B34 7NN Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Shard End. 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 (57% of about 810 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
- Kingshurst Village Centre and Former Mountford Public House, Marston Drive, Over Green Drive, Gilson Way and Church Close.: up to 79 homes, permissioned (730 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 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 46 addresses are between 90 m and 92 m above sea level (91 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 | 2.4 km |
| Water Orton 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Marston Green 589,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest Berrowside Road Shard End | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal | 5.1 km |
| Car parks | M Castle Bromwich Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 570 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 4.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Castle Practice | 680 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Browns Pharmacy | 680 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kingshurst Dental Surgery | 680 m |
| Hospital | Brooklands Hospital | 2.9 km |
| Police station | Shard End Police Station | 810 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Tanda's, Kingshurst | 330 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Kingshurst Park 1.1 ha | 620 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Kingfisher 287 ha | 740 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.6 ha | 730 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Longmeadow Crescent Allotments 1.3 ha | 150 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 288 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Motte and bailey castle with later moated site at Stonebridge Crescent, a scheduled monument, 680 m south-east. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Motte and bailey castle with later moated site at Stonebridge Crescent | Scheduled monument | 680 m south-east |
| Castle Bromwich Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.5 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| York's Wood | Wood | 400 m south |
| Smith's Wood | Wood | 1.0 km north-east |
| Bosworth's Wood | Wood | 1.9 km north |
| The Decoy | Wood | 2.1 km east |
| Kent's Moat | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km south-west |
| Grimstock Hill | Hill | 3.3 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 44 | 46 |
2 of the postcode's 46 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 55% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | 27% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 70% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 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.