B18 4QU Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Soho & Jewellery Quarter. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- The Triangle, Gib Heath: 10 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 (90% of about 770 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
- WESTERN BUSINESS PARK: up to 310 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- 52A BOULTON ROAD: up to 2 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- LAND ADJACENT 80 JAMES TURNER STREET: up to 1 home, permissioned (500 m)
- Al Noor Shopping Centre, 263-265 Soho Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9RY: up to 8 homes, permissioned (530 m)
- SITE OF 1,3 AND 5 WAVERHILL ROAD: up to 12 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- Gib Heath: up to 662 homes, not permissioned (620 m)
- 10 Dawson Road: up to 14 homes, permissioned (640 m)
- 15 BOOTH STREET: up to 8 homes, permissioned (750 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 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 addresses are about 131 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 | Jewellery Quarter 446,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km |
| The Hawthorns 334,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Smethwick Rolfe Street 404,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Soho Benson Road (West Midlands Metro) | 290 m |
| Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro) | 290 m | |
| Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro) | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 39 within 800 m; nearest Winson Green Metro | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 4.0 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Baker Street Car Park | 600 m |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 800 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 13.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kirpal Medical Practice | 550 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Soho Pharmacy | 550 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 247-251 | 550 m |
| Hospital | Birmingham City Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Thornhill Road Police Station | 750 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 350 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 5.4 ha | 790 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 400 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Matthew Boulton Allotments 2,140 m² | 400 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 9.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bishop Latimer Memorial Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 360 m west. 29 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bishop Latimer Memorial Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m west |
| The Red Lion Public House | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m north |
| Soho House | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m east |
| King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls with boundary gates, railings and piers | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m north-east |
| Remains of the Boulton and Watt Soho foundry and mint, Birmingham Canal, Smethwick | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km west |
| Handsworth Park (Formerly Victoria Park) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km north-east |
| Key Hill Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km south-east |
| Smethwick Engine House | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Soho Loop | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south-east |
| Icknield Port Loop | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km south |
| Halfmoon Plantation | Wood | 3.2 km north-east |
| Smethwick Hall Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km west |
| Thimblemill Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km south-west |
| Bromford Stop | Island | 5.0 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 | 5 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 5 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 0 |
10 of the postcode's 10 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 32% | 17% |
| Private rented | 43% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 38% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 19% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 24% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 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) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 40% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 67% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 12% | 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 The Triangle.