B13 9AL Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Brighton Road, Birmingham: 29 addresses
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 (51% of about 840 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
- 4 Edgbaston Road East, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, B12 9QQ: up to 1 home, permissioned (350 m)
- FORMER IMPERIAL CENEMA AND LAND REAR OF CINEMA CLIFTON ROAD: up to 14 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- ADJACENT 21 SANDFORD ROAD: up to 2 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- 102 Trafalgar Road, Moseley: up to 1 home, permissioned (410 m)
- 16 Augusta Road East, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8AJ: up to 8 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- 27 Sandford Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 9DX: up to 3 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- INCLUDING 7A LAND TO REAR 5 TO 7 PARK HILL: up to 5 homes, permissioned (560 m)
- Dennis Road: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (580 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 29 addresses are between 129 m and 133 m above sea level (131 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 | 2.0 km |
| Bordesley 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Five Ways 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Balsall Heath Park | 290 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 2.5 km |
| Car parks | Alfred Road Pay and Display Car Park | 870 m |
| EV charging points | 19 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 220 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 9.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Newport Medical Group | 190 m |
| Pharmacies | 21 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Fakir Chemist | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hillbrook Dental Health Centre | 430 m |
| Hospital | Moseley Hall Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Moseley Police Station | 630 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,070 m² | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Moseley Park 4.8 ha | 760 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 400 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Balsall Heath Park 1.8 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | Moor Green Allotments 11 ha | 1.6 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 9.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is School of Art, a listed building (Grade II*), 510 m north-west. 24 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| School of Art | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m north-west |
| Balsall Heath Library and Balsall Heath Public Baths | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m north-west |
| Cannon Hill Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.4 km west |
| Highbury Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coldbath Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south |
| Moseley New Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km south-east |
| Edgbaston Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km west |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km south-east |
| Camp Wood | Wood | 4.3 km south-west |
| Icknield Port Loop | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 29 |
5 of the postcode's 29 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 32% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 52% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 35% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 19% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 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) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 36% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 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 Brighton Road.