B1 3EW Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 2023. Ward: Soho & Jewellery Quarter. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Camden Drive, Birmingham: 11 addresses
- Tenby Street North, Birmingham: 1 address
- Camden Grove, Birmingham: 1 address
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 (40% of about 1,320 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: 4.
- 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
- 1-7 SLOANE STREET, grade II
- 3, SUMMER HILL TERRACE B1, grade II
- GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL, grade II
- GWENDA WORKS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Legge La / Camden Dr /Slone St, Soho & Jewellery Quarter: up to 71 homes, permissioned (0 m)
- Legge La / Camden Dr /Slone St, Soho & Jewellery Quarter: up to 139 homes, permissioned (20 m)
- Land between Camden Street, Albion Street and Camden Grove,: up to 258 homes, not permissioned (20 m)
- 37 to 55 Camden Street, Soho & Jewellery Quarter: up to 36 homes, not permissioned (60 m)
- Former Sapcote Yard, 87 Camden Street, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, B1 3DD: up to 4 homes, permissioned (60 m)
- Former Sapcote Yard, 87 Camden Street, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, B1 3DD: up to 9 homes, permissioned (60 m)
- Legge La / Camden Dr /Slone St, Soho & Jewellery Quarter: up to 46 homes, permissioned (60 m)
- Legge La / Camden Dr /Slone St, Soho & Jewellery Quarter: up to 22 homes, permissioned (70 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 13 addresses are between 131 m and 138 m above sea level (133 m on average).
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 | 670 m |
| Birmingham Snow Hill 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 930 m | |
| Birmingham New Street 37 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Centenary Square (West Midlands Metro) | 610 m |
| Jewellery Quarter (West Midlands Metro) | 680 m | |
| St Paul's (West Midlands Metro) | 700 m | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 73 within 800 m; nearest Nelson Street National Indoor Arena | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 1.8 km |
| Car parks | 7 within 800 m; nearest Clement Street Car Park | 150 m |
| EV charging points | 15 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 790 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 11.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hockley Medical Practice | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hockley Medical Practice Pharmacy | 460 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Liberty Place | 580 m |
| Hospital | Birmingham Children's Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Birmingham Police Station | 910 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.8 ha | 320 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 140 m² | 640 m |
| Playing field | Tower Street Recreation Ground 5,060 m² | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 400 m² | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 8.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 9,10 and 11, Legge Lane, a listed building (Grade II*), 120 m north-west. 339 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 7 of them Grade I and 27 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 9,10 and 11, Legge Lane | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m north-west |
| The Argent Centre (Former Argent Works) | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m north-east |
| 54-57, Albion Street B1 | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m north |
| Aquinus House | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m north |
| Warstone Lane Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 560 m north |
| Key Hill Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 830 m north |
| The de Birmingham moated site, the seat of the medieval Lords of Birmingham | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Soho Loop | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km north-west |
| Icknield Port Loop | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km west |
| Edgbaston Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km south |
| Moor Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km south-west |
| Thimblemill Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km west |
| The Grove | Wood | 4.6 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 13 |
3 of the postcode's 13 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 2% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 14% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 68% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 84% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 65% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Camden Drive.