B30 1DR Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced February 1990. Ward: Bournville & Cotteridge. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Nursery Drive, Birmingham: 29 addresses
- Nursery Close, 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 B (32% of about 630 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
- 1893 Pershore Road, Cotteridge, Birmingham, B30 3DJ: up to 3 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- Pershore Road South, Apartment Building adj Kings Norton Fire Station: up to 2 homes, permissioned (530 m)
- The Beeches, Selly Oak Road, Bournville: up to 21 homes, permissioned (840 m)
- Franklin House Car Park, Bournville Lane, Birmingham, B30 2HP, Bournville & Cotteridge: up to 52 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 30 addresses are between 153 m and 157 m above sea level (155 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 | Kings Norton 934,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 450 m |
| Bournville 996,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Northfield 643,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 43 within 800 m; nearest Station Road Cotteridge | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 7.1 km |
| Car parks | Sainsbury's Northfield Car Park | 2.8 km |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 290 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 13.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Northwood Medical Centre | 310 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest King's Pharmacy & Opticians | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Station Dental Practice | 530 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital Birmingham Pts | 720 m |
| Police station | Bournville Lane Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Spar Cotteridge, Cotteridge Cashzone | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Cotteridge Park 9.9 ha | 360 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | King's Norton Park 10 ha | 720 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 730 m² | 590 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Rowheath Playing Fields 10 ha | 650 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Selly Oak Road Allotments 6,360 m² | 320 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 26 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Burnt mounds in Woodlands Park, 540m and 640m west of The Pavilion, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km west. 14 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Burnt mounds in Woodlands Park, 540m and 640m west of The Pavilion | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km west |
| Guillotine Lock, Stratford Canal | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-east |
| Brandwood End Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Merecroft Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south |
| Camp Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north |
| Gay Hill | Hill | 2.9 km south |
| King's Wood | Wood | 2.9 km south-east |
| Red Hill | Hill | 3.3 km south |
| High Hill | Hill | 3.6 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 28 | 30 |
2 of the postcode's 30 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 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) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Nursery Drive.