B30 2SY Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Stirchley. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Pineapple Road, Birmingham: 34 addresses
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 (58% of about 600 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
- 83 Cartland Road, Stirchley, Birmingham, B30 2SD: up to 1 home, permissioned (150 m)
- 343 Fordhouse Lane, Stirchley, Birmingham, B30 3AA: up to 1 home, permissioned (340 m)
- 1256-1258 Pershore Road: up to 31 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- 1257-1259 Pershore Road - Flat over, Stirchley, Birmingham, B30 2YT: up to 1 home, permissioned (650 m)
- 1386-1392 Pershore Road: up to 39 homes, permissioned (710 m)
- 1124 Pershore Road: up to 1 home, permissioned (730 m)
- LAND FRONTING HAZELWELL ROAD REAR OF 3 TO 11 IVY ROAD: up to 1 home, permissioned (740 m)
- Land Incorporating 1048 - 1052 Pershore Road & 1-3 Dogpool Lane: up to 127 homes, permissioned (890 m)
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 34 addresses are between 143 m and 153 m above sea level (147 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 | 1.1 km |
| Kings Norton 934,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Selly Oak 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Pineapple Road Stirchley | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 5.4 km |
| Car parks | Moseley Village Car Park | 2.5 km |
| EV charging points | 28 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 660 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 11.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest River Brook Medical Centre | 570 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Kings Heath Pharmacy | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Midlands Smile Centres | 260 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital Birmingham Pts | 1.9 km |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Central England Co-Op - Vicarage Road, Kings Heath Cashzone | 240 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 13 ha | 450 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 810 m² | 420 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.3 ha | 210 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Hazelwell Allotments 3.2 ha | 270 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 24 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Highbury Hall, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.3 km north-east. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Highbury Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km north-east |
| Brandwood End Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km south-east |
| Guillotine Lock, Stratford Canal | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Camp Wood | Wood | 1.7 km west |
| Coldbath Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km east |
| Merecroft Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km south-west |
| Moseley New Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km east |
| Edgbaston Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km north |
| Gay Hill | Hill | 3.9 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 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 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 25 | 34 |
9 of the postcode's 34 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 | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Pineapple Road.