High deprivation
IMD England
High · 19.7 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Avg property price
West Midlands
Region
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.
9750
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9750 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 & WalesProperty sales · B5 5QS
HM Land Registry · Birmingham
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Police Recorded Crime near B5 5QS
England & WalesCrime trends · near B5 5QS
Counts are for Bordesley & Highgate 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
171
YoY +29%
176151125
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
15
YoY -72%
774614
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
39
YoY stable
564228
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
14
YoY -30%
33218
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
64
YoY +60%
644118
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.32.9%
African21.2%
Indian9.8%
Other White5.0%
Pakistani4.9%
+ 9 other groups · 26.3%
Religion
No religion25.4%
Christian24.1%
Not answered22.1%
Muslim21.7%
Hindu4.1%
+ 1 other religions · 2.6%
Age groups
16–1940.2%
20–2425.5%
25–3410.1%
35–496.2%
50–644.9%
+ 5 other age groups · 13.1%
Households
Other31.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.5%
Any member 66+12.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.3%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over10.1%
+ 5 other households · 23.8%
Coordinates & Location for B5 5QS
Postcode
B5 5QS
Coordinates
52.4794, -1.8896
Grid reference
SP075868
Easting
407,592
Northing
286,838
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WF4H6+Q4
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
Administrative Information
Birmingham
Local Authority
Council AreaBirmingham Ladywood E14001096
Constituency
E14001096West Midlands
Police Force
England
Ward
Bordesley & Highgate
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 050E E01033561
E01033561MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Birmingham 050 E02001876
E02001876LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Birmingham 050E E01033561
E01033561MSOA 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
6:08 AM
Sunrise
5:46 PM
Sunset
11 hours 38 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:08 AM
Sunset (today)
5:46 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 38 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 5QS 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: 9750
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01033561 and MSOA E02001876 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode B5 5QS 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
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.
- Birmingham Ormiston Academy
No published last-distance figure for this school.
- South and City College Birmingham
No published last-distance figure for this school.
- BOA Digital Technologies Academy
Last year all on-time applicants were offered a place. This postcode is 946 m (straight line).
Birmingham allocation table · offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry - Aston University Engineering Academy
No published last-distance figure for this school.
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Schools near B5 5QS
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–19FSM 17%
Attainment 8
54.1
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.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 53%
Last year all on-time applicants were offered a place. This postcode is 946 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 13–19FSM 50%
Attainment 8
44.1
No published last-distance figure for this school.
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
84%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 65%
RWM expected
76%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
50%
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