B25 8EG Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: South Yardley. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Leybourne Grove, Birmingham: 31 addresses
- Amington 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 A (61% of about 900 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
- Rear of 305 - 367 Stockfield Road, Tyseley: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (260 m)
- Stockfield Road, Land adjacent to No.406, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27: up to 8 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- 1166-1168 Coventry Road, Hay Mills, Birmingham, B25 8DA: up to 2 homes, permissioned (530 m)
- ELITE HOUSE 95 STOCKFIELD ROAD: up to 20 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- ELITE HOUSE 95 STOCKFIELD ROAD: up to 14 homes, permissioned (610 m)
- 255 DEAKINS ROAD: up to 1 home, permissioned (640 m)
- SITE OF 172 AND 174 DEAKINS ROAD: up to 4 homes, permissioned (650 m)
- Equipoint, 1508 Coventry Road, South Yardley: up to 105 homes, permissioned (690 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 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 32 addresses are between 119 m and 123 m above sea level (122 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 | Tyseley 244,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Acocks Green 418,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Spring Road 162,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Mansfield Road Stockfield | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 4.7 km |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 140 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 5.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Yardley Medical Centre | 500 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Nationwide Care Pharmacy | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 510 m |
| Hospital | Industrial Zone Former Yardley Green Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Acocks Green Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Kwik Save Cashzone | 740 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Westley Vale Millennium Green 7.8 ha | 530 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 690 m² | 590 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Oaklands Recreation Ground 19 ha | 360 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Wharf Land Allotments 1.3 ha | 700 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 8.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Round Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km south |
| Kent's Moat | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km north-east |
| Hob's Moat | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km south-east |
| Olton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km south-east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km south-west |
| Mill Pool Spinney | Wood | 4.2 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
None of the postcode's 32 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, railways or aircraft.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 31% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 37% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 34% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 19% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 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) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Leybourne Grove.