B38 9JX Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: King's Norton South. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Teviot Grove, Birmingham: 92 addresses
- Unnamed street near Teviot Grove, Hawkesley: 4 addresses
- Shannon Road, Birmingham: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Teviot Grove, Hawkesley: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Teviot Grove, Hawkesley: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Teviot Grove, Hawkesley: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Teviot Grove, Hawkesley: 1 address
- Legging Road, Birmingham: 1 address
- Tunnel Road, 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 790 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
- Primrose Estate Phase 3, Land off Foyle Road and Land off Redditch Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B38: up to 82 homes, permissioned (20 m)
- Stockmans Close: up to 44 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- 372 Shannon Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B38 9TR: up to 1 home, permissioned (470 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 5 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 113 addresses are between 153 m and 162 m above sea level (157 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 99%, ultrafast 99%, gigabit 99% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kings Norton 934,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km |
| Northfield 643,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Longbridge 892,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 51 within 800 m; nearest Teviot Grove Hawkesley | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Alvechurch - Red Lion PH | 5.3 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest ESB Energy Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 14.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hawkesley Medical Practice | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Browns Pharmacy | 420 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hawkesley Health Centre | 320 m |
| Hospital | West Heath Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Bournville Lane Police Station | 3.6 km |
| Cash machines | News Plus, Kings Norton Cashzone | 820 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Primrose Park 1.1 ha | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 4.6 ha | 180 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 820 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 12 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Bells Sports Allotments 1.5 ha | 900 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 9.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Primrose Hill Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 570 m east. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Primrose Hill Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Merecroft Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km north |
| Red Hill | Hill | 1.1 km south |
| Gay Hill | Hill | 1.3 km east |
| High Hill | Hill | 1.6 km south-west |
| Wast Hill | Hill | 1.6 km south |
| King's Wood | Wood | 2.4 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 17 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 95 | 113 |
18 of the postcode's 113 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 | 23 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 35% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 33% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 60% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 18% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Teviot Grove.