B33 9DJ Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Glebe Farm & Tile Cross. 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 (34% of about 730 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
- Albert Road/Station Road: up to 143 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- FORMER BEAUFORT SOCIAL CLUB 89 COLESHILL ROAD: up to 2 homes, permissioned (780 m)
- 59 Frederick Road, Stechford, Birmingham, B33 8AE: up to 2 homes, permissioned (820 m)
- Farmcote Road, Glebe Farm & Tile Cross: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- LAND ADJACENT WARD END PUBLIC HOUSE AND FRONTING BURNEY LANE: up to 2 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
- Rear of 113-119 Glebe Farm Road, Glebe Farm: up to 4 homes, not 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 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 58 addresses are between 98 m and 100 m above sea level (99 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 | Stechford 417,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 570 m |
| Lea Hall 443,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Adderley Park 147,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Retail Park Stechford | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 5.7 km |
| Car parks | I Can Park And Ride | 2.4 km |
| EV charging points | ubitricity | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 5.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Church Lane - Khan | 940 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Chemycare | 610 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 800 m |
| Hospital | Heartlands Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Stechford Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest A1 Star News Cashzone | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Kingfisher 287 ha | 100 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 400 m² | 460 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 13 ha | 200 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Burney Lane Allotments 5.1 ha | 730 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 295 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Castle Bromwich Hall, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 1.9 km north-east. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Bromwich Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.9 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Kent's Moat | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south-east |
| Langley Hill Wood | Wood | 3.1 km north-east |
| York's Wood | Wood | 3.2 km east |
| Parkhill Wood | Wood | 3.6 km north-east |
| Smith's Wood | Wood | 4.2 km east |
| Dragonfly Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 52 | 58 |
6 of the postcode's 58 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 12% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 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) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.