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B12 8LZ

Postcode

A postcode in Birmingham 083B, Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East ward, Birmingham.

This report describes the area around B12 8LZ, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around B12 8LZ

Schools near B12 8LZ

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Redstone Academy for Boys
Independent
190 m
2 minutes on foot
Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Redstone Academy for Girls
Independent
190 m
2 minutes on foot
Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
St Paul's School
Special
230 m
3 minutes on foot
No outcome in Ofsted's file
Clifton Primary School
Primary. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
380 m
5 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, April 2025
Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College
Sixth form and further education
490 m
6 minutes on foot
Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Nelson Mandela School
Primary. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
560 m
7 minutes on foot
Good (overall), July 2024
Heath Mount Primary School
Primary. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
560 m
7 minutes on foot
Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
Ark Tindal Primary Academy
Primary. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
570 m
7 minutes on foot
School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, March 2024

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Recent sales near B12 8LZ

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £146,000St Pauls Road, B12 8NGMay 2024, terraced, established, freehold30 m
  • £205,500Kingsley Road, B12 8NAJuly 2024, terraced, established, freehold80 m
  • £45,000Noel Avenue, B12 8TLApril 2025, terraced, established, freehold100 m
  • £187,500Oldfield Road, B12 8TJApril 2026, terraced, established, freehold130 m
  • £200,000Hertford Street, B12 8NHMarch 2024, terraced, established, freehold160 m
  • £175,000Brunswick Road, B12 8NUSeptember 2023, terraced, established, freehold220 m
  • £180,000Oakfield Avenue, B12 8TZFebruary 2026, terraced, established, leasehold230 m
  • £225,000Ombersley Road, B12 8XBJanuary 2023, semi-detached, established, freehold240 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

Within 1 km of B12 8LZ

In a straight line

GP practices

  • FIRSTCARE PRACTICE410 m
  • DR WALJI AND COLLEAGUES410 m
  • BALSALL HEATH HEALTH CENTRE (S)410 m
  • NEWPORT MEDICAL GROUP700 m
  • HIGHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE760 m

Pharmacies

  • SHIFA PHARMACY270 m
  • STAG DIRECT380 m
  • BALSALL HEATH PHARMACY410 m
  • SIRPAL PHARMACY490 m
  • SPARKBROOK PHARMACY730 m

Dental practices

  • DENTAL SURGERY360 m
  • S. BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTH410 m
  • HILLBROOK DENTAL HEALTH CENTRE490 m
  • DENTAL SURGERY500 m
  • GRANTHAM ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY)880 m

Supermarkets

  • Lidl Sparkbrook BirminghamLidl430 m
  • Aldi Sparkbrook BirminghamAldi680 m

The neighbourhood: Birmingham 083B

Everything about Birmingham 083B
Deprivation score
58.4
Joint 1,157th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,972
Joint 5,781st most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
15.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

The postcode district: B12

Everything about B12
Median sale price
£228,500
Joint 597th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
22,589
1,312th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Your MP

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Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.