B10 9AL Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Small Heath. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Hugh Road, Birmingham: 50 addresses
- Hugh Villas, Bordesley Green: 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 B (65% of about 550 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 224 Green Lane: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (150 m)
- 212 Green Lane, Small Heath, Birmingham, B9 5DQ: up to 1 home, permissioned (180 m)
- 486 Coventry Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, B10 0UG: up to 1 home, permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- 51 Bordesley Green, Bordesley Green: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- 14 CHARLES ROAD AND 8 TO 14 ST OSWALDS ROAD: up to 13 homes, permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- 395-397a Coventry Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, B10 0SP: up to 1 home, permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- Humpage Road/Cherrywood Road, Bordesley Green: up to 92 homes, not permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- Land adjacent to, 157 Burlington Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, B10 9PE: up to 1 home, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 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 51 addresses are between 125 m and 127 m above sea level (126 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 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Adderley Park 147,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Bordesley 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 47 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Grapes Bordesley Green | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Trinity Street Car Park | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 19 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 130 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Charles Road Surgery | 150 m |
| Pharmacies | 20 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hustans Pharmacy | 290 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Keep Smiling Dental Practice | 150 m |
| Hospital | Industrial Zone Former Yardley Green Hospital | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Digbeth Police Station | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Digby Park 2.4 ha | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Small Heath Park 17 ha | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,370 m² | 30 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Storrs Place Private Allotments 1,750 m² | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 20 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Oswald, a listed building (Grade II*), 480 m (0.3 miles) south. 18 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Oswald | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Small Heath Lower School | Listed building, Grade II* | 940 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Small Heath Lower School, Learning Zone | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Anglican Church of All Saints (Formerly St Aiden) | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km (2.6 miles) south |
| Kent's Moat | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) east |
| Coldbath Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) south |
| Round Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) south-east |
| Moseley New Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 51 | 51 | 51 |
None of the postcode's 51 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, railways or aircraft.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 41% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 37% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 66% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 12% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Hugh Road.