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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
B5 6BW
Postcode without spaces
B56BW
Status
Active postcode
User type
Small user postcode
Introduced
May 2024
Directory version
2026-06
Latitude
52.4722700
Longitude
-1.8983880
British National Grid
406,999 E, 286,041 N
Containing official geographies
Country
England
Region
West Midlands
Local authority
Birmingham
Output Area (2021)
E00186098
LSOA (2021)
E01033567
MSOA (2021)
E02006896
Electoral ward
E05011126
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.
A registered office can be an accountant, agent or correspondence address. A company listed here does not necessarily trade from this postcode.
Crime in the Local LSOA
Police.uk street-level incidents recorded across the postcode's containing LSOA in May 2026.
Containing LSOA · E01033567
16 recorded incidents
Birmingham 135B includes B5 6BW and other nearby postcodes.
Crime type
Incidents
Violence and sexual offences
8
Criminal damage and arson
2
Vehicle crime
2
Drugs
1
Other theft
1
Possession of weapons
1
Robbery
1
Crime figures apply to the whole Birmingham 135B LSOA, not only to B5 6BW. Locations may be anonymised by the source.
B5 6BW Questions
Answers use the geographic scope stated with each dataset above.
Where is the B5 6BW postcode?
B5 6BW is in Birmingham, England.
What do the deprivation figures for B5 6BW describe?
The deprivation figures describe the containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, not only the individual postcode.
Can I buy a vector map of B5 6BW?
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