B13 9YY Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Sparkhill. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Wellesley Gardens, Birmingham: 85 addresses
- Springfield 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 (39% of about 570 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 at Ashleigh Grove, Wake Green: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (530 m)
- 940 Stratford Road: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (650 m)
- ABOVE 802 TO 804 STRATFORD ROAD: up to 3 homes, permissioned (720 m)
- 30 Lyons Grove, Sparkhill, Birmingham, B11 4HP: up to 1 home, permissioned (850 m)
- 1046 Stratford Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, B28 8BJ: up to 1 home, permissioned (890 m)
- 183 Showell Green Lane, Sparkhill, Birmingham: up to 9 homes, permissioned (940 m)
- Land to rear of Charlecott Close: up to 4 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
- Former The Bear PH 686-690 Stratford Road: up to 1 home, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 9 addresses are in areas at high risk, 11 at medium risk and 12 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 86 addresses are between 132 m and 138 m above sea level (136 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 | Hall Green 339,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Spring Road 162,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Yardley Wood 409,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 45 within 800 m; nearest Berkley Crescent Sparkhill | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 4.4 km |
| Car parks | Moseley Village Car Park | 1.9 km |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 320 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 7.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Oakwood Surgery | 620 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Sparkhill Pharmacy | 560 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 560 m |
| Hospital | Former Womens Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Moseley Police Station | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Central England Co-Op - Swanhurst, Moseley Cashzone | 620 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest The Shire Country Park 92 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 670 m² | 1.0 km |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 210 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Springfield Road Allotments 3.3 ha | 200 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 110 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Burnt mounds at Moseley Bog, 380m north east of Moseley New Pool, a scheduled monument, 380 m south-west. 15 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 | 380 m south-west |
| Highbury Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 630 m south-east |
| Moseley New Pool | Lake or reservoir | 770 m south-west |
| Coldbath Pool | Lake or reservoir | 880 m south-west |
| Round Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km east |
| Palmers Rough | Wood | 3.7 km south-east |
| Olton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 4.0 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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 | 86 | 86 |
None of the postcode's 86 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 | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 37% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 49% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 41% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 16% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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 Wellesley Gardens.