B7 4BP Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced March 2016. Ward: Nechells. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Holt Street, New Town Row: 62 addresses
- Holt Street, Birmingham: 31 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 (61% of about 1,550 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
- Aston Triangle 1 Major Development Site: up to 800 homes, not permissioned (120 m)
- Land north and south of Mill Street bounded by Aston Road (A38), Dartmouth Circus, Dartmouth Middleway and the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, Curzon Wharf, Aston, Birmingham, B6 4BS: up to 923 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- Lawson Street Car Park: up to 176 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- 75-79 Lancaster Street: up to 669 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- 1 Lancaster Circus Major Development Site: up to 200 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- Lancaster Wharf, 5 Princip Street, Birmingham: up to 268 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- 71 Lancaster Street, Newtown: up to 5 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- Former Globe Works, Cliveland Street, Newtown, Birmingham, B19 3SH: up to 9 homes, permissioned (380 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 94 addresses are between 117 m and 119 m above sea level (118 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 | Birmingham Snow Hill 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Duddeston 341,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Birmingham Moor Street 7.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Millennium Point (West Midlands Metro) | 930 m |
| Curzon Street (West Midlands Metro) | 940 m | |
| St Chad's (West Midlands Metro) | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 51 within 800 m; nearest Bagot Street Aston University | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 1.5 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Brewery Street Coach and Lorry Parking | 380 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest ESB Energy Charging Station | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 10.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Nechells Practice | 930 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bloomsbury Pharmacy | 920 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 290 m |
| Hospital | Birmingham Children's Hospital | 630 m |
| Police station | Birmingham Central Police Station | 650 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Brindley Place NatWest | 770 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,350 m² | 280 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 2.3 ha | 760 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Science Garden 1,150 m² | 770 m |
| Playing field | Tower Street Recreation Ground 5,060 m² | 900 m |
| Allotments | Trinity Road Allotments 3,510 m² | 2.3 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 4.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Methodist Central Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 680 m south-west. 37 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Methodist Central Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m south-west |
| Victoria Law Courts | Listed building, Grade I | 730 m south-west |
| Catholic Cathedral Church of St Chad | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m south-west |
| Murdoch Chambers and Pitman Chambers | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m south-west |
| The de Birmingham moated site, the seat of the medieval Lords of Birmingham | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south |
| Key Hill Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.8 km west |
| Warstone Lane Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Soho Loop | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km west |
| Icknield Port Loop | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km west |
| Brookvale Park | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km north-east |
| Halfmoon Plantation | Wood | 4.4 km north-west |
| Edgbaston Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km south-west |
| Witton Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 23.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 91 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 94 |
94 of the postcode's 94 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 | 20 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | under 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 3% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 2% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 63% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 13% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 47% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | under 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 21% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 35% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 24% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 1% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Unnamed street near Holt Street.