B6 6NX Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Aston. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Witton Road, Birmingham: 52 addresses
- Unnamed street near Witton Road, Birchfield: 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 (59% of about 490 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 (190 m)
- 35 Canterbury Road, Aston, Birmingham, permissioned (490 m)
- 319 Aston Lane, Birmingham, B6 6QR: up to 2 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- Corner of Witton Road and Witton Lane: up to 81 homes, not permissioned (580 m)
- Site on Witton Road adjacent to entrance to Witton railway station: up to 63 homes, not permissioned (660 m)
- Land opposite 69-71 Whitehead Road, Aston, Birmingham, B6 5EL: up to 4 homes, permissioned (680 m)
- 161 to 211 Birchfield Road: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (680 m)
- 69 TO 71 WHITEHEAD ROAD: up to 6 homes, permissioned (690 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 6 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 54 addresses are between 99 m and 101 m above sea level (100 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 90%, gigabit 90% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Witton (West Midlands) 342,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 620 m |
| Perry Barr 185,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Aston 613,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Trinity Road Birchfield | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 3.7 km |
| Car parks | Brewery Street Coach and Lorry Parking | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 170 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 11.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Al-Shafa Medical Centre | 280 m |
| Pharmacies | 23 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Roots Chemist | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Trinity Road (Dental Surgery) | 70 m |
| Hospital | Birmingham Children's Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Aston Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 570 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Aston Park 22 ha | 290 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 750 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Aston Park 4.3 ha | 610 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Trinity Road Allotments 3,510 m² | 460 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 25 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Aston Hall, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 540 m south-east. 16 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 540 m south-east |
| Aston Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 550 m south-east |
| Stable Range to North of Northern Lodge, Aston Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 570 m east |
| Lodges Linked by Flanking Walls to East Front of Aston Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 600 m south-east |
| Holy Trinity Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m west |
| Perry Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north |
| Witton Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brookvale Park | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km north-east |
| Halfmoon Plantation | Wood | 2.4 km north-west |
| Witton Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km north-east |
| Perry Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km north |
| Soho Loop | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km south-west |
| Garden Grove | Wood | 4.0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 25 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 11 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 54 |
49 of the postcode's 54 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 | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 44% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 25% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 11% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 36% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 69% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 17% | 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 Witton Road.