B1 3BE Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced December 2019. Ward: Soho & Jewellery Quarter. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Moreton Street, Birmingham: 51 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Birmingham in 2026-27: Band D £2,363 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,575 | £1,838 | £2,100 | £2,363 | £2,888 | £3,413 | £3,938 | £4,726 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (53% of about 810 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, JEWELLERY QUARTER CONSERVATION AREA (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): CITY WIDE HMO.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- THE RED LION PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 28 Carver Street, Jewellery Quarter, Soho & Jewellery Quarter: up to 10 homes, permissioned (60 m)
- 92 to 95 Carver Street, Soho & Jewellery Quarter: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (90 m)
- 156 Warstone Lane, Soho & Jewellery Quarter: up to 14 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- 156 Warstone Lane, Soho & Jewellery Quarter: up to 14 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- Pemberton Street: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (170 m)
- The Mint - Block 5, 96 Icknield Street, Hockley, Birmingham: up to 6 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- 20 Tenby Street North, Soho & Jewellery Quarter: up to 9 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- 121 to 137 Camden Street, Soho & Jewellery Quarter: up to 43 homes, not permissioned (200 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 130 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Jewellery Quarter 446,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 430 m |
| Birmingham Snow Hill 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Birmingham New Street 37 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Jewellery Quarter (West Midlands Metro) | 440 m |
| St Paul's (West Midlands Metro) | 820 m | |
| Centenary Square (West Midlands Metro) | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m, 55 within 800 m; nearest Carver Street Jewellery Quarter | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 2.2 km |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Clement Street Car Park | 500 m |
| EV charging points | 15 within 1.6 km; nearest City - Outside Mscp GeniePoint | 880 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 12.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hockley Medical Practice | 90 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hockley Medical Practice Pharmacy | 130 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Broadway Dental Suite | 630 m |
| Hospital | Birmingham City Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Ladywood Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 280 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 180 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 3.8 ha | 430 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 570 m² | 490 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,730 m² | 740 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,000 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 51 | 51 |
None of the postcode's 51 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 27 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 6% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 2% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 92% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 82% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | under 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 54% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 17% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 74% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 3% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Moreton Street.