B16 0AE Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced September 2019. Ward: Ladywood. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Rotton Park Street, Birmingham: 26 addresses
- South Loop Park, Birmingham: 2 addresses
- Nickel Road, Birmingham: 1 address
- Copper 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 (74% of about 1,740 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 BETWEEN CANAL AND ROTTON PARK STREET: up to 98 homes, permissioned (70 m)
- LAND FRONTING CANAL AND WIGGIN STREET: up to 265 homes, permissioned (80 m)
- IPL Site, Ladywood: up to 1,150 homes, permissioned (130 m)
- H-Suite Edgbaston: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (250 m)
- SITE OF FACTORY BUILDINGS 33 TO 38 FREETH STREET AND ICKNIELD PORT ROAD: up to 72 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- 270 Icknield Port Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham,: up to 2 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- Icknield Square: up to 150 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- IPL Site: up to 393 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 18 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 139 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 88%, gigabit 88% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Jewellery Quarter 446,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km |
| Five Ways 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Birmingham New Street 37 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Edgbaston Village (West Midlands Metro) | 1.2 km |
| Five Ways (West Midlands Metro) | 1.3 km | |
| Brindleyplace (West Midlands Metro) | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 39 within 800 m; nearest Osler Street Ladywood | 270 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 2.8 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Q-Park Birmingham City Hospital | 740 m |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 400 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 12.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Broadway Health Centre | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest R & R Pharmacy | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Broadway Dental Suite | 320 m |
| Hospital | Birmingham City Hospital | 740 m |
| Police station | Summerfield Police Station | 650 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 550 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,030 m² | 350 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Summerfield Park 15 ha | 570 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 190 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,640 m² | 550 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 400 m² | 370 m |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 31 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Public Library, a listed building (Grade II*), 700 m north-east. 52 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Public Library | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m north-east |
| The Roundhouse, cobbled ramps and tunnel (formerly stables for the City of Birmingham Engineers Depot) | Listed building, Grade II* | 800 m south-east |
| Summerfield Community Centre and Job Preparation Unit | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m north-west |
| The Monument (Observatory) | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m south |
| Warstone Lane Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km north-east |
| Key Hill Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.4 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Icknield Port Loop | Lake or reservoir | 200 m south |
| Soho Loop | Lake or reservoir | 680 m north |
| Moor Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km south-west |
| Edgbaston Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km south |
| Thimblemill Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km west |
| The Grove | Wood | 3.9 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 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 | 10 | 10 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 20 |
10 of the postcode's 30 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 10 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 33% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 25% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 74% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 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 Rotton Park Street.