham
Local Authority
Council AreaBirmingham Northfield E14001097
Constituency
E14001097West Midlands
Police Force
England
Ward
Weoley & Selly Oak
Constituency code
E14001097
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
South Birmingham
Sub ICB Location
NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB - 15E
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Birmingham 109B E01009496
E01009496MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Birmingham 109 E02001935
E02001935LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Birmingham 109B E01009496
E01009496MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Birmingham 109 E02001935
E02001935Urban: 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
6:00 AM
Sunrise
5:58 PM
Sunset
11 hours 58 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:00 AM
Sunset (today)
5:58 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 58 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 B29 4HZ 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: 23030
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01009496 and MSOA E02001935 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode B29 4HZ 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 B29 4HZ
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 61%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–12FSM 72%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 52%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 61%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 47%
RWM expected
75%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 61%
Attainment 8
31.6
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–16FSM 64%
Attainment 8
36.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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