B27 7AA Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Acocks Green. 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 B (38% of about 820 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
- SITE OF 1298 WARWICK ROAD: up to 46 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- Brookvale, 111 Warwick Road, Olton: up to 17 homes, pending decision (410 m)
- 12 Botteville Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 7YD: up to 4 homes, permissioned (500 m)
- 2a Station Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6DN: up to 1 home, permissioned (620 m)
- 87 Oxford Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6DR: up to 1 home, permissioned (650 m)
- Land Adjoining Canal south of Woodcock Lane North, South Yardley: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (670 m)
- 15 TO 17 STATION ROAD: up to 4 homes, permissioned (690 m)
- 32 Station Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham: up to 1 home, permissioned (700 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 118 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 | Olton 463,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 790 m |
| Acocks Green 418,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 840 m | |
| Spring Road 162,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 20 stops within 400 m, 59 within 800 m; nearest Bretton Road Acocks Green | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Solihull Station | 3.5 km |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 170 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 4.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Victoria Road Surgery | 440 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest A.g Pharmacy | 530 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Victoria Road (Dental Surgery) | 440 m |
| Hospital | Former Womens Hospital | 3.7 km |
| Police station | Acocks Green Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 190 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Fox Hollies Park 17 ha | 430 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,310 m² | 450 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 180 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Woodcock Lane Allotments 3,670 m² | 410 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 25 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Burnt mound in Fox Hollies Park, 140m south east of Round Pool, a scheduled monument, 600 m south-west. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Burnt mound in Fox Hollies Park, 140m south east of Round Pool | Scheduled monument | 600 m south-west |
| Hob's Moat, 60m north of Castle Lane | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Round Pool | Lake or reservoir | 590 m south-west |
| Olton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south-east |
| Hob's Moat | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km east |
| Mill Pool Spinney | Wood | 2.3 km south-east |
| Brown's Coppice | Wood | 2.5 km south |
| Palmers Rough | Wood | 2.7 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 | 16 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 24 |
18 of the postcode's 24 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 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 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) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 75% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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.