B10 9HD 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 C (37% of about 460 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
- 14 CHARLES ROAD AND 8 TO 14 ST OSWALDS ROAD: up to 13 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- 224 Green Lane: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (450 m)
- 486 Coventry Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, B10 0UG: up to 1 home, permissioned (460 m)
- 212 Green Lane, Small Heath, Birmingham, B9 5DQ: up to 1 home, permissioned (470 m)
- Land adjacent to, 157 Burlington Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, B10 9PE: up to 1 home, permissioned (690 m)
- 395-397a Coventry Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, B10 0SP: up to 1 home, permissioned (730 m)
- 51 Bordesley Green, Bordesley Green: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (800 m)
- Humpage Road/Cherrywood Road, Bordesley Green: up to 92 homes, not permissioned (860 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 27 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 40 addresses are between 118 m and 120 m above sea level (119 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 | 1.0 km |
| Adderley Park 147,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Bordesley 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 46 within 800 m; nearest St Oswalds Road Small Heath | 350 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 2.6 km |
| Car parks | Alfred Road Pay and Display Car Park | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | 18 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 80 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 7.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Charles Road Surgery | 200 m |
| Pharmacies | 19 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Supernet Pharmacy | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 330 m |
| Hospital | Industrial Zone Former Yardley Green Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Rose Road Police Station | 2.8 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Zain's Foodstore, Small Heath Cashzone | 450 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Digby Park 2.4 ha | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Small Heath Park 17 ha | 380 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,370 m² | 300 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Storrs Place Private Allotments 1,750 m² | 770 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 20 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Oswald, a listed building (Grade II*), 260 m south-west. 16 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Oswald | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m south-west |
| Small Heath Lower School | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m south-west |
| Small Heath Lower School, Learning Zone | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.0 km south |
| Round Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 km south-east |
| Kent's Moat | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km east |
| Coldbath Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km south |
| Moseley New Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km south |
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 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 40 |
10 of the postcode's 40 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 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 35% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 70% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 13% | 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.