B18 4NG Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Soho & Jewellery Quarter. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Eva Road, Birmingham: 19 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 (96% 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.
- 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 ADJACENT 80 JAMES TURNER STREET: up to 1 home, permissioned (180 m)
- 1 - 3 Murdock Smethwick (340 m)
- WESTERN BUSINESS PARK: up to 310 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- Cranford Street / Heath Street / Canal: up to 115 homes, permissioned (520 m)
- Cranford Street (SME5) residential allocation, Smethwick (570 m)
- Cape Arm Cranford Street: up to 170 homes, not permissioned (620 m)
- Grove Lane/ Cranford Street/ London Street: up to 392 homes, permissioned (740 m)
- Grove Lane/ Cranford Street/ London Street: up to 392 homes, permissioned (740 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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 19 addresses are between 139 m and 141 m above sea level (140 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 | The Hawthorns 334,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km |
| Smethwick Rolfe Street 404,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Jewellery Quarter 446,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro) | 360 m |
| Soho Benson Road (West Midlands Metro) | 730 m | |
| Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro) | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 26 within 800 m; nearest Willes Road Winson Green | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 4.3 km |
| Car parks | Q-Park Midland Metropolitan University Hospital | 880 m |
| EV charging points | 19 within 1.6 km; nearest City - Sheldon Block GeniePoint | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 14.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kirpal Medical Practice | 900 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Deu-Chem LTD | 900 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Dept. | 460 m |
| Hospital | Midland Metropolitan University Hospital | 770 m |
| Police station | Vyse Street Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 210 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 240 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 3.2 ha | 780 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 270 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest The Black Patch Recreation Ground 6.3 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 960 m² | 100 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 6.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bishop Latimer Memorial Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 170 m north-east. 16 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bishop Latimer Memorial Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m north-east |
| Remains of the Boulton and Watt Soho foundry and mint, Birmingham Canal, Smethwick | Scheduled monument | 640 m west |
| Soho Foundry Former Boulton and Watt Foundry Pattern Stores and Erecting Shops | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m west |
| The Red Lion Public House | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m north |
| Smethwick Engine House | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km west |
| Engine Arm Aqueduct, Warley | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km west |
| Handsworth Park (Formerly Victoria Park) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km north-east |
| Key Hill Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.0 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Soho Loop | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south-east |
| Icknield Port Loop | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km south-east |
| Smethwick Hall Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km west |
| Thimblemill Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km south-west |
| Priory Woods | Wood | 3.4 km north-west |
| Bromford Stop | Island | 4.5 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 18 |
6 of the postcode's 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 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 | 31% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 25% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 39% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 14% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 10% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 31% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 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) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 66% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 14% | 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 Eva Road.