B66 2NQ Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Soho & Jewellery Quarter. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 (73% of about 560 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
- Cranford Street / Heath Street / Canal: up to 115 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- LAND ADJACENT 80 JAMES TURNER STREET: up to 1 home, permissioned (310 m)
- 1 - 3 Murdock Smethwick (310 m)
- Cape Arm Cranford Street: up to 170 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- Cranford Street (SME5) residential allocation, Smethwick (340 m)
- Grove Lane/ Cranford Street/ London Street: up to 392 homes, permissioned (500 m)
- Grove Lane/ Cranford Street/ London Street: up to 392 homes, permissioned (500 m)
- Grove Street / MMUH / School - Grove Lane MP: up to 85 homes, not permissioned (620 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.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Smethwick Rolfe Street 404,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km |
| The Hawthorns 334,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Jewellery Quarter 446,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro) | 660 m |
| Soho Benson Road (West Midlands Metro) | 940 m | |
| Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro) | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Foundry Road Winson Green | 300 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 4.3 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Q-Park Midland Metropolitan University Hospital | 590 m |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 14.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cavendish Medical Practice | 840 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Dudley Road Late Night Pharmacy | 810 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Dept. | 420 m |
| Hospital | Midland Metropolitan University Hospital | 490 m |
| Police station | Vyse Street Police Station | 790 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 3.2 ha | 490 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 270 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest The Black Patch Recreation Ground 6.3 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 960 m² | 390 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 6.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bishop Latimer Memorial Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 460 m north-east. 17 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bishop Latimer Memorial Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m north-east |
| Remains of the Boulton and Watt Soho foundry and mint, Birmingham Canal, Smethwick | Scheduled monument | 610 m north-west |
| Soho Foundry Former Boulton and Watt Foundry Pattern Stores and Erecting Shops | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m north-west |
| Summerfield Community Centre and Job Preparation Unit | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m south-east |
| Smethwick Engine House | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km west |
| Engine Arm Aqueduct, Warley | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km west |
| Key Hill Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.1 km east |
| Warstone Lane Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Soho Loop | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south-east |
| Icknield Port Loop | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south-east |
| Smethwick Hall Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km west |
| Thimblemill Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km south-west |
| Priory Woods | Wood | 3.5 km north-west |
| Bromford Stop | Island | 4.5 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 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
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 13% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 0% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 74% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 16% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 21% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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.