B15 2HY Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced June 2002. Ward: Edgbaston. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Woodview Drive, 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 (44% of about 1,130 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
- Former 'The Trees' Public House site, Bristol Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B5 7TT: up to 458 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- Land at rear of 68 Wellington Road: up to 2 homes, permissioned (510 m)
- ST LUKE'S ESTATE LAND FRONTING BRISTOL STREET: up to 278 homes, permissioned (620 m)
- Radio House, 15 Sutton Street: up to 45 homes, permissioned (650 m)
- Land at Irving Street, Holloway Head, Birmingham, B1 1PE: up to 19 homes, permissioned (650 m)
- TESCO MONACO HOUSE, NOVA HOUSE AND ADJOINING LAND BRISTOL STREET: up to 1,009 homes, permissioned (670 m)
- Land at Queens Hospital Close, Bath Row, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 1NH: up to 459 homes, permissioned (670 m)
- Sutton Street: up to 44 homes, not permissioned (680 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 address is about 119 m above sea level.
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 | Five Ways 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 640 m |
| Birmingham New Street 37 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Birmingham Moor Street 7.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Five Ways (West Midlands Metro) | 1.1 km |
| Brindleyplace (West Midlands Metro) | 1.2 km | |
| Edgbaston Village (West Midlands Metro) | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 39 within 800 m; nearest Spring Street Lee Bank | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 1.5 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest National Car Parks | 770 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 240 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 10.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bellevue Medical Centre | 410 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hyatt Pharmacy | 400 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mycol LTD | 360 m |
| Hospital | Bmi The Priory Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Birmingham Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 8 machines within 800 m; nearest M & J News, Edgbaston | 340 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Moonlit Park 1.2 ha | 290 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Calthorpe Park 16 ha | 670 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 920 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3,490 m² | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Edgbaston Guinea Gardens 4.7 ha | 1.6 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 20 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stables to the North East of Number 12, a listed building (Grade II*), 860 m west. 217 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stables to the North East of Number 12 | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m west |
| 12, Ampton Road B15 | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m west |
| The Synagogue | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north |
| The de Birmingham moated site, the seat of the medieval Lords of Birmingham | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-east |
| The Vale, Edgbaston | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km south-west |
| Edgbaston Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Edgbaston Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km south-west |
| Icknield Port Loop | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km north-west |
| Soho Loop | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km north-west |
| Moor Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km west |
| The Grove | Wood | 3.6 km south-west |
| Coldbath Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.2 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 17% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | 41% | 17% |
| Private rented | 35% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Woodview Drive.