B10 0UG Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bordesley Green. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
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 A (63% of about 630 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- SMALL HEATH HEALTH CENTRE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 395-397a Coventry Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, B10 0SP: up to 1 home, permissioned (120 m)
- 486 Coventry Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, B10 0UG: up to 1 home, permissioned (180 m)
- 212 Green Lane, Small Heath, Birmingham, B9 5DQ: up to 1 home, permissioned (450 m)
- 224 Green Lane: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (500 m)
- 14 CHARLES ROAD AND 8 TO 14 ST OSWALDS ROAD: up to 13 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- 51 Bordesley Green, Bordesley Green: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (610 m)
- Land bounded by Coventry Road/ Bolton Road/ Arthur Street: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (730 m)
- Montgomery Street/South Road, Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East: up to 240 homes, not permissioned (810 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 4 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 63 addresses are between 126 m and 129 m above sea level (127 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 | Small Heath 224,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 710 m |
| Bordesley 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Adderley Park 147,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Digbeth High Street (West Midlands Metro) | 2.0 km |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m, 50 within 800 m; nearest Golden Hillock Road Small Heath | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 2.0 km |
| Car parks | Alfred Road Pay and Display Car Park | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 23 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 60 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 7.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Coventry Road Medical Centre | 0 m |
| Pharmacies | 23 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Saydon Pharmacy | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 240 m |
| Hospital | Former Womens Hospital | 2.2 km |
| Police station | Digbeth Police Station | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Islamic Bank of Britain | 240 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Small Heath Park 17 ha | 390 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 600 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,370 m² | 540 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Storrs Place Private Allotments 1,750 m² | 310 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 19 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Anglican Church of All Saints (Formerly St Aiden), a listed building (Grade II*), 510 m west. 16 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Anglican Church of All Saints (Formerly St Aiden) | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m west |
| Church of St Oswald | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m east |
| Small Heath Lower School, Learning Zone | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m south |
| Small Heath Lower School | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coldbath Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.0 km south |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.0 km south |
| Moseley New Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 km south |
| Round Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km south-east |
| Edgbaston Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km west |
| Kent's Moat | Lake or reservoir | 4.8 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 7 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 15 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 17 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 63 |
43 of the postcode's 63 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 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 9% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 67% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 21% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 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) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 69% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 14% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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.