Local authority · E08000025

Birmingham

In use

Birmingham is a local authority in England, published in boundary releases since December 2011.

The May 2026 boundary, generalised to about 100 m.

Code
E08000025
Kind
Local authority
Area
267 km²
Population
1,183,618Mid-2024 estimate
In use
2011 to now

Where it sits

RegionWest Midlands
Ceremonial countyWest Midlands (ceremonial county)
Grouping of councilsBirmingham
CountryEngland

What it contains

659 LSOAs, as of the December 2021 boundaries

3 parishes, as of the May 2026 boundaries

  • Birmingham, unparished area
  • New Frankley in Birmingham
  • Sutton Coldfield

69 wards, as of the May 2026 boundaries

Neighbours

7 local authorities share a border with Birmingham, longest border first.

Data published for it

37 of the Atlas's datasets publish figures for Birmingham itself.

Ask the API

Everything on this page comes from the UK Data Atlas API's geography resolver. These requests return it, for the May 2026 release.

  • The areaDocs
    GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E08000025
  • Its boundaryDocs
    GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E08000025/geometry?tier=medium
  • Its historyDocs
    GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E08000025/history
  • What it sits withinDocs
    GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E08000025/parents
  • What it containsDocs
    GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E08000025/children
  • Its neighboursDocs
    GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E08000025/neighbours
  • What you can ask about itDocs
    GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E08000025?include=capabilities