B10 9DU Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Small Heath. 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 (76% of about 870 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 1.0 km
- Land adjacent to, 157 Burlington Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, B10 9PE: up to 1 home, permissioned (500 m)
- 94 TO 100 AND LAND ADJACENT HOB MOOR ROAD: up to 7 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- Small Heath Methodist Church, Blake Lane, Small Heath, Birmingham: up to 13 homes, permissioned (720 m)
- 14 CHARLES ROAD AND 8 TO 14 ST OSWALDS ROAD: up to 13 homes, permissioned (740 m)
- 1052-1054 Coventry Road, Hay Mills, Birmingham, B25 8DP: up to 2 homes, permissioned (810 m)
- George Road, Hay Mills: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (910 m)
- 427-431 Bordesley Green: up to 4 homes, permissioned (940 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 9 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 addresses are about 112 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 | Small Heath 224,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km |
| Tyseley 244,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Adderley Park 147,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Somerville Road Hay Mills | 400 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 3.3 km |
| Car parks | Alfred Road Pay and Display Car Park | 2.5 km |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 370 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 6.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Aubrey Road Medical Centre | 500 m |
| Pharmacies | 18 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Supernet Pharmacy | 530 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 740 m |
| Hospital | Industrial Zone Former Yardley Green Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Rose Road Police Station | 2.3 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Zain's Foodstore, Small Heath Cashzone | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Digby Park 2.4 ha | 260 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Kingfisher 287 ha | 440 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 190 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Hay Barn Recreation Ground 3.9 ha | 600 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Yardley Green Leisure Gardens 7.4 ha | 620 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 306 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Oswald, a listed building (Grade II*), 740 m west. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Oswald | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Kent's Moat | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km east |
| Round Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km south-east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.0 km south |
| Coldbath Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km south-west |
| Moseley New Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km south-west |
| Olton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 4.9 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.5 | 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 and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 16 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 21 |
16 of the postcode's 21 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 | 27 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 31% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 37% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 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) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 62% | 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.