B34 7QX Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced June 1981. Ward: Shard End. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Tanglewood Close, Birmingham: 27 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 (65% of about 740 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
- Brookmeadow Public House, 85 Old Forest Way, Shard End, Birmingham, B34 6TW: up to 18 homes, permissioned (410 m)
- FORMER YARDLEY SEWAGE WORKS COLE HALL LANE: up to 298 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- LAND BETWEEN 70 AND 72 BROOK MEADOW ROAD: up to 1 home, permissioned (690 m)
- Rear of 113-119 Glebe Farm Road, Glebe Farm: up to 4 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 27 addresses are between 92 m and 93 m above sea level (92 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 | 1.3 km |
| Stechford 417,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Marston Green 589,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Walsham Croft Shard End | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal | 5.3 km |
| Car parks | M Castle Bromwich Car Park | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Allego Charging Station | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 4.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Harlequin Surgery | 470 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Shard End Pharmacy | 470 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Brooklands Hospital | 3.2 km |
| Police station | Shard End Police Station | 560 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Central England Co-op - Shard End | 420 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Kingfisher 287 ha | 80 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 450 m² | 620 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Lea Ford Playing Fields 4.4 ha | 190 m |
| Allotments | School Lane Allotments 2.6 ha | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 287 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Motte and bailey castle with later moated site at Stonebridge Crescent, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km east. 3 listed buildings are 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 | 1.5 km east |
| Castle Bromwich Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.8 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| York's Wood | Wood | 1.3 km east |
| Kent's Moat | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km south |
| Langley Hill Wood | Wood | 2.3 km north |
| Smith's Wood | Wood | 2.3 km north-east |
| Parkhill Wood | Wood | 2.6 km north |
| Grimstock Hill | Hill | 4.6 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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 | 27 | 27 |
None of the postcode's 27 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 70% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Tanglewood Close.