B21 9AU Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Handsworth. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Lansdowne Road, Birmingham: 31 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 A (49% of about 490 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
- 75-77 Lansdowne Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9AU: up to 2 homes, permissioned (70 m)
- 72A Soho Road, Handsworth, Birmingham: up to 8 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- 146 Hamstead Road, Handsworth, Birmingham: up to 1 home, permissioned (480 m)
- SITE OF 1,3 AND 5 WAVERHILL ROAD: up to 12 homes, permissioned (520 m)
- 54 Villa Road, Lozells, Birmingham, B19 1BL: up to 9 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- Bills House: up to 59 homes, not permissioned (580 m)
- 1b Herbert Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9AE: up to 2 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- 84 TO 90 VILLA ROAD: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (630 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.
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 | Jewellery Quarter 446,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km |
| Perry Barr 185,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| The Hawthorns 334,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Soho Benson Road (West Midlands Metro) | 1.0 km |
| Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro) | 1.2 km | |
| Jewellery Quarter (West Midlands Metro) | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Broughton Road Soho | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 4.1 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Baker Street Car Park | 680 m |
| EV charging points | 15 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 330 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 13.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hamstead Road Surgery | 350 m |
| Pharmacies | 18 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Healthstop Pharmacy | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 78 Soho Road (Dental Practice) | 420 m |
| Hospital | Birmingham City Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Thornhill Road Police Station | 340 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 162 Soho Road Lloyds Bank | 640 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Handsworth Park 27 ha | 260 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,320 m² | 440 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Victoria Jubilee Allotments 2.2 ha | 340 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 28 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.9 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 46% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 35% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 66% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Lansdowne Road.