B20 3AN Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Aston. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Stoneleigh Road, Birmingham: 14 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 (58% of about 450 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 (70 m)
- Birchfield Gateway SE: up to 98 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- Birchfield Gateway SW: up to 119 homes, not permissioned (430 m)
- Birchfield Gateway NE: up to 88 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- 161 to 211 Birchfield Road: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- LAND ADJACENT CROWN & CUSHION PUBLIC HOUSE WELLINGTON ROAD: up to 95 homes, not permissioned (530 m)
- PLOT 5 Former BCU City North Campus Franchise Street: up to 16 homes, permissioned (540 m)
- Site adjacent to 214 Wellington Road: up to 19 homes, permissioned (580 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 14 addresses are between 103 m and 107 m above sea level (105 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 | 650 m |
| Witton (West Midlands) 342,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 930 m | |
| Aston 613,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 46 within 800 m; nearest Livingstone Road Perry Barr | 330 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 4.0 km |
| Car parks | Brewery Street Coach and Lorry Parking | 2.4 km |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 340 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 12.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Al-Shafa Medical Centre | 700 m |
| Pharmacies | 22 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Health Plus Pharmacy | 520 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Birchfield Dental Practice | 530 m |
| Hospital | Birmingham Children's Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Perry Barr Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 810 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,600 m² | 580 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Aston Park 22 ha | 790 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 670 m² | 630 m |
| Playing field | Perry Hall Park 63 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Trinity Road Allotments 3,510 m² | 230 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 24 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Holy Trinity Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 430 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* | 430 m south-west |
| Aston Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km south-east |
| Perry Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north |
| Handsworth Park (Formerly Victoria Park) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Halfmoon Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km north-west |
| Perry Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km north |
| Brookvale Park | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km east |
| Witton Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km north-east |
| Soho Loop | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km south-west |
| Garden Grove | Wood | 3.5 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.5 | 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 | 13 | 14 |
1 of the postcode's 14 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 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 Stoneleigh Road.