B11 1BU Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1993. Ward: Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Stratford Street North, Birmingham: 2 addresses
- Sampson Road North, Birmingham: 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 A (85% of about 590 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)
- 98-100 Stratford Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham: up to 3 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- 193 Camp Hill: up to 550 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- 102-112 Stratford Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, B11 1AN: up to 5 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- 26 KYOTTS LAKE ROAD: up to 1 home, permissioned (350 m)
- 114-116 Stratford Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- 42 Moseley Road, Digbeth, Birmingham , B12 0HH: up to 22 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- 118 Stratford Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham: up to 2 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- 11 TO 19 MOSELEY ROAD: up to 78 homes, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 3 addresses are between 118 m and 121 m above sea level (120 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 | Bordesley 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Small Heath 224,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Birmingham Moor Street 7.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Digbeth High Street (West Midlands Metro) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Meriden Street (West Midlands Metro) | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Curzon Street (West Midlands Metro) | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 41 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ravenhurst Street Bordesley | 270 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Trinity Street Car Park | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 320 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 13 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Brook Surgery | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 18 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sparkbrook Pharmacy | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Grantham Road (Dental Surgery) | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Former Womens Hospital | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Digbeth Police Station | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Farm Park 5.1 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 260 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Storrs Place Private Allotments 1,750 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Bordesley Centre, a listed building (Grade II*), 180 m west. 47 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Bordesley Centre | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m west |
| Stratford House | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m west |
| Lloyd's Farmhouse Farm Park | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| 100, Sampson Road B11 | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m (0.3 miles) south |
| The de Birmingham moated site, the seat of the medieval Lords of Birmingham | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Cannon Hill Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Edgbaston Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
| Coldbath Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) south |
| Icknield Port Loop | Lake or reservoir | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) west |
| Moseley New Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4 km (2.5 miles) south |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4 km (2.5 miles) south |
| Soho Loop | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.3 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 3 |
3 of the postcode's 3 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 | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 26% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 48% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 32% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 23% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 74% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 11% | 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 Stratford Street North.