B24 9PS Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Pype Hayes. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Kingsbury Road, Royal Sutton Coldfield: 44 addresses
- Burcote Road, Birmingham: 1 address
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 (32% of about 880 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
- Burcote Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B24: up to 10 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- Bagot Arms, Eachelhurst Road, Pype Hayes, Birmingham, B24 0QL: up to 52 homes, permissioned (660 m)
- Paget Junior and Infant School, Paget Road, permissioned (680 m)
- 520 Holly Lane, Erdington, Birmingham, B24 9LY: up to 1 home, permissioned (770 m)
- 553 Holly Lane, Erdington, Birmingham, B24 9LU: up to 2 homes, permissioned (810 m)
- SITE OF FORMER NOCKS BRICKWORKS HOLLY LANE: up to 50 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 6 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 45 addresses are between 86 m and 94 m above sea level (91 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 | Erdington 481,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km |
| Chester Road 659,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Gravelly Hill 390,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest TrustFord Tyburn | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 7.1 km |
| Car parks | Machin Road Car Park | 2.3 km |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 8.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Midlands Medical Partnership | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Prinja Pharmacy | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Castle Dental Care | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Northcroft Hospital | 3.2 km |
| Police station | Erdington Police Station | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 550 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Sorrel Park 1.8 ha | 180 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Pype Hayes Park 42 ha | 710 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 190 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.2 ha | 1.6 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Birches Green Allotments 3.0 ha | 600 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 44 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 8 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 18 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 45 |
36 of the postcode's 45 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Kingsbury Road.