B30 3DS Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced March 2026. Ward: King's Norton South. 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 B (39% of about 760 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
- 108 WHARF ROAD: up to 14 homes, permissioned (110 m)
- Land off Ardath Road, King's Norton South: up to 171 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- Lakeside Centre, Kings Norton: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (500 m)
- Blocks 29, 31, 41, 67 and 33-39, 47-49, 51-57 and 59-65 Hillmeads Road and blocks 78, 103-109, 111-117 and 119-121 Heathside Drive, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B38 9LU, permissioned (600 m)
- Lakeside Centre, Kings Norton: up to 120 homes, not permissioned (600 m)
- Pershore Road South, Apartment Building adj Kings Norton Fire Station: up to 2 homes, permissioned (840 m)
- 1893 Pershore Road, Cotteridge, Birmingham, B30 3DJ: up to 3 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
- Land off , Sherston Covert, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B30 3QO: up to 18 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
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 16 addresses are between 121 m and 140 m above sea level (138 m on average).
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kings Norton 934,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Bournville 996,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Northfield 643,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Shortlands Close Kings Norton | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Alvechurch - Red Lion PH | 6.7 km |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 410 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 12.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Rea Valley Health Partnership | 650 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Browns Pharmacy | 450 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 450 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital Birmingham Pts | 710 m |
| Police station | Bournville Lane Police Station | 3.0 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 480 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest The Green 2,740 m² | 380 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | King's Norton Park 10 ha | 440 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 700 m² | 570 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.7 ha | 60 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Bells Sports Allotments 1.5 ha | 530 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Old Grammar School, a listed building (Grade II*), 390 m west. 17 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old Grammar School | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m west |
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade I | 410 m west |
| The Saracen's Head | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m west |
| Kings Norton Guillotine Stop Lock East of Junction of Stratford on Avon Canal With the Worcester and Birmingham Canal | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m north |
| Guillotine Lock, Stratford Canal | Scheduled monument | 640 m north-east |
| Brandwood End Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Merecroft Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km west |
| Gay Hill | Hill | 1.6 km south |
| King's Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south-east |
| Red Hill | Hill | 2.3 km south |
| Camp Wood | Wood | 2.8 km north |
| Wast Hill | Hill | 3.0 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 16 |
6 of the postcode's 16 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 39% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 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) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 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.