B19 3BS Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Newtown. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Hadfield Croft, Birmingham: 30 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 (88% of about 520 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
- Rear of 70 -80 Unett St, Newtown: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (160 m)
- Smith Street: up to 44 homes, not permissioned (160 m)
- Rear of 6 to 16 Smith Street, Newtown: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (180 m)
- Great Hampton Street/Hockley Street, Hockley: up to 150 homes, not permissioned (250 m)
- 175-176 Hockley Hill, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 5AN: up to 1 home, permissioned (250 m)
- 41-43 Great Hampton Street, Newtown: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- 46-58 Barr Street & 27-33 Great Hampton Street, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham: up to 129 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- 80-82 Great Hampton Street - rear of, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, B18 6EW: up to 29 homes, permissioned (330 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 12 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 30 addresses are between 125 m and 127 m above sea level (126 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 | 590 m |
| Birmingham Snow Hill 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Birmingham New Street 37 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Jewellery Quarter (West Midlands Metro) | 580 m |
| St Paul's (West Midlands Metro) | 610 m | |
| St Chad's (West Midlands Metro) | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 60 within 800 m; nearest Well Street Hockley | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 2.2 km |
| Car parks | 7 within 800 m; nearest Buckingham Street Car Park | 340 m |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 340 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 11.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Raydocs Newtown | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 20 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hockley Medical Practice Pharmacy | 890 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Farm Street (Dental Surgery) | 520 m |
| Hospital | Birmingham Children's Hospital | 900 m |
| Police station | West Midlands Police - Newtown Police Station | 420 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 410 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 100 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Burbury Park 4.4 ha | 450 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 80 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Tower Street Recreation Ground 5,060 m² | 400 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,000 m² | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ashford and Sons, a listed building (Grade II*), 360 m south. 219 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ashford and Sons | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m south |
| Great Hampton Street Works | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m south-west |
| Key Hill Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 590 m west |
| 303, Icknield Street B18 | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m west |
| Icknield Street School (St Chad's Roman Catholic Annexe) | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m west |
| Warstone Lane Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 740 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Soho Loop | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km west |
| Icknield Port Loop | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south-west |
| Halfmoon Plantation | Wood | 3.6 km north |
| Brookvale Park | Lake or reservoir | 4.0 km north-east |
| Edgbaston Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km south |
| Perry Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km north |
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 | 30 | 30 |
None of the postcode's 30 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 | 22 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 38% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 16% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 74% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 41% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 20% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 6% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 39% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 67% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 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 Hadfield Croft.