B11 2JA Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East. 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 (98% of about 470 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 off Roma Road, Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East: up to 74 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- 574 Warwick Road, Tyseley, Birmingham, B11 2HR: up to 1 home, permissioned (250 m)
- Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- 1a Medley Road, Greet, Birmingham, B11 2NE: up to 1 home, permissioned (520 m)
- 301 Golden Hillock Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, B11 2QN: up to 4 homes, permissioned (810 m)
- 39A AVONDALE ROAD: up to 1 home, permissioned (820 m)
- 32 New Imperial Crescent, Tyseley, Birmingham, B11 3FL: up to 1 home, permissioned (940 m)
- Tysley La / Warwick Road, Tyseley & Hay Mills: up to 42 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 9 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 23 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 17 low and 0 very low.
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 23 addresses are between 114 m and 115 m above sea level (114 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 | Tyseley 244,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 770 m |
| Small Heath 224,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Spring Road 162,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Boscombe Road Greet | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 3.4 km |
| Car parks | Alfred Road Pay and Display Car Park | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 120 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 7.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Greet Medical Practice | 520 m |
| Pharmacies | 20 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Greet Pharmacy | 600 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 150 m |
| Hospital | Former Womens Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Acocks Green Police Station | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 910 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest The Shire Country Park 92 ha | 140 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.3 ha | 1.5 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Warwick Road Allotments 1.2 ha | 630 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 97 hectares in all.
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km south |
| Coldbath Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km south-west |
| Moseley New Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km south-west |
| Round Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km south-east |
| Olton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 4.0 km south-east |
| Palmers Rough | Wood | 4.6 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 23 | 23 |
None of the postcode's 23 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 27 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 31% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 18% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 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 | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 73% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 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.