B16 9LR Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: North Edgbaston. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Gillott Road, Birmingham: 30 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 (34% of about 970 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 Hagley Road: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
- 68-70 Portland Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9QU, permissioned (400 m)
- Land between Hermitage Road and Westfield Road, Edgbaston: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (420 m)
- 306 Hagley Road: up to 46 homes, not permissioned (480 m)
- Land off Mayland Road: up to 2 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- Temple Row House, 369 City Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 0NB: up to 9 homes, permissioned (510 m)
- 8 Meadow Road, Edgbaston: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (540 m)
- Sandon Road: up to 2 homes, not permissioned (540 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 4 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 30 addresses are between 167 m and 169 m above sea level (168 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 | Five Ways 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km |
| University (Birmingham) 3.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Smethwick Rolfe Street 404,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Edgbaston Village (West Midlands Metro) | 1.9 km |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Gillott Road Edgbaston | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 4.2 km |
| Car parks | Q-Park Midland Metropolitan University Hospital | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | 21 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 120 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 14.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest City Health Centre | 580 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Sherwood House Pharmacy | 590 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Knightlow Road (Dental Surgery) | 800 m |
| Hospital | Midland Metropolitan University Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Harborne Police Station | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,330 m² | 240 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 4.4 ha | 420 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 90 m² | 710 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Avery Fields 5.3 ha | 650 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Meadow Road Allotments 4.2 ha | 700 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Augustine of Hippo, a listed building (Grade II*), 340 m east. 36 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Augustine of Hippo | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m east |
| The Homestead | Listed building, Grade I | 440 m south-west |
| 17 and 19, Rotton Park Road B16 | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m east |
| Garden Wall and Gate Piers to Number 25 | Listed building, Grade I | 490 m south-west |
| Birmingham Botanical Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.7 km south-east |
| Westbourne Road Town Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moor Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south |
| Icknield Port Loop | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north-east |
| Thimblemill Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km north-west |
| Soho Loop | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km north-east |
| Warley Woods | Wood | 2.4 km west |
| Woodgate Valley | Valley | 4.2 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 30 |
9 of the postcode's 30 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 21% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 31% | 17% |
| Private rented | 48% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 21% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 31% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 22% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 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 Gillott Road.