B2 4BA Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ladywood. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Victoria Square, Birmingham: 38 addresses
- New Street, Birmingham: 26 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 C (47% of about 1,290 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, COLMORE ROW AND ENVIRONS CONSERVATION AREA (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 13.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- Council House, City Museum and Art Gallery and Council House extension, grade II*
- NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK, grade II*
- 130, COLMORE ROW B3 (See details for further address information), grade II
- 31 AND 32, WATERLOO STREET B2, grade II
- 80-83, NEW STREET B2, grade II
- 84-87, NEW STREET B2, grade II
- 88-91, NEW STREET B2, grade II
- 92 AND 93, NEW STREET B2 (See details for further address information), grade II
- APSLEY HOUSE, grade II
- CHRISTCHURCH HOUSE, grade II
- GENERAL POST OFFICE, grade II
- Grosvenor House, grade II
- WELLINGTON HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Town Hall Car Park, Brunel Street: up to 120 homes, not permissioned (200 m)
- Guildhall Buildings, Navigation Street: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (220 m)
- BLOCK A PARADISE CIRCUS/CHAMBERLAIN SQUARE PARADISE CIRCUS QUEENSWAY: up to 370 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- Former Axis Building: up to 506 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
- Richmond House, 84 Newhall Street, Birmingham, B3 1PB: up to 83 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- 58-72 John Bright Street, Ladywood: up to 18 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th Floors, York House, 38 Great Charles Street, Ladywood: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- Brindley Drive Multi-storey Car Park, Brindley Drive, Birmingham, B1 2NB: up to 581 homes, permissioned (340 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.
Broadband
Superfast 90%, ultrafast 90%, gigabit 90% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Victoria Square.