B11 4LD Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Sparkhill. 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 (44% of about 630 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
- 433 Stratford Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, B11 4LB, permissioned (70 m)
- 28 Weatheroak Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham, B11 4RE: up to 3 homes, permissioned (120 m)
- 93 TO 94 NEWTON ROAD: up to 2 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- 366 Stratford Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham: up to 2 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- ADJACENT 21 IVOR ROAD: up to 1 home, permissioned (360 m)
- 304 Stratford Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham,: up to 1 home, permissioned (440 m)
- Dennis Road: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (540 m)
- 1 Webster Close, Land at side, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, B11 1LJ: up to 1 home, permissioned (610 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 25 addresses are between 126 m and 128 m above sea level (127 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 | 1.1 km |
| Tyseley 244,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Bordesley 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest Fulham Road Sparkbrook | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 2.6 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Alfred Road Pay and Display Car Park | 360 m |
| EV charging points | 18 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 8.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 18 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Weather Oak Medical Centre | 210 m |
| Pharmacies | 21 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Olive Tree Pharmacy | 0 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Prime Dental Surgery | 210 m |
| Hospital | Former Womens Hospital | 470 m |
| Police station | Moseley Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays ATM | 40 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Avon Park 9,170 m² | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Sparkhill Park 7.2 ha | 550 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 190 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Balsall Heath Park 1.8 ha | 590 m |
| Allotments | Knowle Road Allotments 3.9 ha | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Agatha, a listed building (Grade I), 770 m north-west. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Agatha | Listed building, Grade I | 770 m north-west |
| Ladypool Primary School | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m north-west |
| Cannon Hill Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.4 km west |
| Highbury Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coldbath Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km south |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km south |
| Moseley New Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km south |
| Edgbaston Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km west |
| Round Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 16 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 25 |
18 of the postcode's 25 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 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 41% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 35% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 64% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 12% | 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.