B35 9DY Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 2018. Ward: Castle Vale. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Tameside Drive, Birmingham: 1 address
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
- LAND OFF BERRANDALE ROAD: up to 60 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
- 87 Kempson Road, Hodge Hill, Birmingham, B36 8LR: up to 2 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- CHILLINGHOME TOWER HYPERION ROAD 1 TO 117 HYPERION ROAD: up to 19 homes, not permissioned (560 m)
- Adjacent 7 - 17 Hyperion Road, Bromford Estate: up to 4 homes, not permissioned (600 m)
- Junction of Tipperary Close & Trigo Croft, Bromford Estate: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (750 m)
- Land at the former Pines School, Dreghorn Road, Bromford, Birmingham, B36 8LL: up to 7 homes, permissioned (770 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's address is about 83 m above sea level.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Stechford 417,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km |
| Lea Hall 443,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Water Orton 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 24 within 800 m; nearest Tameside Drive Bromford | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 7.5 km |
| Car parks | M Castle Bromwich Car Park | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 340 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 6.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Firs Surgery | 660 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Castle Vale Pharmacy | 880 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Castle Dental Care | 880 m |
| Hospital | Heartlands Hospital | 4.1 km |
| Police station | Shard End Police Station | 2.3 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 850 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 14 ha | 220 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 220 m² | 580 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 7.0 ha | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | School Lane Allotments 2.6 ha | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bromwich Castle, a scheduled monument, 220 m south-east. 13 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 | 220 m south-east |
| Church of Saint Mary and Saint Margaret | Listed building, Grade I | 390 m south |
| Pigeon House at Castle Bromwich Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m south-east |
| Bakehouse at Castle Bromwich Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 470 m south-east |
| Castle Bromwich Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 500 m south |
| Castle Bromwich Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 600 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Langley Hill Wood | Wood | 940 m east |
| Parkhill Wood | Wood | 1.6 km east |
| Dragonfly Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north |
| Plants Brook Reservoirs | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north |
| Grey Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north |
| Black Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the postcode's 1 addresses is 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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 63% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 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) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Tameside Drive.