B21 9NY Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Handsworth. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Antrobus Road, Birmingham: 44 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 (57% of about 700 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 south of, 69 Laurel Road, Handsworth, Birmingham: up to 1 home, permissioned (100 m)
- 1b Herbert Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9AE: up to 2 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- 106 Somerset Road, Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, B20 2JG: up to 1 home, permissioned (580 m)
- 1 Friary Road, Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, B20 1BD: up to 1 home, permissioned (600 m)
- 92 Hamilton Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8AH, permissioned (610 m)
- 10 Dawson Road: up to 14 homes, permissioned (710 m)
- 12 & 14a Holyhead Road, Handsworth: up to 18 homes, not permissioned (750 m)
- Al Noor Shopping Centre, 263-265 Soho Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9RY: up to 8 homes, permissioned (820 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 8 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 9 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.
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 | The Hawthorns 334,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km |
| Hamstead (Birmingham) 231,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Perry Barr 185,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro) | 1.3 km |
| Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro) | 1.5 km | |
| Soho Benson Road (West Midlands Metro) | 1.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Antrobus Road Handsworth Wood | 260 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Bromwich Bus Station | 4.1 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Baker Street Car Park | 750 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 220 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 14.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Handsworth Medical Pract. | 690 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Gill Pharmacy | 530 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Grove Lane Dental Surgery | 400 m |
| Hospital | Midland Metropolitan University Hospital | 2.3 km |
| Police station | Thornhill Road Police Station | 880 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 330 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Handsworth Park 27 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,320 m² | 490 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Uplands Allotments 15 ha | 710 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 28 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.3 | 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.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 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) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Antrobus Road.