B1 3LW Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 2025. Ward: Soho & Jewellery Quarter. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Legge Lane, Birmingham: 17 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 (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: 12.
- 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
- 54-57, ALBION STREET B1, grade II*
- 9,10 AND 11, LEGGE LANE, grade II*
- The Argent Centre (Former Argent Works), grade II*
- 1-7 SLOANE STREET, grade II
- 3, 4 AND 5, LEGGE LANE B1, grade II
- 58-61, ALBION STREET B1, grade II
- 6, LEGGE LANE, grade II
- 62-65, ALBION STREET B1, grade II
- 67, 68 AND 69, ALBION STREET B1, grade II
- 97-100, Albion Street, grade II
- GWENDA WORKS, grade II
- THE GEORGE AND DRAGON PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Legge La / Camden Dr /Slone St, Soho & Jewellery Quarter: up to 22 homes, permissioned (30 m)
- between Camden St / Albion St / Camden Dr, Soho & Jewellery Quarter: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (60 m)
- Legge La / Camden Dr /Slone St, Soho & Jewellery Quarter: up to 139 homes, permissioned (70 m)
- 1-2 Legge Lane, Soho & Jewellery Quarter: up to 13 homes, permissioned (70 m)
- 9-11 Legge Lane, Birmingham: up to 3 homes, permissioned (80 m)
- Land between Camden Street, Albion Street and Camden Grove,: up to 258 homes, not permissioned (90 m)
- Legge La / Camden Dr /Slone St, Soho & Jewellery Quarter: up to 71 homes, permissioned (90 m)
- 65 Albion Street, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham: up to 5 homes, permissioned (100 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 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 | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Birmingham Snow Hill 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Birmingham New Street 37 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Jewellery Quarter (West Midlands Metro) | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| St Paul's (West Midlands Metro) | 670 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Centenary Square (West Midlands Metro) | 700 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 72 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Graham Street Jewellery Quarter | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Car parks | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Clement Street Car Park | 240 m |
| EV charging points | 15 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 11.7 km (7.3 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hockley Medical Practice | 240 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hockley Medical Practice Pharmacy | 370 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Liberty Place | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Birmingham Children's Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Birmingham Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 300 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.8 ha | 390 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 140 m² | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Tower Street Recreation Ground 5,060 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,000 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 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*), 30 m. 331 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 6 of them Grade I and 26 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 9,10 and 11, Legge Lane | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| 54-57, Albion Street B1 | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m north-east |
| The Argent Centre (Former Argent Works) | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m north-east |
| Aquinus House | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m north |
| Warstone Lane Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 460 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Key Hill Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 740 m (0.5 miles) north |
| The de Birmingham moated site, the seat of the medieval Lords of Birmingham | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Soho Loop | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Icknield Port Loop | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Edgbaston Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km (2 miles) south |
| Moor Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) south-west |
| Thimblemill Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) west |
| Halfmoon Plantation | Wood | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) north |
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 | 17 | 17 |
None of the postcode's 17 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) 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 Legge Lane.