B31 2DT Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bournville & Cotteridge. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Lindsey Avenue, Birmingham: 38 addresses
- Bromford Dell, 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 A (55% of about 950 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: in a protected area: THE BIRMINGHAM (LAND R/O 49-63 BUNBURY ROAD, NORTHFIELD) TPO 1972.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 108 Bunbury Road, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 2DN: up to 1 home, permissioned (120 m)
- 79 Ingoldsby Road, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 2HW: up to 2 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- 707 Bristol Road South, Northfield, Birmingham: up to 1 home, permissioned (950 m)
- 766 Bristol Road South, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 2NW: up to 3 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 2 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 39 addresses are between 166 m and 169 m above sea level (167 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 | Northfield 643,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Kings Norton 934,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Bournville 996,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Overbury Road Wychall | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Alvechurch - Red Lion PH | 6.8 km |
| Car parks | Sainsbury's Northfield Car Park | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 14.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Woodland Road Surgery | 650 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Browns Pharmacy | 640 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 140 m |
| Hospital | Royal Orthopaedic Hospital | 810 m |
| Police station | Bournville Lane Police Station | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Select and Save, Northfield Cashzone | 280 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 460 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 9.4 ha | 570 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 190 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Woodlands Park 6.7 ha | 550 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,170 m² | 120 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 21 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Laurence, a listed building (Grade I), 660 m west. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Laurence | Listed building, Grade I | 660 m west |
| Burnt mounds in Woodlands Park, 540m and 640m west of The Pavilion | Scheduled monument | 810 m north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Merecroft Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south-east |
| Camp Wood | Wood | 2.5 km north-east |
| High Hill | Hill | 2.9 km south |
| Red Hill | Hill | 3.1 km south-east |
| Bartley Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km north-west |
| Egghill Dingle | Valley | 4.0 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 39 | 39 |
None of the postcode's 39 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 24 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 37% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 13% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 82% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 8% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 32% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 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) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Lindsey Avenue.