B35 7DD Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Castle Vale. 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 (62% of about 650 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 OFF BERRANDALE ROAD: up to 60 homes, not permissioned (610 m)
- CHILLINGHOME TOWER HYPERION ROAD 1 TO 117 HYPERION ROAD: up to 19 homes, not permissioned (770 m)
- Adjacent 7 - 17 Hyperion Road, Bromford Estate: up to 4 homes, not permissioned (830 m)
- 87 Kempson Road, Hodge Hill, Birmingham, B36 8LR: up to 2 homes, permissioned (870 m)
- Junction of Tipperary Close & Trigo Croft, Bromford Estate: up to 5 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, 14 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 17 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 14 medium, 3 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 82 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 94%, gigabit 94% 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 | 3.4 km |
| Erdington 481,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Water Orton 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 23 within 800 m; nearest Brooks Croft Tyburn | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 7.7 km |
| Car parks | M Castle Bromwich Car Park | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 450 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 7.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Shah Zaman Surgery | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Castle Vale Pharmacy | 470 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Castle Dental Care | 470 m |
| Hospital | Northcroft Hospital | 4.3 km |
| Police station | Shard End Police Station | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 530 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,820 m² | 280 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 14 ha | 510 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 7.0 ha | 1.5 km |
| Allotments | Castle Vale Allotments 2.1 ha | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 18 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bromwich Castle, a scheduled monument, 620 m south. 14 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bromwich Castle | Scheduled monument | 620 m south |
| Church of Saint Mary and Saint Margaret | Listed building, Grade I | 800 m south |
| Pigeon House at Castle Bromwich Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m south |
| Bakehouse at Castle Bromwich Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 870 m south |
| Stable Block at Castle Bromwich Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m south |
| Castle Bromwich Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.0 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Langley Hill Wood | Wood | 1.0 km east |
| Dragonfly Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north |
| Parkhill Wood | Wood | 1.5 km east |
| Plants Brook Reservoirs | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north |
| Grey Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north |
| Black Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.5 | 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 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 17 |
14 of the postcode's 17 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 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 62% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 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) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 35% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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.