B1 3NU Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Soho & Jewellery Quarter. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Vittoria Street, Birmingham: 33 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 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: 31.
- 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
- 12 AND 14, REGENT PLACE B16, grade II
- 13A, REGENT PLACE B16, grade II
- 16, FREDERICK STREET, grade II
- 16, REGENT PLACE, grade II
- 20, REGENT PLACE B16, grade II
- 22, 24 AND 26, REGENT PLACE B16, grade II
- 22, FREDERICK STREET, grade II
- 23, FREDERICK STREET, grade II
- 26, FREDERICK STREET B1, grade II
- 27 AND 27A, FREDERICK STREET B1, grade II
- 3, REGENT STREET B16, grade II
- 30, 32 AND 34, VITTORIA STREET B1, grade II
- 30, FREDERICK STREET B1, grade II
- 31, FREDERICK STREET B1, grade II
- 32, FREDERICK STREET, grade II
- 33, VITTORIA STREET, grade II
- 35 AND 37, VITTORIA STREET B1, grade II
- 48, FREDERICK STREET, grade II
- 49, ALBION STREET B1 (See details for further address information), grade II
- 50, ALBION STREET, grade II
- 51, VITTORIA STREET B1, grade II
- 54, 56 AND 58, VITTORIA STREET B1, grade II
- 60, 62 AND 64, VITTORIA STREET B1, grade II
- 66 AND 68, VITTORIA STREET, grade II
- 85, 87 AND 87A, VITTORIA STREET B1, grade II
- 91-92, VITTORIA STREET, grade II
- PART OF THE STANDARD WORKS, grade II
- SCHOOL OF JEWELLERY AND SILVERSMITHING, grade II
- SQUIRREL WORKS, grade II
- STANDARD WORKS, grade II
And 1 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- First And Second Floors , 33 Frederick Street, Birmingham: up to 1 home, permissioned (40 m)
- 45 Frederick Street, Jewellery Quarter: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (60 m)
- 36 - 46 Vittoria Street, Soho & Jewellery Quarter: up to 36 homes, permissioned (70 m)
- 11 TO 16 TENBY STREET NORTH: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (80 m)
- 18 to 20 Albion Street, Frederick Street, Soho & Jewellery Quarter: up to 21 homes, permissioned (90 m)
- 30 - 34 Vittoria Street, Soho & Jewellery Quarter: up to 8 homes, permissioned (90 m)
- 30 - 34 Vittoria Street, Soho & Jewellery Quarter: up to 8 homes, permissioned (90 m)
- 50 Regent House, Frederick Street, Soho & Jewellery Quarter: up to 11 homes, permissioned (120 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 2 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 33 addresses are between 138 m and 140 m above sea level (140 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 | 420 m |
| Birmingham Snow Hill 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 850 m | |
| Birmingham New Street 37 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Jewellery Quarter (West Midlands Metro) | 430 m |
| St Paul's (West Midlands Metro) | 440 m | |
| St Chad's (West Midlands Metro) | 760 m | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 74 within 800 m; nearest Regent Place Jewellery Quarter | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 1.9 km |
| Car parks | 11 within 800 m; nearest Northwood Street Car Park | 170 m |
| EV charging points | 13 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 750 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 11.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hockley Medical Practice | 310 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hockley Medical Practice Pharmacy | 370 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Liberty Place | 890 m |
| Hospital | Birmingham Children's Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 910 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 160 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 520 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 3.8 ha | 640 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 810 m² | 760 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Tower Street Recreation Ground 5,060 m² | 780 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,000 m² | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 33 | 33 |
None of the postcode's 33 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 | 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 Vittoria Street.