B36 8UJ Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bromford & Hodge Hill. 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 (59% of about 510 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
- 127 Bromford Drive, Land adjacent, Bromford, Birmingham, B36 8UZ: up to 1 home, permissioned (330 m)
- Former Holbrook Tower, Bromford Drive: up to 26 homes, not permissioned (450 m)
- Former Comet PH Collingbourne Avenue: up to 8 homes, permissioned (880 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 4 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 23 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 2 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 24 addresses are between 85 m and 89 m above sea level (87 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 | Stechford 417,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km |
| Gravelly Hill 390,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Erdington 481,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Reynoldstown Road Bromford | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 5.5 km |
| Car parks | I Can Park And Ride | 890 m |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 220 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 7.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ward End Medical Centre | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Jhoots Pharmacy | 420 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Heartlands Hospital | 2.7 km |
| Police station | Erdington Police Station | 2.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 530 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 14 ha | 240 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 610 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.6 ha | 820 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Fairholme Road Allotments 7,490 m² | 470 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 19 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Castle Bromwich Hall, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 1.9 km east.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Bromwich Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.9 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Langley Hill Wood | Wood | 3.0 km east |
| Plants Brook Reservoirs | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km north-east |
| Dragonfly Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km north-east |
| Black Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km north-east |
| Grey Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km north-east |
| Brookvale Park | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 9 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 24 |
22 of the postcode's 24 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 | 27 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 29% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 55% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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.