B35 7NB 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 (54% of about 920 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 (470 m)
- RIDINGS NURSING HOME FARNBOROUGH ROAD: up to 18 homes, permissioned (730 m)
- Former Cincinatti Building, Hanson's Bridge Road: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (820 m)
- 23 Stornoway Road, Castle Vale, Birmingham, B35 6PA: up to 1 home, permissioned (950 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 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 6 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 6 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 81 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 | 3.0 km |
| Chester Road 659,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Erdington 481,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Rhoose Croft Castle Vale | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal | 8.0 km |
| Car parks | M Castle Bromwich Car Park | 2.0 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest PoGo Charge | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 7.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Eden Court Medical Practice | 470 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest K & K Pharmacy | 520 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Castle Dental Care | 540 m |
| Hospital | Northcroft Hospital | 4.7 km |
| Police station | Shard End Police Station | 2.7 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 90 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,130 m² | 110 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 7.0 ha | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Castle Vale Allotments 2.1 ha | 690 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 4.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bromwich Castle, a scheduled monument, 1.0 km south. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bromwich Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south |
| Castle Bromwich Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Langley Hill Wood | Wood | 740 m south-east |
| Parkhill Wood | Wood | 1.1 km east |
| Dragonfly Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km north |
| Grey Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km north |
| Plants Brook Reservoirs | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north-west |
| Chattle Hill | Hill | 4.7 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.4 | 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 6 |
5 of the postcode's 6 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 31% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 60% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 11% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 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) | 14% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 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.