B24 9ET Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Erdington. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Holliday 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 (33% of about 690 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 at Orphanage Road to the east of Nexus Point, Erdington, Birmingham, B23: up to 96 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- Edwards Road/Orphanage Road, Erdington: up to 4 homes, not permissioned (200 m)
- Abbeyrose Nursing Home, 34-38 Orchard Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B24 9JA: up to 33 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- 56 High Street, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 6RT: up to 3 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- CENTRAL SQUARE HIGH STREET: up to 200 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- 23 Moor End Lane, Land adjacent, Erdington, Birmingham, B24 9DH: up to 1 home, permissioned (440 m)
- Sutton Guest House, 85 Sutton Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 5XA: up to 1 home, permissioned (610 m)
- 224 - 232 High Street, Erdington, Birmingham: up to 23 homes, permissioned (670 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 2 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 addresses are about 115 m above sea level.
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 | Erdington 481,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 610 m |
| Chester Road 659,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Gravelly Hill 390,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 45 within 800 m; nearest Holliday Road Erdington | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 6.8 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Machin Road Car Park | 660 m |
| EV charging points | 13 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 530 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 9.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Poplars Surgery | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Manor Pharmacy | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Denbeigh Dental | 810 m |
| Hospital | Northcroft Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Erdington Police Station | 460 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Mchollies | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest The Green 410 m² | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Rookery Park 6.0 ha | 700 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 940 m² | 800 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.2 ha | 590 m |
| Allotments | Birches Green Allotments 3.0 ha | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 6.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Roman Catholic Church of St Thomas and St Edmund with Lych Gate and walls to its south-east, a listed building (Grade II*), 450 m north-west. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Church of St Thomas and St Edmund with Lych Gate and walls to its south-east | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Eachelhurst Spinney | Wood | 1.9 km north-east |
| The Shrubbery | Wood | 2.1 km north-east |
| The Dam | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km north-east |
| Pool Spinney | Wood | 2.3 km north-east |
| Brookvale Park | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km west |
| Black Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 14 |
2 of the postcode's 14 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 63% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 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) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Holliday Road.