B19 2TS Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Lozells. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Lozells Road, Birmingham: 8 addresses
- Wilton Street, Birmingham: 1 address
- Lozells Road, Birmingham: 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 (84% of about 550 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
- Site of 71 to 77, Lozells Road: up to 21 homes, not permissioned (120 m)
- LAND BETWEEN 21 TO 31 FINCH ROAD: up to 10 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- OFF CARPENTERS ROAD SITE OF GRAFTON GROVE AND POWICK PLACE: up to 8 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- Site adjacent and to rear of 13 Finch Road: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- Gower Street: up to 21 homes, not permissioned (340 m)
- LAND REAR OF 239 TO 263 BURBURY STREET: up to 4 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- 35 Wilson Road, Handsworth, Birmingham: up to 1 home, permissioned (390 m)
- SITE OF CLYDE TOWER 6 BIRCHFIELD ROAD: up to 25 homes, permissioned (410 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 10 addresses are between 126 m and 127 m above sea level (126 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 83%, ultrafast 83%, gigabit 83% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Perry Barr 185,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km |
| Jewellery Quarter 446,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Witton (West Midlands) 342,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Jewellery Quarter (West Midlands Metro) | 1.6 km |
| St Paul's (West Midlands Metro) | 1.7 km | |
| Soho Benson Road (West Midlands Metro) | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 49 within 800 m; nearest Lozells Street | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 3.2 km |
| Car parks | Buckingham Street Car Park | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 110 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 12.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Raydocs Newtown | 250 m |
| Pharmacies | 23 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Chemipharm | 110 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lozells Road (Dental Surgery) | 110 m |
| Hospital | Birmingham Children's Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | West Midlands Police - Newtown Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 100 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,790 m² | 120 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Burbury Park 4.4 ha | 560 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 660 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | Tower Street Recreation Ground 5,060 m² | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | Trinity Road Allotments 3,510 m² | 830 m |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 10 |
10 of the postcode's 10 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 | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 42% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 40% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 26% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 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) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 41% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 72% | 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 Lozells Road.