B20 3AD Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Aston. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
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 A (47% of about 570 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
- 35 Canterbury Road, Aston, Birmingham, permissioned (290 m)
- LAND FRONTING WESTMINSTER ROAD ADJACENT 229 CHURCH HILL ROAD: up to 2 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- Birchfield Gateway SW: up to 119 homes, not permissioned (410 m)
- Birchfield Gateway SE: up to 98 homes, not permissioned (410 m)
- 161 to 211 Birchfield Road: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (420 m)
- Site adjacent to 214 Wellington Road: up to 19 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- 196 Church Hill Road - land adjacent, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 3PG: up to 1 home, permissioned (490 m)
- Birchfield Gateway NE: up to 88 homes, not permissioned (510 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 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 44 addresses are between 106 m and 116 m above sea level (111 m on average).
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 | 630 m |
| Witton (West Midlands) 342,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Aston 613,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 40 within 800 m; nearest Livingstone Road Perry Barr | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 4.0 km |
| Car parks | Baker Street Car Park | 2.4 km |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 560 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 12.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Heathfield Family Centre | 790 m |
| Pharmacies | 23 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rx Pharmacy | 500 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Birchfield Dental Practice | 400 m |
| Hospital | Birmingham Children's Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Perry Barr Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 660 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,600 m² | 550 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 750 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,200 m² | 620 m |
| Playing field | Perry Hall Park 63 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Trinity Road Allotments 3,510 m² | 280 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Holy Trinity Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 260 m south-west. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holy Trinity Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m south-west |
| Aston Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km south-east |
| Perry Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north |
| Handsworth Park (Formerly Victoria Park) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Halfmoon Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km north-west |
| Perry Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km north |
| Brookvale Park | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km east |
| Witton Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km north-east |
| Soho Loop | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km south-west |
| Garden Grove | Wood | 3.3 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.9 | 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 | 12 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 32 | 44 |
12 of the postcode's 44 addresses are 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 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 27% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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.