B30 2LB Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Stirchley. 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 (54% of about 1,060 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- STIRCHLEY LIBRARY, grade II
- STIRCHLEY PUBLIC BATHS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Station Fields Car Park, Bournville: up to 71 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- 1386-1392 Pershore Road: up to 39 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- 1257-1259 Pershore Road - Flat over, Stirchley, Birmingham, B30 2YT: up to 1 home, permissioned (370 m)
- 1256-1258 Pershore Road: up to 31 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- Franklin House Car Park, Bournville Lane, Birmingham, B30 2HP, Bournville & Cotteridge: up to 52 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- LAND FRONTING HAZELWELL ROAD REAR OF 3 TO 11 IVY ROAD: up to 1 home, permissioned (530 m)
- 1124 Pershore Road: up to 1 home, permissioned (690 m)
- 1586 Pershore Road, Stirchley, Birmingham, B30 2NH: up to 1 home, permissioned (870 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 9 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 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: of the 36 homes the Environment Agency counts, 9 are in areas at high risk, 3 medium, 1 low and 0 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 37 addresses are between 126 m and 130 m above sea level (127 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 | Bournville 996,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 320 m |
| Selly Oak 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Kings Norton 934,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Bournville Lane Stirchley | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 5.6 km |
| Car parks | Q-Park Qemc | 2.6 km |
| EV charging points | 23 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 250 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 12.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest River Brook Medical Centre | 820 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bournville Pharmacy | 620 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 450 m |
| Hospital | Selly Oak Hospital (Acute) | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Bournville Lane Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Daaru Junction, Stirchley Cashzone | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 13 ha | 430 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 810 m² | 520 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,190 m² | 60 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,920 m² | 700 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 30 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Guillotine Lock, Stratford Canal, a scheduled monument, 1.8 km south. 36 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Guillotine Lock, Stratford Canal | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south |
| Highbury Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km north-east |
| Burnt mounds in Woodlands Park, 540m and 640m west of The Pavilion | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km south-west |
| Brandwood End Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Camp Wood | Wood | 780 m north-west |
| Merecroft Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km south |
| Edgbaston Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km north |
| The Grove | Wood | 2.9 km north-west |
| King's Wood | Wood | 3.5 km south-east |
| Gay Hill | Hill | 4.0 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 28 | 37 |
9 of the postcode's 37 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 37% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 57% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 26% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.