B13 0TQ Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Billesley. 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 B (58% 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
- Police Station, 555 Yardley Wood Road, Billesley, Birmingham, B13 0TB: up to 29 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- 145 Wheelers Lane, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B13 0SU: up to 1 home, permissioned (780 m)
- 5 DYOTT ROAD: up to 1 home, permissioned (790 m)
- 38a Woodfield Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B13 9UJ: up to 1 home, permissioned (830 m)
- Kings Heath Boys School, Hollybank Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, permissioned (890 m)
- Land at Ashleigh Grove, Wake Green: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (930 m)
- 11 Woodfield Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B13 9UL, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 43 addresses are between 146 m and 148 m above sea level (147 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 | Yardley Wood 409,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km |
| Hall Green 339,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Spring Road 162,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Swan Corner Billesley | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 5.0 km |
| Car parks | Moseley Village Car Park | 1.9 km |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 810 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 8.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Green Ridge Surgery | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Evergreen Pharmacy | 580 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Moseley Hall Hospital | 2.1 km |
| Police station | Kings Heath Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 370 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Swanshurst Park 17 ha | 360 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | The Shire Country Park 92 ha | 580 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 670 m² | 410 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Moseley Rugby Club 3.0 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Wheelers Lane Allotments 2.3 ha | 380 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 130 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Burnt mounds at Moseley Bog, 380m north east of Moseley New Pool, a scheduled monument, 920 m north-east. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Burnt mounds at Moseley Bog, 380m north east of Moseley New Pool | Scheduled monument | 920 m north-east |
| Highbury Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km north-west |
| Brandwood End Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coldbath Pool | Lake or reservoir | 510 m north |
| Moseley New Pool | Lake or reservoir | 570 m north-east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km east |
| Peterbrook Mill Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km south |
| Round Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km east |
| King's Wood | Wood | 3.8 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 | 7 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 30 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 43 |
39 of the postcode's 43 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.