B6 7AP Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced June 2000. Ward: Perry Barr. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Elliott Way, Birmingham: 14 addresses
- Pavilion Drive, Birmingham: 3 addresses
- Gavin Way, Birmingham: 1 address
- M6, West Bromwich: 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 (45% of about 1,500 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
- 111 Aldridge Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B42 2ET: up to 1 home, permissioned (540 m)
- Temple Publishers Ltd, 135 Aldridge Road: up to 1 home, permissioned (550 m)
- 133 Aldridge Road, permissioned (550 m)
- Land at Holford Drive: up to 458 homes, not permissioned (560 m)
- River Tame Corridor: up to 559 homes, not permissioned (710 m)
- PLOT 2 Former BCU City North Campus Franchise Street: up to 18 homes, permissioned (710 m)
- PLOT 1 Former BCU City North Campus Franchise Street: up to 125 homes, permissioned (740 m)
- PLOT 3 Former BCU City North Campus Franchise Street: up to 34 homes, permissioned (770 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 1 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 19 addresses are between 95 m and 99 m above sea level (96 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 89%, ultrafast 89%, gigabit 89% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Perry Barr 185,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Witton (West Midlands) 342,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Aston 613,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Nash Square Perry Barr | 600 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 5.3 km |
| Car parks | Airport Parking Essentials | 2.2 km |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 910 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 12.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Perry Park Surgery | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Health Plus Pharmacy | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Walsall Road (Dental Surgery) | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Northcroft Hospital | 2.2 km |
| Police station | West Midlands Police Custody Suite | 280 m |
| Cash machines | Nisa Erdington | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Perry Park 17 ha | 880 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 590 m² | 830 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 930 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Oldford Farm Allotments 4.1 ha | 430 m |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three 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 |
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 19 |
18 of the postcode's 19 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 40% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 52% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 22% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 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) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Elliott Way.