B11 2LA Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Seeleys Road, 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 (67% of about 480 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 (320 m)
- 1a Medley Road, Greet, Birmingham, B11 2NE: up to 1 home, permissioned (340 m)
- 574 Warwick Road, Tyseley, Birmingham, B11 2HR: up to 1 home, permissioned (530 m)
- 301 Golden Hillock Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, B11 2QN: up to 4 homes, permissioned (530 m)
- Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (650 m)
- 39A AVONDALE ROAD: up to 1 home, permissioned (800 m)
- 28 Weatheroak Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham, B11 4RE: up to 3 homes, permissioned (870 m)
- 433 Stratford Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, B11 4LB, permissioned (950 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's address is about 112 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 100% 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 | 930 m |
| Tyseley 244,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Spring Road 162,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Colebrook Road Greet | 320 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 3.1 km |
| Car parks | Alfred Road Pay and Display Car Park | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 7.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Greet Medical Practice | 450 m |
| Pharmacies | 19 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Greet Pharmacy | 540 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 430 m |
| Hospital | Former Womens Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Acocks Green Police Station | 2.4 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 920 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest The Shire Country Park 92 ha | 280 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | Balsall Heath Park 1.8 ha | 1.6 km |
| Allotments | Warwick Road Allotments 1.2 ha | 900 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 112 hectares in all.
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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 27 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 28% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 29% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 56% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 36% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 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 Seeleys Road.