B20 3NU Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Birchfield. 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 (64% of about 590 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
- Site adjacent to 214 Wellington Road: up to 19 homes, permissioned (0 m)
- Birchfield Gateway SW: up to 119 homes, not permissioned (170 m)
- LAND ADJACENT CROWN & CUSHION PUBLIC HOUSE WELLINGTON ROAD: up to 95 homes, not permissioned (180 m)
- Birchfield Gateway NE: up to 88 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
- Birchfield Gateway SE: up to 98 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- One Stop Shopping Centre and adjoining land: up to 200 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- Former Birmingham City University Campus, Perry Barr: up to 1,396 homes, not permissioned (450 m)
- PLOT 10 Former BCU City North Campus Franchise Street: up to 183 homes, permissioned (460 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 8 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 26 addresses are between 103 m and 105 m above sea level (104 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 | 200 m |
| Witton (West Midlands) 342,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Aston 613,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Leslie Rd Perry Barr | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 4.5 km |
| Car parks | Baker Street Car Park | 2.4 km |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 760 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 12.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Heathfield Family Centre | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 24 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rx Pharmacy | 50 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Birchfield Dental Practice | 860 m |
| Hospital | Birmingham Children's Hospital | 2.2 km |
| Police station | Perry Barr Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,420 m² | 670 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 670 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Perry Hall Park 63 ha | 560 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Livingstone Road Allotments 3.4 ha | 190 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Holy Trinity Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 690 m south. 6 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* | 690 m south |
| Perry Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north |
| Handsworth Park (Formerly Victoria Park) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km west |
| Aston Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Halfmoon Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km north-west |
| Perry Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north |
| Brookvale Park | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km east |
| Witton Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km north-east |
| Garden Grove | Wood | 2.9 km north-west |
| Soho Loop | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km south-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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 26 |
13 of the postcode's 26 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 23% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 39% | 17% |
| Private rented | 35% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 38% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 22% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 30% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 35% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 69% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 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.