The B17 8LS postcode is in Birmingham, Birmingham postcode town, within West Midlands, England region.
This postcode is a Small User postcode introduced in 1980-01.
According to the ONS, The nearby area classification is Achieving minorities / Young ethnic communities / Ethnically Diverse Metropolitan Living, while the work-zone classification is Self-employed tradespeople in multicultural metro suburbs.
These amenities are located within this Postcode:
Willow House, Hospitals, Caring Premises
Address: 229 Portland Road, Soho, Birmingham, B17 8LS
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Postcode Area | B17 |
| Ward | North Edgbaston |
| MSOA21 | Rotton Park |
| LTLA22 | Birmingham |
| UTLA22 | Birmingham |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Co-ordinates | [ -1.9548718486809136, 52.47914464361621 ] |
| What 3 words | files.charmingly.wanted |
| Plus Code | |
| OA21CD | E00046373 |
| LSOA21CD | E01009145 |
| MSOA21CD | E02001886 |
| Nearby Bus Stop | |
| Nearby Station |
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| Nearby Airport |
As per the latest sold houses prices, The average prices are as follows,
Properties currently for saleProperties currently for rent
| Address | Sold Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 241 PORTLAND ROADDetached, Freehold | 2014-10-02 | £264,000 |
| 229 PORTLAND ROADDetached, Freehold | 2006-04-19 | £450,000 |
| 2002-10-24 | £341,000 | |
| 2002-07-03 | £200,000 |
| Total | 131 |
| Owned: Owns outright | 65 |
| Owned: Owns with a mortgage or loan | 34 |
| Private rented: Private landlord or letting agency | 25 |
| Private rented: Other private rented | 5 |
| Shared ownership: Shared ownership | 1 |
| Social rented: Rents from council or Local Authority | 1 |
| Does not apply | 0 |
| Social rented: Other social rented | 0 |
| Lives rent free | 0 |
| Total | 130 |
| 2 people in household | 37 |
| 1 person in household | 27 |
| 4 people in household | 19 |
| 5 people in household | 18 |
| 3 people in household | 17 |
| 7 people in household | 6 |
| 6 people in household | 5 |
| 8 or more people in household | 1 |
| 0 people in household | 0 |
The most common house types in the nearby area are Semi-detached (76), Detached (47), and Shared house (4).
| Total | 131 |
| Semi-detached | 76 |
| Detached | 47 |
| Shared house | 4 |
| Flat | 3 |
| Terraced | 1 |
| converted building | 0 |
| commercial building | 0 |
| temporary structure | 0 |
Burglary
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Burglary
Criminal damage and arson
Other theft
Possession of weapons
Public order
Vehicle crime
Violence and sexual offences
Below are the nearest schools to the postcode ordered by distance. (data from gov.uk)
| Name | Pupils | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Dixon AcademySecondary, | 1 | 11-18-138695 | B16 9GD (0.10 mi) |
| George Dixon Primary SchoolPrimary, | 0 | 4-11-103200 | B17 8LE (0.16 mi) |
| Shireland Hall Primary AcademyPrimary, | 0 | 3-11-139875 | B66 4PW (0.42 mi) |
| Shireland Technology Primary SchoolPrimary, Not Rated | 0 | 3-11-147191 | B66 4ND (0.47 mi) |
| Shireland Collegiate AcademySecondary, | 1 | 11-19-135170 | B66 4ND (0.47 mi) |
| Woodbourne Hospital SchoolAll Through, | 1 | 10-18-142623 | B17 8BY (0.52 mi) |
| Cape Primary SchoolPrimary, | 0 | 3-11-103937 | B66 4SH (0.58 mi) |
| City Road Primary SchoolPrimary, | 0 | 3-11-146385 | B16 0HL (0.59 mi) |
| St Paul's School for GirlsSecondary, | 1 | 11-18-103531 | B16 9SL (0.64 mi) |
| Bearwood Primary SchoolPrimary, | 0 | 3-11-103933 | B66 4HB (0.66 mi) |
| Lordswood Boys' SchoolSecondary, | 1 | 11-16-145120 | B17 8BJ (0.68 mi) |
| Norfolk House SchoolPrimary, Not Rated | 0 | 3-11-103572 | B15 3PS (0.77 mi) |
| King Edward VI Lordswood School for GirlsSecondary, | 1 | 11-18-136592 | B17 8QB (0.80 mi) |
| St Matthew's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary, | 0 | 3-11-104000 | B66 3LX (0.82 mi) |
| Victoria Park PrimaryPrimary, | 0 | 3-11-138033 | B66 3HH (0.86 mi) |
| Summerfield Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary, | 0 | 3-11-103196 | B18 4AH (0.87 mi) |
| Barford Primary SchoolPrimary, | 0 | 3-11-103162 | B16 0EF (0.92 mi) |
| St Gregory's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary, | 0 | 3-11-141924 | B67 5HX (0.95 mi) |
Check out the NHS GPs in nearby area.
| Name | Telephone | Postcode |
|---|---|---|
| city health centreActivecity health centre, 449 city road, edgbaston, birmingham | 08450730394 | B17 8LG |
| rotton park medical centreActive264 rotton park road, edgbaston, birmingham | 01214292683 | B16 0LU |
| sherwood house medical practiceActivesherwood house med pract, 9 sandon road, edgbaston, birmingham | 01214200100 | B17 8DP |
| cape hill medical centreActivecape hill medical centre, raglan road, smethwick, west midlands | 01215582613 | B66 3NR |
| bearwood road surgeryActivethe surgery, 348 bearwood road, smethwick, warley, west midlands | 01214291345 | B66 4ES |
| druid group - emc surgeryActive2a cavendish road, edgbaston, birmingham | 01214556170 | B16 0HZ |
| city road medical centreActivecity road medical centre, 5 city road, edgbaston, birmingham | 01214563322 | B16 0HH |
| norvic family practiceActivevictoria health centre, 5 suffrage st. smethwick, warley, west midlands | 01215653760 | B66 3PZ |
| bearwood medical centreActive176 milcote road, smethwick, warley, west midlands | 01214291572 | B67 5BP |
| cavendish medical practiceActivesummerfield p\c centre, 134 heath st,winson green, birmingham | 01212550441 | B18 7AL |
The population of B178LS is 413 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542.
The average age of people living in the nearby area is 46 years old. The top three age distributions are: Between 20 to 24 (40), Between 25 to 29 (37), and Between 45 to 49 (35).
According to the latest census 2021, The main ethnicity of the people in the immediate area is Indian with a total of 121 people, followed by Pakistani with a total of 66.
Regarding education, 156 adults have Level 4, while 47 have Level 3.
As for deprivation, most of the area is Not deprived in any dimension (54), followed by at least Deprived in one dimension (51).
In terms of religion, most people mentioned Sikh (144), followed by Muslim (121).
The NS-SEC defines and measures social class and is considered a reliable indicator of a person's class status. As per the 2021 census, most of the population has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (62) followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (60), and Never worked and long-term unemployed (59).
Most people in the area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (114), and 78 adults mentioned they are Retired.
As per the country of birth, most adults are from the United Kingdom (250) and Middle East and Asia (121).