B17 0LD Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Harborne. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Leahurst Crescent, Birmingham: 57 addresses
- Unnamed street near Leahurst Crescent, Harborne: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Leahurst Crescent, Harborne: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Leahurst Crescent, Harborne: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Leahurst Crescent, Harborne: 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 850 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, SELLY OAK 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
- Woodleigh Avenue, Harborne, Harborne: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- 106 VIVIAN ROAD: up to 1 home, permissioned (410 m)
- 289a High Street, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 9QH, permissioned (530 m)
- 21 Ferncliffe Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 0QD: up to 1 home, permissioned (570 m)
- 169 High Street, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 9QE: up to 1 home, permissioned (650 m)
- 100 Ferncliffe Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 0QH: up to 16 homes, permissioned (650 m)
- 174 High Street: up to 4 homes, permissioned (660 m)
- Abacus Court Bull Street: up to 1 home, permissioned (690 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 61 addresses are between 154 m and 165 m above sea level (161 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 | University (Birmingham) 3.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Selly Oak 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Five Ways 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 53 within 800 m; nearest Old Church Road Harborne | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 5.0 km |
| Car parks | Q-Park Qemc | 810 m |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km; nearest ESB Energy Charging Station | 640 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 13.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Harborne Medical Practice | 730 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Harborne Pharmacy | 710 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 440 m |
| Hospital | Birmingham Women's Hospital | 640 m |
| Police station | Harborne Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Guraya News, Harborne Cashzone | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Grove Park 8.8 ha | 170 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 480 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 340 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 710 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 8.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Metchley Abbey, a listed building (Grade II*), 650 m north-east. 23 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Metchley Abbey | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m north-east |
| Roman forts at Metchley | Scheduled monument | 940 m east |
| Weoley Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-west |
| Westbourne Road Town Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km north-east |
| Winterbourne Botanic Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Grove | Wood | 390 m south |
| Moor Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km north |
| Edgbaston Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km east |
| Pitts Wood | Wood | 2.2 km west |
| Camp Wood | Wood | 2.6 km south-east |
| Woodgate Valley | Valley | 3.0 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 27% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 28% | 17% |
| Private rented | 45% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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 Leahurst Crescent.