B34 6TA Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Shard End. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Woodstile, Birmingham: 14 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 (62% 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
- LAND BETWEEN 70 AND 72 BROOK MEADOW ROAD: up to 1 home, permissioned (170 m)
- Brookmeadow Public House, 85 Old Forest Way, Shard End, Birmingham, B34 6TW: up to 18 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- FORMER YARDLEY SEWAGE WORKS COLE HALL LANE: up to 298 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- SITE OF 5 AND 7 SETTLE AVENUE: up to 2 homes, permissioned (760 m)
- 37-38 The Green, Castle Bromwich B36 9AL: up to 2 homes, permissioned (830 m)
- 37-38 The Green, Castle Bromwich B36 9AL: up to 1 home, permissioned (830 m)
- Rear of 113-119 Glebe Farm Road, Glebe Farm: up to 4 homes, not permissioned (930 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 5 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 14 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 | Lea Hall 443,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km |
| Stechford 417,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Water Orton 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest School Lane Shard End | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal | 5.9 km |
| Car parks | M Castle Bromwich Car Park | 910 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Allego Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 5.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Schoolacre Road Surgery | 270 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Shard End Pharmacy | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Shard End Dental Practice | 580 m |
| Hospital | Heartlands Hospital | 3.7 km |
| Police station | Shard End Police Station | 760 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Central England Co-op - Shard End | 370 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Kingfisher 287 ha | 200 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 13 ha | 720 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest School Lane Allotments 2.6 ha | 390 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 288 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Castle Bromwich Hall, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 1.2 km north-west. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Bromwich Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.2 km north-west |
| Bromwich Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-west |
| Motte and bailey castle with later moated site at Stonebridge Crescent | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| York's Wood | Wood | 1.6 km east |
| Langley Hill Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north |
| Parkhill Wood | Wood | 2.1 km north |
| Smith's Wood | Wood | 2.4 km east |
| Kent's Moat | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km south |
| Grimstock Hill | Hill | 4.6 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
None of the postcode's 14 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, railways or aircraft.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 50% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Woodstile.