B1 3JP Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced June 2000. Ward: Soho & Jewellery Quarter. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Newhall Hill, Birmingham: 29 addresses
- George Street, 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: 2.
- 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
- 16 AND 17, NEWHALL HILL B1, grade II
- BLOCK TO NEW HALL WORKS FRONTING ONTO GEORGE STREET, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- BLOCK C LAND AT SLOANE STREET: up to 53 homes, permissioned (10 m)
- 10 Sloane Street: up to 3 homes, permissioned (40 m)
- Newhall Hill/Camden Street Major Development Site: up to 414 homes, permissioned (50 m)
- SITE OF 36 AND 38 CAMDEN STREET: up to 1 home, permissioned (50 m)
- Legge La / Camden Dr /Slone St, Soho & Jewellery Quarter: up to 46 homes, permissioned (100 m)
- LAND BETWEEN LEGGE LANE AND CAMDEN STREET: up to 100 homes, permissioned (110 m)
- Land between Camden Street, Albion Street and Camden Grove,: up to 258 homes, not permissioned (150 m)
- Legge La / Camden Dr /Slone St, Soho & Jewellery Quarter: up to 71 homes, permissioned (160 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 28 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 127 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 760 m |
| Birmingham Snow Hill 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 780 m | |
| Birmingham New Street 37 million journeys in 2024–25 | 900 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Centenary Square (West Midlands Metro) | 480 m |
| Town Hall (West Midlands Metro) | 630 m | |
| St Paul's (West Midlands Metro) | 630 m | |
| Bus stops | 20 stops within 400 m, 82 within 800 m; nearest George Street National Indoor Arena | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 1.7 km |
| Car parks | 13 within 800 m; nearest Clement Street Car Park | 200 m |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 640 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 11.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hockley Medical Practice | 470 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hockley Medical Practice Pharmacy | 600 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Liberty Place | 630 m |
| Hospital | Birmingham Children's Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Birmingham Police Station | 750 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Quantum Kurv | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest City Centre Gardens 4,430 m² | 310 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 3.8 ha | 390 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 140 m² | 760 m |
| Playing field | Tower Street Recreation Ground 5,060 m² | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 400 m² | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 8.7 hectares in all.
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 | 30 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 30 |
30 of the postcode's 30 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 | 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 17% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 77% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 83% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 59% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 19% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 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) | 74% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 3% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Newhall Hill.