Use this guide to understand B12 8SY in Birmingham. Start with the interactive location and approximate postcode outline, then browse the available facts and local-area indicators. Labels show which figures relate to the exact postcode and which cover a larger geography.
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Create a Custom MapCore details from the ONS Postcode Directory. Geography codes identify the official areas containing this postcode.
| Postcode | B12 8SY |
| Postcode without spaces | B128SY |
| Status | Active postcode |
| User type | Small user postcode |
| Introduced | January 1980 |
| Directory version | 2026-06 |
| Latitude | 52.4568900 |
| Longitude | -1.8840890 |
| British National Grid | 407,973 E, 284,331 N |
| Country | England |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Output Area (2021) | E00175749 |
| LSOA (2021) | E01009375 |
| MSOA (2021) | E02001909 |
| Electoral ward | E05011122 |
| Westminster constituency | E14001096 |
The postcode is assigned to these official political geographies. Names and election results will be added when the ElectionMaps datasets are connected.
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Deprivation is published for the postcode's containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, a neighbourhood geography covering more than one postcode.
Open schools and active GP practices in the B12 postcode district, ordered by straight-line distance where coordinates are available.
Other independent school
466 Moseley Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B12 9AN
Ages 11–16 · 114 pupils of 152 capacity
Other independent school
466 Moseley Road (St. Pauls Road Entrance), Moseley, Birmingham, West Midlands, B12 9AN
Ages 11–16 · 100 pupils of 120 capacity
Other independent special school
73 Hertford Street, Birmingham, B12 8NJ
Ages 7–19 · 38 pupils of 55 capacity
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BALSALL HEATH HEALTH CENTRE, 43 EDWARD ROAD, BALSALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B12 9LP
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BALSALL HEATH HEALTH CTR, 43 EDWARD ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B12 9LP
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BALSALL HEATH HEALTH CENTRE, 43 EDWARD ROAD, BALSALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B12 9LP
Academy sponsor led
Tindal Street, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B12 9QS
Ages 3–11 · 450 pupils of 459 capacity
58.1% eligible for free school meals
Community school
Brunswick Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B12 8NX
Ages 3–11 · 871 pupils of 960 capacity
62.3% eligible for free school meals
Academy converter
Knutsford Street, Balsall Heath, BIRMINGHAM, West Midlands, B12 9SR
Ages 4–11 · 290 pupils of 420 capacity
57.2% eligible for free school meals
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NEWPORT MEDICAL PRACTICE, 1 NEWPORT ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B12 8QE
Further education
Belgrave Road, Highgate, Birmingham, West Midlands, B12 9FF
Ages 16–99
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4 STRENSHAM ROAD, BALSALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B12 9RR
Companies House records whose registered-office address uses this exact postcode.
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 18 June 2026
68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 27 May 2026
71129 - Other engineering activities
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 16 April 2026
81222 - Specialised cleaning services
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 12 June 2025
49420 - Removal services
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 17 April 2025
45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 3 July 2023
45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 8 March 2023
46320 - Wholesale of meat and meat products
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 8 April 2022
45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 11 September 2017
49410 - Freight transport by road
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 13 December 2016
82990 - Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 3 May 2016
31090 - Manufacture of other furniture
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 20 October 2014
33140 - Repair of electrical equipment
Police.uk street-level incidents recorded across the postcode's containing LSOA in May 2026.
Birmingham 083B includes B12 8SY and other nearby postcodes.
| Crime type | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 12 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Answers use the geographic scope stated with each dataset above.
B12 8SY is in Birmingham, England.
The deprivation figures describe the containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, not only the individual postcode.
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