B6 7AY Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced March 1988. Ward: Perry Barr. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Tameside Drive, Birmingham: 8 addresses
- M6, West Bromwich: 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 (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 km (0.6 miles)
- Land at Holford Drive: up to 458 homes, not permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
- Westwood Road / Dulverton Road, Aston: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (940 m (0.6 miles))
- PLOT 2 Former BCU City North Campus Franchise Street: up to 18 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- 111 Aldridge Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B42 2ET: up to 1 home, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- 319 Aston Lane, Birmingham, B6 6QR: up to 2 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- PLOT 3 Former BCU City North Campus Franchise Street: up to 34 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- Land along River Tame: up to 103 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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: 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 10 addresses are between 94 m and 96 m above sea level (95 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 | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Perry Barr 185,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Aston 613,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 18 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Moor Lane Witton | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Airport Parking Essentials | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 11.7 km (7.3 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Perry Park Surgery | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Health Plus Pharmacy | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Trinity Road (Dental Surgery) | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Northcroft Hospital | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | West Midlands Police Custody Suite | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Nisa Erdington | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Brookvale Park 25 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 670 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8.2 ha | 330 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 25 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Witton Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 760 m (0.5 miles) north. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Witton Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 760 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Perry Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Aston Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brookvale Park | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Witton Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Perry Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Halfmoon Plantation | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Garden Grove | Wood | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) west |
| Perry Wood | Wood | 4 km (2.5 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.0 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 10 |
10 of the postcode's 10 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 (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) 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 Tameside Drive.