B2 5AE Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ladywood. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Temple Street, Birmingham: 35 addresses
- Cannon Street, Birmingham: 26 addresses
- Needless Alley, Birmingham: 8 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: 11.
- 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
- 44, WATERLOO STREET B2, grade II*
- 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
- 7 AND 8, WATERLOO STREET, grade II
- 9-13, CORPORATION STREET, grade II
- MIDLAND BANK, grade II
- NEWTON CHAMBERS, grade II
- TEMPLE BUILDINGS, grade II
- Trocadero and Albert Chambers, grade II
- UNETT MONUMENT, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Guildhall Buildings, Navigation Street: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- Aspect Court, Ladywood: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
- Town Hall Car Park, Brunel Street: up to 120 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- 65 Church Street, City Centre, Birmingham, B3 2DP: up to 2 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- 65 Church Street, Birmingham, B3 2DP: up to 13 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Richmond House, 84 Newhall Street, Birmingham, B3 1PB: up to 83 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th Floors, York House, 38 Great Charles Street, Ladywood: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- Martineau Galleries, between Priory Queensway and Moor Street, Ladywood: up to 340 homes, not permissioned (400 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 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 Temple Street.