B11 2AB Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tyseley & Hay Mills. 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 (46% of about 690 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
- 1 Blythswood Road, Tyseley, Birmingham, B11 2BX: up to 1 home, permissioned (340 m)
- Tysley La / Warwick Road, Tyseley & Hay Mills: up to 42 homes, not permissioned (430 m)
- Land at junction of Warwick Road and Knights Road: up to 140 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- George Road, Hay Mills: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (640 m)
- Stockfield Road, Tyseley: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (680 m)
- 574 Warwick Road, Tyseley, Birmingham, B11 2HR: up to 1 home, permissioned (730 m)
- Land off Roma Road, Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East: up to 74 homes, not permissioned (730 m)
- ELITE HOUSE 95 STOCKFIELD ROAD: up to 14 homes, permissioned (750 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 1 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 122 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 | Tyseley 244,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 220 m |
| Spring Road 162,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Acocks Green 418,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Hay Hall Road Tyseley | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 4.0 km |
| Car parks | Alfred Road Pay and Display Car Park | 2.3 km |
| EV charging points | 13 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 710 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 6.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Acocks Green Medical Centre | 940 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Nationwide Care Pharmacy | 790 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 800 m |
| Hospital | Former Womens Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Acocks Green Police Station | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | Kwik Save Cashzone | 870 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Shire Country Park 92 ha | 770 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 370 m² | 830 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.3 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Warwick Road Allotments 1.2 ha | 610 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 92 hectares in all.
Landmarks
4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Round Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km south-east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km south-west |
| Moseley New Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km south-west |
| Coldbath Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km south-west |
| Olton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km south-east |
| Palmers Rough | Wood | 4.4 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 9 |
2 of the postcode's 9 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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.