B2 4ND Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ladywood. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham: 6 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: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
- Former Market Hotel, grade II
- THE OLD REPERTORY THEATRE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Guildhall Buildings, Navigation Street: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (120 m)
- 71-79 John Bright Street, Birmingham, B1 1BL: up to 15 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- 58-72 John Bright Street, Ladywood: up to 18 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- Suffolk Street Queensway: up to 240 homes, not permissioned (220 m)
- Ringway Centre Smallbrook Queensway, Bordesley & Highgate: up to 309 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- RINGWAY CENTRE SBQ2 & SQB3 SMALLBROOK QUEENSWAY: up to 1,085 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- Town Hall Car Park, Brunel Street: up to 120 homes, not permissioned (260 m)
- Queensgate House, Suffolk Street Queensway, Birmingham: up to 67 homes, permissioned (260 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Birmingham New Street 37 million journeys in 2024–25 | 150 m |
| Birmingham Moor Street 7.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 420 m | |
| Birmingham Snow Hill 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 670 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Grand Central (West Midlands Metro) | 150 m |
| Corporation Street (West Midlands Metro) | 280 m | |
| Town Hall (West Midlands Metro) | 420 m | |
| Bus stops | 36 stops within 400 m, 139 within 800 m; nearest Old Repertory Theatre Birmingham | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 650 m |
| Car parks | 26 within 800 m; nearest Blue Parking | 70 m |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest Apcoa Charging Station | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 10.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Halcyon Medical | 390 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 220 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mismile Birmingham | 190 m |
| Hospital | Birmingham Children's Hospital | 870 m |
| Police station | Birmingham Police Station | 320 m |
| Cash machines | 10 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 120 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest St Thomas's Gardens 5,570 m² | 670 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 830 m² | 670 m |
| Playing field | Tower Street Recreation Ground 5,060 m² | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 400 m² | 2.5 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.0 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 7% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 35% | 17% |
| Private rented | 58% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 41% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 24% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 13% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 22% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 55% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 16% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Smallbrook Queensway.