B14 5SA Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Druids Heath & Monyhull. 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 (68% of about 720 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
- Bells lane and Bells court: up to 8 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- Former Royal British Legion Club, Corner of Bells Lane and Bells Farm Close, Druids Heath, Birmingham: up to 21 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- LAND AT BAVERSTOCK ROAD: up to 1,350 homes, not permissioned (580 m)
- Saxelby House, Barratts House, Kingswood House, Kimpton Close, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B14 5TE, permissioned (590 m)
- Land off , Sherston Covert, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B30 3QO: up to 18 homes, permissioned (690 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 17 addresses are between 154 m and 157 m above sea level (156 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 | Kings Norton 934,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km |
| Bournville 996,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Yardley Wood 409,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 15 within 800 m; nearest Pound Road Druids Heath | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Alvechurch - Red Lion PH | 7.1 km |
| Car parks | Monster Airport Parking | 2.5 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 610 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 11.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Druids Heath Surgery | 90 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Druids Heath Pharmacy | 90 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 840 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital Birmingham Pts | 2.0 km |
| Police station | West Mercia Police | 3.2 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Best One Cashzone | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 110 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 12 ha | 110 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 750 m² | 450 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.7 ha | 950 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 680 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bell's Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 570 m west. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bell's Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m west |
| Brandwood End Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km north |
| Guillotine Lock, Stratford Canal | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| King's Wood | Wood | 470 m south |
| Gay Hill | Hill | 1.8 km south-west |
| Merecroft Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km west |
| Peterbrook Mill Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km east |
| Red Hill | Hill | 3.0 km south-west |
| Harmony Wood | Wood | 3.2 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 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 | 17 | 17 |
None of the postcode's 17 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 54% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 20% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 21% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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.