B5 7PQ Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced April 1987. Ward: Edgbaston. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Aboyne Close, Birmingham: 41 addresses
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 870 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 at rear of 68 Wellington Road: up to 2 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- 217a Bristol Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B5 7UB: up to 2 homes, permissioned (570 m)
- Former 'The Trees' Public House site, Bristol Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B5 7TT: up to 458 homes, permissioned (670 m)
- Edgbaston Mill: up to 400 homes, not permissioned (760 m)
- Tally Ho/Edgbaston Mill Major Development Site: up to 143 homes, not permissioned (850 m)
- ST LUKE'S ESTATE LAND FRONTING BRISTOL STREET: up to 278 homes, permissioned (910 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 41 addresses are between 112 m and 115 m above sea level (113 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 | Five Ways 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km |
| Birmingham New Street 37 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Bordesley 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Five Ways (West Midlands Metro) | 1.8 km |
| Edgbaston Village (West Midlands Metro) | 1.8 km | |
| Brindleyplace (West Midlands Metro) | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 43 within 800 m; nearest Edward Road Cannon Hill Park | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 1.9 km |
| Car parks | Kent Street Car Park | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 700 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 10.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bellevue Medical Centre | 580 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Zain The Chemist | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 410 m |
| Hospital | Bmi The Priory Hospital | 680 m |
| Police station | Tally Ho Police Training Centre | 870 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Sir Harrys Road Cashzone | 400 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Calthorpe Park 16 ha | 90 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Cannon Hill Park 70 ha | 750 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 270 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,490 m² | 740 m |
| Allotments | Moor Green Allotments 11 ha | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 86 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Boer War Memorial, Cannon Hill Park, a listed building (Grade II*), 830 m south. 138 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Boer War Memorial, Cannon Hill Park | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m south |
| Cannon Hill Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.0 km south |
| Edgbaston Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km south-west |
| The de Birmingham moated site, the seat of the medieval Lords of Birmingham | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Edgbaston Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south-west |
| Icknield Port Loop | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km north-west |
| The Grove | Wood | 3.4 km west |
| Moor Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km west |
| Soho Loop | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km north-west |
| Coldbath Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 41 |
18 of the postcode's 41 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 46% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 38% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 17% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 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 Aboyne Close.