B6 6HD Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Aston. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Trinity Road, Birmingham: 2 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 (68% of about 690 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
- 173 Witton Road, Aston, Birmingham, B6 6JR: up to 1 home, permissioned (320 m)
- Corner of Witton Road and Witton Lane: up to 81 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- 319 Aston Lane, Birmingham, B6 6QR: up to 2 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- Site on Witton Road adjacent to entrance to Witton railway station: up to 63 homes, not permissioned (400 m)
- Land along River Tame: up to 103 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- Westwood Road / Dulverton Road, Aston: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (660 m)
- Tame Road industrial units along the River Tame: up to 88 homes, not permissioned (670 m)
- Westwood Business Park: up to 440 homes, not permissioned (760 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 101 m above sea level.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Witton (West Midlands) 342,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 430 m |
| Aston 613,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Perry Barr 185,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Broadway Witton | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 3.7 km |
| Car parks | Brewery Street Coach and Lorry Parking | 2.2 km |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 270 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 11.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Al-Shafa Medical Centre | 430 m |
| Pharmacies | 18 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Roots Chemist | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Trinity Road (Dental Surgery) | 270 m |
| Hospital | Birmingham Children's Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Aston Police Station | 730 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Aston Park 22 ha | 30 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 750 m² | 40 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Aston Park 4.3 ha | 350 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Trinity Road Allotments 3,510 m² | 790 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 25 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stable Range to North of Northern Lodge, Aston Hall, a listed building (Grade I), 290 m south-east. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stable Range to North of Northern Lodge, Aston Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 290 m south-east |
| Aston Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 310 m south-east |
| Aston Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 310 m south-east |
| Lodges Linked by Flanking Walls to East Front of Aston Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 350 m south-east |
| Anglican Church of Ss Peter and Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m east |
| Perry Bridge | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km north |
| Witton Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brookvale Park | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north-east |
| Witton Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km north-east |
| Halfmoon Plantation | Wood | 2.7 km north-west |
| Perry Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km north |
| Soho Loop | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km south-west |
| Garden Grove | Wood | 4.2 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 2 |
2 of the postcode's 2 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 16% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 54% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 17% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 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) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 74% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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 Trinity Road.