High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 6.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for B38 8AX
Postcode
B38 8AX
Coordinates
52.3989, -1.9536
Grid reference
SP032778
Easting
403,251
Northing
277,876
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4W92XW+HG
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.
8271
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8271 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 B38 8AX
England & WalesCrime trends · near B38 8AX
Counts are for Longbridge & West Heath 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
67
YoY -14%
886950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
22
YoY +22%
27152
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
12
YoY -8%
28175
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
1272
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
18
YoY —
25167
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.82.1%
Caribbean2.8%
African2.6%
White & Black Caribbean2.6%
Other White1.9%
+ 3 other groups · 8.1%
Religion
Christian49.5%
No religion40.8%
Not answered5.3%
Muslim2.7%
Other religion1.1%
+ other · 0.6%
Age groups
35–4918.4%
50–6417.1%
25–3411.4%
65–7411.4%
75–847.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 33.9%
Households
Any member 66+15.8%
Other15.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.0%
All members 66+7.9%
+ 7 other households · 36.9%
Administrative Information
Birmingham
Local Authority
Council AreaBirmingham Northfield E14001097
Constituency
E14001097West Midlands
Police Force
England
Ward
Longbridge & West Heath
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 127C E01009112
E01009112MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Birmingham 127 E02001953
E02001953LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Birmingham 127C E01009112
E01009112MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Birmingham 127 E02001953
E02001953Urban: 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
February 2008
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~18 years
Active Duration
2008 -> PresentFebruary 2008 — Introduced
Postcode B38 8AX introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 8271
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01009112 and MSOA E02001953 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode B38 8AX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
February 2008
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~18 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near B38 8AX
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 51%
RWM expected
64%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 49%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 79%
RWM expected
50%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 11–17FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 61%
RWM expected
59%
SecondaryStateGirls · Ages 11–16FSM 50%
Attainment 8
46.0
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 70%
RWM expected
67%
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 59%
Attainment 8
37.3
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 50%
Attainment 8
49.9
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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