Use this guide to understand B5 5LR 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 10 residents and 2 households at the exact postcode.
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Create a Custom MapCore details from the ONS Postcode Directory. Geography codes identify the official areas containing this postcode.
| Postcode | B5 5LR |
| Postcode without spaces | B55LR |
| Status | Active postcode |
| User type | Small user postcode |
| Introduced | January 1980 |
| Directory version | 2026-06 |
| Latitude | 52.4778300 |
| Longitude | -1.8883040 |
| British National Grid | 407,683 E, 286,660 N |
| Country | England |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Output Area (2021) | E00175614 |
| LSOA (2021) | E01033561 |
| MSOA (2021) | E02001876 |
| Electoral ward | E05011126 |
| 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.
These Census figures are matched directly to the full postcode, rather than inferred from a wider neighbourhood.
| Residents | 10 |
| Households | 2 |
| Female residents | 8 |
| Male residents | 2 |
| Residents per household | 5.0 |
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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 B5 postcode district, ordered by straight-line distance where coordinates are available.
Further education
129 Floodgate Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, West Midlands, B5 5SU
Ages 14–99
Higher education institutions
University House, 15 Bartholomew Row, Birmingham, B5 5JU
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279 GOOCH STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B5 7JE
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BELLE VUE MEDICAL CENTRE, 6 BELLEVUE, BIRMINGHAM, B5 7LX
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6 BELLEVUE, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B5 7LX
Local authority nursery school
Bellevue, Birmingham, West Midlands, B5 7LX
Ages 2–5 · 71 pupils
6.7% eligible for free school meals
Other independent school
249 Bristol Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B5 7UH
Ages 11–19 · 185 pupils of 205 capacity
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5 MILL POOL WAY, BIRMINGHAM, B5 7EG
Companies House records whose registered-office address uses this exact postcode.
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 28 August 2025
56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 18 January 2022
47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 13 February 2017
69102 - Solicitors
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 30 May 2017
56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Police.uk street-level incidents recorded across the postcode's containing LSOA in May 2026.
Birmingham 050E includes B5 5LR and other nearby postcodes.
| Crime type | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 47 |
| Shoplifting | 42 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 11 |
| Drugs | 10 |
| Public order | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Other theft | 8 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Answers use the geographic scope stated with each dataset above.
B5 5LR is in Birmingham, England.
The Census 2021 postcode-level dataset records 10 residents at B5 5LR. This is an exact postcode count.
The deprivation figures describe the containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, not only the individual postcode.
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