B19 3BT Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Newtown. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Mosborough Crescent, Birmingham: 48 addresses
- Westhorpe Grove, 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 (77% of about 700 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 (100 m)
- Smith Street: up to 44 homes, not permissioned (170 m)
- Rear of 6 to 16 Smith Street, Newtown: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (200 m)
- 175-176 Hockley Hill, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 5AN: up to 1 home, permissioned (210 m)
- Great Hampton Street/Hockley Street, Hockley: up to 150 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
- 41-43 Great Hampton Street, Newtown: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
- Land at 1-4 Key Hill Drive, Nos 2, 54-58 Key Hill and 17-21 Hockley Hill, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, B18 5NY: up to 62 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- 80-82 Great Hampton Street - rear of, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, B18 6EW: up to 29 homes, permissioned (310 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 22 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 49 addresses are between 123 m and 125 m above sea level (124 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 | 550 m |
| Birmingham Snow Hill 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Birmingham New Street 37 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Jewellery Quarter (West Midlands Metro) | 540 m |
| St Paul's (West Midlands Metro) | 640 m | |
| St Chad's (West Midlands Metro) | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 56 within 800 m; nearest Well Street Hockley | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 2.3 km |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m; nearest Buckingham Street Car Park | 380 m |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 270 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 11.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hockley Medical Practice | 940 m |
| Pharmacies | 20 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hockley Medical Practice Pharmacy | 850 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Farm Street (Dental Surgery) | 460 m |
| Hospital | Birmingham Children's Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | West Midlands Police - Newtown Police Station | 480 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 420 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.9 ha | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Burbury Park 4.4 ha | 410 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 80 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Tower Street Recreation Ground 5,060 m² | 470 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,000 m² | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Great Hampton Street Works, a listed building (Grade II*), 330 m south-west. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Great Hampton Street Works | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m south-west |
| Ashford and Sons | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m south |
| Key Hill Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 530 m south-west |
| 303, Icknield Street B18 | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m west |
| Icknield Street School (St Chad's Roman Catholic Annexe) | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m west |
| Warstone Lane Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 700 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 | 2.0 km south-west |
| Halfmoon Plantation | Wood | 3.6 km north |
| Brookvale Park | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 26 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 49 |
26 of the postcode's 49 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 | 25 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 28% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 26% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 56% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 20% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 31% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 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) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 73% | 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 Mosborough Crescent.