B2 4BL Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ladywood. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Stephenson Street, Birmingham: 7 addresses
- Unnamed street near Stephenson Street, 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 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: 8.
- 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
- 1-7, CORPORATION STREET, grade II
- 18 AND 19, BENNETT'S HILL B2 (See details for further address information), grade II
- 39-42 Cannon Street, including 9-15 Needless Alley, grade II
- 9-13, CORPORATION STREET, grade II
- MIDLAND BANK INTERNATIONAL DIVISION, grade II
- NEWTON CHAMBERS, grade II
- TEMPLE BUILDINGS, grade II
- Trocadero and Albert Chambers, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Guildhall Buildings, Navigation Street: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (60 m)
- Town Hall Car Park, Brunel Street: up to 120 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
- 58-72 John Bright Street, Ladywood: up to 18 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- 71-79 John Bright Street, Birmingham, B1 1BL: up to 15 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- Aspect Court, Ladywood: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (340 m)
- Queensgate House, Suffolk Street Queensway, Birmingham: up to 67 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Suffolk Street Queensway: up to 240 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- Car park land adjacent to Queensgate House, Suffolk Street, Queensway, Birmingham, B1 1LX: up to 120 homes, permissioned (370 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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.
Broadband
Superfast 75%, ultrafast 75%, gigabit 75% 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 Stephenson Street.