High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 4.2 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
School applications
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Last published allocation
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- Jewellery Quarter Academy
Last year all on-time applicants were offered a place. This address is 954 m (straight line).
Birmingham allocation table · offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry
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Coordinates & Location for B4 6HW
Postcode
B4 6HW
Coordinates
52.4866, -1.9009
Grid reference
SP068876
Easting
406,829
Northing
287,629
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WF3PX+JM
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.
7705
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 7705 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 B4 6HW
England & WalesCrime trends · near B4 6HW
Counts are for Newtown 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
57
YoY +10%
574124
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
3
YoY —
1581
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
10
YoY —
16103
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
1383
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
African33.0%
White Brit.21.1%
Indian9.2%
Other White8.0%
Caribbean5.4%
+ 10 other groups · 23.4%
Religion
Christian30.9%
No religion23.4%
Muslim23.1%
Not answered16.0%
Hindu3.4%
+ 1 other religions · 3.2%
Age groups
20–2440.6%
25–3417.9%
16–1914.7%
35–4910.1%
50–644.6%
+ 3 other age groups · 12.1%
Households
Other44.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.9%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over9.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.9%
+ 7 other households · 17.8%
Administrative Information
Birmingham
Local Authority
Council AreaBirmingham Ladywood E14001096
Constituency
E14001096West Midlands
Police Force
England
Ward
Newtown
Constituency code
E14001096
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
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 050H E01034930
E01034930MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Birmingham 050 E02001876
E02001876LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Birmingham 050C E01008914
E01008914MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Birmingham 050 E02001876
E02001876Urban: 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
6:03 AM
Sunrise
5:53 PM
Sunset
11 hours 50 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:03 AM
Sunset (today)
5:53 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 50 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 B4 6HW 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: 7705
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01034930 and MSOA E02001876 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode B4 6HW 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 B4 6HW
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 78%
RWM expected
40%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 85%
RWM expected
66%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 75%
RWM expected
72%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 65%
Attainment 8
35.2
Last year all on-time applicants were offered a place. This address is 954 m (straight line).
This does not guarantee you will get a place.
Birmingham allocation table · offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–19FSM 17%
Attainment 8
54.1
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 13–19FSM 50%
Attainment 8
44.1
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 33%
Attainment 8
51.3
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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