Around average
IMD England
High · 14.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
School applications
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Last published allocation
Straight-line distance from the centre of this postcode. This does not guarantee you will get a place.
- City Academy
Last year all on-time applicants were offered a place. This postcode is 721 m (straight line).
Birmingham allocation table · offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry - James Brindley School
No published last-distance figure for this school.
- South and City College Birmingham
No published last-distance figure for this school.
- Birmingham Ormiston Academy
No published last-distance figure for this school.
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Coordinates & Location for B5 4AN
Postcode
B5 4AN
Coordinates
52.4762, -1.8999
Grid reference
SP068864
Easting
406,896
Northing
286,481
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WF4G2+F2
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.
14165
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14165 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 B5 4AN
England & WalesCrime trends · near B5 4AN
Counts are for Ladywood 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
267
YoY stable
313260206
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
28
YoY -48%
764616
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
53
YoY -15%
916640
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
15
YoY +7%
372512
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
35
YoY -27%
654627
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.23.3%
Chinese18.9%
Other White15.2%
Indian9.1%
African6.7%
+ 6 other groups · 26.9%
Religion
No religion46.1%
Christian22.3%
Muslim11.7%
Not answered8.4%
Hindu5.8%
+ 3 other religions · 5.7%
Age groups
25–3441.0%
20–2422.9%
35–4917.7%
16–195.0%
50–645.0%
+ 3 other age groups · 8.5%
Households
Other46.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children18.0%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over12.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children6.4%
+ 4 other households · 8.1%
Administrative Information
Birmingham
Local Authority
Council AreaBirmingham Ladywood E14001096
Constituency
E14001096West Midlands
Police Force
England
Ward
Ladywood
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 135C E01033615
E01033615MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Birmingham 135 E02006896
E02006896LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Birmingham 135C E01033615
E01033615MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Birmingham 135 E02006896
E02006896Urban: 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 B5 4AN 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: 14165
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01033615 and MSOA E02006896 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode B5 4AN 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 B5 4AN
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
84%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 49%
RWM expected
54%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 65%
Attainment 8
36.4
Last year all on-time applicants were offered a place. This postcode is 721 m (straight line).
This does not guarantee you will get a place.
Birmingham allocation table · offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 60%
No published last-distance figure for this school.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–99
Attainment 8
16.3
No published last-distance figure for this school.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 56%
RWM expected
60%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 55%
RWM expected
57%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–19FSM 17%
Attainment 8
54.1
No published last-distance figure for this school.
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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