B4 7DF Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced April 2017. Ward: Nechells. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Aston Street, Birmingham: 74 addresses
- Corporation Street, Birmingham: 3 addresses
- James Watt Queensway, Birmingham: 2 addresses
- Lancaster Circus Queensway, 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 (61% of about 1,550 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, STEELHOUSE CITY CENTRE CONSERVATION AREA (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- WEST MIDLANDS FIRE SERVICE HEADQUARTERS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 1 Lancaster Circus Major Development Site: up to 200 homes, not permissioned (130 m)
- Land between Price Street and Vyse Street, Gun Quarter: up to 400 homes, not permissioned (140 m)
- Aston Student Village Aston University Campus: up to 4 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- 75-79 Lancaster Street: up to 669 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- Lawson Street Car Park: up to 176 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- 51-61 Price Street, Birmingham: up to 85 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- 71 Lancaster Street, Newtown: up to 5 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- 53-68 Princip Street, Gun Quarter: up to 337 homes, permissioned (240 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Aston Street.