B28 0LE Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hall Green South. 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 C (48% of about 640 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
- ADJACENT 163 COLE VALLEY ROAD: up to 8 homes, permissioned (670 m)
- 1A Highfield Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, B28 0EL: up to 2 homes, permissioned (890 m)
- Garages, Marion Way, Hall Green: up to 2 homes, not permissioned (910 m)
- 82 - 84 Baldwins Lane, Rear of, Hall Green, Birmingham: up to 1 home, permissioned (1.0 km)
- Centre Court, 1301 Stratford Road, Hall Green, Birmingham,: up to 8 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
- 9 Baldwins Lane, Land at side, Hall Green, Birmingham, B28 0PT,: up to 1 home, permissioned (1.0 km)
- 126 Baldwins Lane, Land at rear of, Hall Green, Birmingham, B28 0QE: up to 6 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
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 47 addresses are between 136 m and 141 m above sea level (140 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 98%, gigabit 98% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Yardley Wood 409,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 300 m |
| Hall Green 339,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Shirley 315,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest St Peters Church Yardley Wood | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Solihull Station | 4.2 km |
| Car parks | Asda Shirley Car Park | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 7.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Yardley Wood Health Centre | 730 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Highfield Road Pharmacy | 400 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 720 m |
| Hospital | Former Womens Hospital | 3.4 km |
| Police station | Kings Heath Police Station | 3.4 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 240 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Shire Country Park 92 ha | 460 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 810 m² | 680 m |
| Playing field | Camp Hill Rugby Football Club 2.6 ha | 1.6 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Scribers Lane Allotments 2.0 ha | 700 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 92 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Burnt mounds at Moseley Bog, 380m north east of Moseley New Pool, a scheduled monument, 1.8 km north-west. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Burnt mounds at Moseley Bog, 380m north east of Moseley New Pool | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north |
| Moseley New Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north-west |
| Coldbath Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km north-west |
| Palmers Rough | Wood | 2.2 km east |
| Peterbrook Mill Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km south |
| Bill's Wood | Wood | 2.6 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 47 | 47 |
None of the postcode's 47 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 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) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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.