B20 3PP 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 (78% 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
- LAND FRONTING WESTMINSTER ROAD ADJACENT 229 CHURCH HILL ROAD: up to 2 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- 196 Church Hill Road - land adjacent, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 3PG: up to 1 home, permissioned (360 m)
- 4A Grosvenor Road, Birchfield: up to 7 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- Land to the rear of, 105 Heathfield Road , Lozells, Birmingham, B19 1HE: up to 2 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- 35 Wilson Road, Handsworth, Birmingham: up to 1 home, permissioned (600 m)
- Site adjacent to 214 Wellington Road: up to 19 homes, permissioned (610 m)
- 161 to 211 Birchfield Road: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (630 m)
- Birchfield Gateway SW: up to 119 homes, not permissioned (680 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 3 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 27 addresses are between 109 m and 115 m above sea level (114 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 | 820 m |
| Witton (West Midlands) 342,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Jewellery Quarter 446,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest Putney Road Birchfield | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 4.1 km |
| Car parks | Baker Street Car Park | 1.9 km |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 170 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 | 460 m |
| Pharmacies | 25 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Heathfield Pharmacy | 460 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Heathfield Road Dental Practice | 330 m |
| Hospital | Birmingham Children's Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Thornhill Road Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 190 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Handsworth Park 27 ha | 720 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,200 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.8 ha | 890 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Livingstone Road Allotments 3.4 ha | 360 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 28 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Holy Trinity Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 430 m south-east. 18 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holy Trinity Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m south-east |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m west |
| Handsworth Park (Formerly Victoria Park) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km west |
| Aston Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km east |
| Perry Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Halfmoon Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km north |
| Perry Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km north |
| Soho Loop | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km south-west |
| Garden Grove | Wood | 3.0 km north-west |
| Brookvale Park | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km east |
| Witton Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km north-east |
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 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 27 |
4 of the postcode's 27 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 | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 41% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 38% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 17% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 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) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 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.