B35 7JB Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Castle Vale. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Rough Coppice Walk, Birmingham: 15 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 A (46% 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
- Greenwood Academy, Farnborough Road, Castle Vale: up to 124 homes, permissioned (710 m)
- Former Cincinatti Building, Hanson's Bridge Road: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (790 m)
- LAND OFF BERRANDALE ROAD: up to 60 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- RIDINGS NURSING HOME FARNBOROUGH ROAD: up to 18 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 15 at medium risk and 0 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 15 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 15 medium, 0 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 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 | Water Orton 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km |
| Chester Road 659,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Erdington 481,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Dixon Close Castle Vale | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 8.0 km |
| Car parks | M Castle Bromwich Car Park | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest PoGo Charge | 810 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 7.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Shah Zaman Surgery | 280 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Castle Vale Pharmacy | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Castle Dental Care | 360 m |
| Hospital | Northcroft Hospital | 4.5 km |
| Police station | Shard End Police Station | 2.7 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,130 m² | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 410 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 7.0 ha | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | Castle Vale Allotments 2.1 ha | 930 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 4.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bromwich Castle, a scheduled monument, 890 m south. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bromwich Castle | Scheduled monument | 890 m south |
| Castle Bromwich Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.3 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Langley Hill Wood | Wood | 840 m south-east |
| Dragonfly Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km north |
| Plants Brook Reservoirs | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north |
| Grey Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north |
| Parkhill Wood | Wood | 1.3 km east |
| Chattle Hill | Hill | 4.9 km east |
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 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 15 |
13 of the postcode's 15 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 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 43% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 10% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 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) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 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 Rough Coppice Walk.