B29 7NP Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bournbrook & Selly Park. 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 (43% of about 1,020 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, SELLY OAK 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
- 807 Pershore Road, Selly Park, Birmingham, B29 7LR, permissioned (360 m)
- 955 PERSHORE ROAD: up to 1 home, permissioned (720 m)
- 956 Pershore Road, Selly Park, Birmingham: up to 1 home, permissioned (740 m)
- Land adjacent to 74 Bournbrook Road, Bournbrook, Birmingham: up to 1 home, permissioned (850 m)
- 2-10 Bournbrook Road, Bournbrook, Birmingham, B29 7BH, permissioned (910 m)
- 2-10 Bournbrook Road, Bournbrook, Birmingham, B29 7BH: up to 53 homes, permissioned (910 m)
- Land Incorporating 1048 - 1052 Pershore Road & 1-3 Dogpool Lane: up to 127 homes, permissioned (940 m)
- 52 Yew Tree Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8QG, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 23 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 2 low and 17 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 24 addresses are between 117 m and 118 m above sea level (117 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Selly Oak 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km |
| University (Birmingham) 3.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Bournville 996,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 15 within 800 m; nearest First Avenue Selly Park | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 3.9 km |
| Car parks | Moseley Village Car Park | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | 19 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 130 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 11.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Selly Park Surgery | 180 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Selly Park Pharmacy | 410 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Selly Park Dental Centre | 220 m |
| Hospital | Dental Hospital | 710 m |
| Police station | Tally Ho Police Training Centre | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Platinum Retail - Kensington SF Connect Cashzone | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Cannon Hill Park 70 ha | 240 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,350 m² | 710 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Moor Green Sports Centre 14 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Moor Green Allotments 11 ha | 270 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 111 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Highbury Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 890 m east. 15 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Highbury Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m east |
| King Edward's School Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m north-west |
| Highbury Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km south-east |
| Cannon Hill Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.1 km north-east |
| Roman forts at Metchley | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Edgbaston Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north |
| Camp Wood | Wood | 1.9 km south-west |
| The Grove | Wood | 2.6 km west |
| Coldbath Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km east |
| Moseley New Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km east |
| Moor Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 24 | 24 |
None of the postcode's 24 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 42% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 51% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.