B6 6SN Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Aston. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Witton Road, Birmingham: 16 addresses
- Witton 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 (84% of about 500 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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
- Witton Lane Tramway Depot, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 319 Aston Lane, Birmingham, B6 6QR: up to 2 homes, permissioned (60 m)
- Corner of Witton Road and Witton Lane: up to 81 homes, not permissioned (210 m)
- Site on Witton Road adjacent to entrance to Witton railway station: up to 63 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- Land along River Tame: up to 103 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- Westwood Road / Dulverton Road, Aston: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (480 m)
- 173 Witton Road, Aston, Birmingham, B6 6JR: up to 1 home, permissioned (680 m)
- Tame Road industrial units along the River Tame: up to 88 homes, not permissioned (690 m)
- Westwood Business Park: up to 440 homes, not permissioned (720 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 6 homes the Environment Agency counts, 3 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 17 addresses are between 93 m and 96 m above sea level (94 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 | Witton (West Midlands) 342,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 80 m |
| Perry Barr 185,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Aston 613,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 30 within 800 m; nearest Witton Station | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 4.1 km |
| Car parks | Brewery Street Coach and Lorry Parking | 2.6 km |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 210 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 11.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Al-Shafa Medical Centre | 810 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Buckingham Pharmacy | 130 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Trinity Road (Dental Surgery) | 570 m |
| Hospital | Birmingham Children's Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Aston Police Station | 930 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 80 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,920 m² | 240 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Aston Park 22 ha | 450 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 750 m² | 460 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Aston Park 4.3 ha | 700 m |
| Allotments | Trinity Road Allotments 3,510 m² | 930 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 23 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stable Range to North of Northern Lodge, Aston Hall, a listed building (Grade I), 640 m south. 16 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 | 640 m south |
| Aston Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 690 m south |
| Aston Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 700 m south |
| Lodges Linked by Flanking Walls to East Front of Aston Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 720 m south |
| Anglican Church of Ss Peter and Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m south-east |
| Perry Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-west |
| Witton Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brookvale Park | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north-east |
| Witton Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km north-east |
| Perry Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km north-west |
| Halfmoon Plantation | Wood | 2.5 km north-west |
| Soho Loop | Lake or reservoir | 3.9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 12 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 1 |
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 7 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 6 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 3 |
15 of the postcode's 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 14 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 28% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 37% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 52% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 8% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 24% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 45% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 72% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 15% | 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.