B19 2HT Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Newtown. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Roslin Grove, Birmingham: 28 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 (92% of about 510 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
- Anglesey Street: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (50 m)
- North Newtown Area 2 Opp1: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (110 m)
- OFF CARPENTERS ROAD SITE OF GRAFTON GROVE AND POWICK PLACE: up to 8 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- LAND REAR OF 239 TO 263 BURBURY STREET: up to 4 homes, not permissioned (210 m)
- Newtown Health Centre, 171 Melbourne Avenue: up to 9 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- Wheeler Street Shopping Precinct: up to 42 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- 27 Nursery Road , Lozells, Birmingham, B19 2XN: up to 22 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- Farm Street 52: up to 2 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 28 addresses are between 115 m and 118 m above sea level (116 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 | Jewellery Quarter 446,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Birmingham Snow Hill 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Perry Barr 185,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Jewellery Quarter (West Midlands Metro) | 1.1 km |
| St Paul's (West Midlands Metro) | 1.3 km | |
| Soho Benson Road (West Midlands Metro) | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 58 within 800 m; nearest Burbury Street Newtown | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 2.9 km |
| Car parks | Buckingham Street Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 210 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 11.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Raydocs Newtown | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 20 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hurcomb Pharmacy | 370 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 260 m |
| Hospital | Birmingham Children's Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | West Midlands Police - Newtown Police Station | 730 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 470 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Burbury Park 4.4 ha | 110 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 670 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | Tower Street Recreation Ground 5,060 m² | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Gibson Road Allotments 1,440 m² | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Convent of Our Lady of Mercy, a listed building (Grade II*), 520 m west. 72 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Convent of Our Lady of Mercy | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m west |
| Icknield Street School (St Chad's Roman Catholic Annexe) | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m south-west |
| 303, Icknield Street B18 | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m south-west |
| The Bartons Arms Public House | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m east |
| Key Hill Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-west |
| Warstone Lane Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Soho Loop | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km south-west |
| Icknield Port Loop | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km south-west |
| Halfmoon Plantation | Wood | 2.9 km north |
| Brookvale Park | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km north-east |
| Perry Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km north |
| Garden Grove | Wood | 4.1 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 28 | 28 |
None of the postcode's 28 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 59% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 41% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 17% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 5% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 24% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 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) | 12% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 38% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 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 Roslin Grove.