Use this guide to understand B18 7LJ 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. Census 2021 records 5 residents and 5 households at the exact postcode.
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Core details from the ONS Postcode Directory. Geography codes identify the official areas containing this postcode.
Exact postcode record
Postcode details
Postcode
B18 7LJ
Postcode without spaces
B187LJ
Status
Active postcode
User type
Small user postcode
Introduced
October 2011
Directory version
2026-06
Latitude
52.4859100
Longitude
-1.9208430
British National Grid
405,472 E, 287,556 N
Containing official geographies
Country
England
Region
West Midlands
Local authority
Birmingham
Output Area (2021)
E00047373
LSOA (2021)
E01009347
MSOA (2021)
E02001875
Electoral ward
E05011168
Westminster constituency
E14001096
The red outline is an approximate convex hull generated from geocoded property locations and offset outwards by about 25 metres; it is not an official postcode boundary.
Ward and Constituency
The postcode is assigned to these official political geographies. Names and election results will be added when the ElectionMaps datasets are connected.
These Census figures are matched directly to the full postcode, rather than inferred from a wider neighbourhood.
Exact postcode · Census 2021
Residents
5
Households
5
Female residents
0
Male residents
5
Residents per household
1.0
Counts are from the postcode-level Census population and household datasets. They apply to the exact postcode. Detailed local demographic profiles will be labelled separately when Output Area data is added.
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Local Deprivation
Deprivation is published for the postcode's containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, a neighbourhood geography covering more than one postcode.
The search is currently limited to records whose own postcode begins with B18. Distances are approximate straight-line distances, not travel distances.
Crime in the Local LSOA
Police.uk street-level incidents recorded across the postcode's containing LSOA in May 2026.
Containing LSOA · E01009347
74 recorded incidents
Birmingham 049D includes B18 7LJ and other nearby postcodes.
Crime type
Incidents
Other theft
24
Violence and sexual offences
20
Shoplifting
11
Criminal damage and arson
5
Anti-social behaviour
4
Vehicle crime
3
Possession of weapons
2
Bicycle theft
1
Burglary
1
Public order
1
Robbery
1
Theft from the person
1
Crime figures apply to the whole Birmingham 049D LSOA, not only to B18 7LJ. Locations may be anonymised by the source.
B18 7LJ Questions
Answers use the geographic scope stated with each dataset above.
Where is the B18 7LJ postcode?
B18 7LJ is in Birmingham, England.
How many people live in B18 7LJ?
The Census 2021 postcode-level dataset records 5 residents at B18 7LJ. This is an exact postcode count.
What do the deprivation figures for B18 7LJ describe?
The deprivation figures describe the containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, not only the individual postcode.
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