B30 2DY Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bournville & Cotteridge. 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 (51% of about 590 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
- Franklin House Car Park, Bournville Lane, Birmingham, B30 2HP, Bournville & Cotteridge: up to 52 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- Station Fields Car Park, Bournville: up to 71 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- The Beeches, Selly Oak Road, Bournville: up to 21 homes, permissioned (610 m)
- LAND FRONTING HAZELWELL ROAD REAR OF 3 TO 11 IVY ROAD: up to 1 home, permissioned (720 m)
- 1386-1392 Pershore Road: up to 39 homes, permissioned (740 m)
- 1586 Pershore Road, Stirchley, Birmingham, B30 2NH: up to 1 home, permissioned (780 m)
- 1893 Pershore Road, Cotteridge, Birmingham, B30 3DJ: up to 3 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
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 addresses are about 147 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 | Bournville 996,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 380 m |
| Kings Norton 934,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Selly Oak 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Beaumont Road Stirchley | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 6.3 km |
| Car parks | Q-Park Qemc | 3.0 km |
| EV charging points | 22 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 540 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 12.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Northwood Medical Centre | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Ashtree Pharmacy | 620 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 570 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital Birmingham Pts | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Bournville Lane Police Station | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 620 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Cotteridge Park 9.9 ha | 120 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 730 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Bournville Park 2.8 ha | 540 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Beaumont Road Allotments 7,460 m² | 190 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 21 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Burnt mounds in Woodlands Park, 540m and 640m west of The Pavilion, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km west. 41 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 | 1.4 km west |
| Guillotine Lock, Stratford Canal | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-east |
| Brandwood End Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km east |
| Highbury Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Camp Wood | Wood | 930 m north |
| Merecroft Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km south |
| The Grove | Wood | 3.1 km north-west |
| King's Wood | Wood | 3.3 km south-east |
| Edgbaston Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km north |
| Gay Hill | Hill | 3.5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 33 | 33 |
None of the postcode's 33 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 24% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 56% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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.