Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
1585
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1585 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.
Police Recorded Crime near B8 1QA
Crime trends · near B8 1QA
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
105
YoY stable
ASB
8
YoY -33%
Vehicle Crime
10
YoY -23%
Burglary
7
YoY stable
Criminal damage
14
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving
194
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,237
Pakistani63.8%
African7.1%
Other Asian5.9%
White Brit.5.6%
Bangladeshi3.9%
+ 6 other groups · 13.6%
Religion
Total residents: 2,233
Muslim81.7%
Christian7.8%
Not answered5.3%
No religion4.3%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,242
35–4920.7%
25–3413.0%
50–6412.9%
10–1511.6%
16–199.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.9%
Households
Total households: 587
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children27.6%
Other13.3%
With dependent children11.2%
Any member 66+10.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.0%
+ 8 other households · 28.8%
Administrative Information
Birmingham
Local Authority
Council Area
Birmingham Ladywood E14001096
Constituency
E14001096
West Midlands
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Alum Rock
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 Scotland
West Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
West Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Birmingham East and North
Sub ICB Location
NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB - 15E
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Birmingham 048B E01009479
E01009479
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Birmingham 048 E02001874
E02001874
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Birmingham 048B E01009479
E01009479
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Birmingham 048 E02001874
E02001874
Urban: 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
4:18 AM
Sunrise
7:49 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:18 AM
Sunset (today)
7:49 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode B8 1QA 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: 1585
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01009479 and MSOA E02001874 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode B8 1QA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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