B25 8LD Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tyseley & Hay Mills. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
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 660 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
- 1166-1168 Coventry Road, Hay Mills, Birmingham, B25 8DA: up to 2 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- 255 DEAKINS ROAD: up to 1 home, permissioned (420 m)
- SITE OF 172 AND 174 DEAKINS ROAD: up to 4 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- Rear of 305 - 367 Stockfield Road, Tyseley: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (460 m)
- Stockfield Road, Land adjacent to No.406, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27: up to 8 homes, permissioned (530 m)
- Equipoint, 1508 Coventry Road, South Yardley: up to 105 homes, permissioned (660 m)
- 1052-1054 Coventry Road, Hay Mills, Birmingham, B25 8DP: up to 2 homes, permissioned (680 m)
- Land adjacent 256 Berkeley Road, Hay Mills, Birmingham: up to 2 homes, permissioned (700 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 11 addresses are between 124 m and 125 m above sea level (125 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 | 1.3 km |
| Acocks Green 418,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Spring Road 162,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 40 within 800 m; nearest Kathleen Road Swan Centre Yardley | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 4.6 km |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 5.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Yardley Medical Centre | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Stag Chemist Birmingham Limited | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 390 m |
| Hospital | Industrial Zone Former Yardley Green Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Acocks Green Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | Kwik Save Cashzone | 950 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Redhill Rocket Park 1,360 m² | 660 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Kingfisher 287 ha | 700 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 690 m² | 400 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Oaklands Recreation Ground 19 ha | 170 m |
| Allotments | Wharf Land Allotments 1.3 ha | 900 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 295 hectares in all.
Landmarks
3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Round Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km south |
| Kent's Moat | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km north-east |
| Hob's Moat | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km south-east |
| Olton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km south-east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km south-west |
| Mill Pool Spinney | Wood | 4.4 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 and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 11 |
8 of the postcode's 11 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 27% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 14% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 89% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 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.