B1 3HH Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Soho & Jewellery Quarter. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Frederick Street, Birmingham: 36 addresses
- Warstone Lane, 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 D (41% of about 980 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: 30.
- 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
- 11-16 Tenby Street North, grade II
- 23, FREDERICK STREET, grade II
- 26, FREDERICK STREET B1, grade II
- 27 AND 27A, FREDERICK STREET B1, grade II
- 29, WARSTONE LANE B18, grade II
- 3, REGENT STREET B16, grade II
- 30, FREDERICK STREET B1, grade II
- 31, FREDERICK STREET B1, grade II
- 32-34, WARSTONE LANE, grade II
- 32, FREDERICK STREET, grade II
- 35-39, WARSTONE LANE, grade II
- 36, TENBY STREET, grade II
- 45 AND 45A, FREDERICK STREET, grade II
- 46, FREDERICK STREET, grade II
- 47, FREDERICK STREET, grade II
- 48, FREDERICK STREET, grade II
- 51, VITTORIA STREET B1, grade II
- 54, 56 AND 58, VITTORIA STREET B1, grade II
- 57-59, TENBY STREET NORTH, grade II
- 60, 62 AND 64, VITTORIA STREET B1, grade II
- 61, TENBY STREET NORTH, grade II
- 66 AND 68, VITTORIA STREET, grade II
- 8,9 AND 10, TENBY STREET NORTH, grade II
- 85, 87 AND 87A, VITTORIA STREET B1, grade II
- 91-92, VITTORIA STREET, grade II
- 97 AND 99, VITTORIA STREET B1, grade II
- CLOCK TOWER AT JUNCTION WITH FREDERICK STREET AND VYSE STREET, grade II
- Former Birmingham District and Counties Bank, grade II
- ROSE VILLA TAVERN PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- SCHOOL OF JEWELLERY AND SILVERSMITHING, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- First And Second Floors , 33 Frederick Street, Birmingham: up to 1 home, permissioned (90 m)
- 11 TO 16 TENBY STREET NORTH: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (90 m)
- 40 Warstone Parade East, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham: up to 1 home, permissioned (110 m)
- 43-44 Tenby Street North, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, B1 3EG: up to 10 homes, permissioned (120 m)
- 50 Regent House, Frederick Street, Soho & Jewellery Quarter: up to 11 homes, permissioned (120 m)
- 20 Tenby Street North, Soho & Jewellery Quarter: up to 9 homes, permissioned (120 m)
- 45 Frederick Street, Jewellery Quarter: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (130 m)
- 18 to 20 Albion Street, Frederick Street, Soho & Jewellery Quarter: up to 21 homes, permissioned (140 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 140 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 | 340 m |
| Birmingham Snow Hill 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 950 m | |
| Birmingham New Street 37 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Jewellery Quarter (West Midlands Metro) | 350 m |
| St Paul's (West Midlands Metro) | 510 m | |
| St Chad's (West Midlands Metro) | 860 m | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 73 within 800 m; nearest Chamberlain Clock Jewellery Quarter | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 2.0 km |
| Car parks | 11 within 800 m; nearest Northwood Street Car Park | 270 m |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 850 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 | 230 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hockley Medical Practice Pharmacy | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Liberty Place | 900 m |
| Hospital | Birmingham Children's Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 60 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 420 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 3.8 ha | 650 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 570 m² | 730 m |
| Playing field | Tower Street Recreation Ground 5,060 m² | 820 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,000 m² | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Aquinus House, a listed building (Grade II*), 110 m west. 298 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 of them Grade I and 24 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Aquinus House | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m west |
| 54-57, Albion Street B1 | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m south |
| The Argent Centre (Former Argent Works) | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m south |
| 9,10 and 11, Legge Lane | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m south-west |
| Warstone Lane Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 270 m north-west |
| Key Hill Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 510 m north |
| The de Birmingham moated site, the seat of the medieval Lords of Birmingham | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Soho Loop | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km west |
| Icknield Port Loop | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south-west |
| Edgbaston Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km south |
| Moor Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.9 km south-west |
| Halfmoon Plantation | Wood | 4.2 km north |
| Thimblemill Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 12 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 12 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 37 |
24 of the postcode's 37 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 | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 44% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 51% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 85% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 54% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 19% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 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) | 76% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Frederick Street.