B20 2ED Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Handsworth Wood. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Stanier Grove, Birmingham: 4 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 B (35% of about 620 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
- 4A Grosvenor Road, Birchfield: up to 7 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- 320 Hamstead Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2RA: up to 1 home, permissioned (390 m)
- LAND BETWEEN 6 AND 16 BUTLERS ROAD: up to 1 home, permissioned (450 m)
- Wellington Road, Aston, Handsworth Wood: up to 296 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- Land off Lea Hill Road, Handsworth Wood: up to 14 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- 7 Selborne Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2DN: up to 1 home, permissioned (540 m)
- 150 Church Lane, Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, B20 2RT: up to 3 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- Site adjacent to 214 Wellington Road: up to 19 homes, permissioned (760 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 addresses are about 115 m above sea level.
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 | Perry Barr 185,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 900 m |
| Hamstead (Birmingham) 231,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Witton (West Midlands) 342,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 28 within 800 m; nearest Upper Grosvenor Road Handsworth Wood | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 4.7 km |
| Car parks | Baker Street Car Park | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 790 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 13.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Heathfield Family Centre | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 17 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rx Pharmacy | 810 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 920 m |
| Hospital | Birmingham Children's Hospital | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Thornhill Road Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 720 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,420 m² | 230 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Handsworth Park 27 ha | 470 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 820 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.8 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Lea Hall Allotments 6,750 m² | 310 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 28 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 4 |
1 of the postcode's 4 addresses is 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 74% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Stanier Grove.