B72 1HX Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Sutton Trinity. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Shooters Hill, Royal Sutton Coldfield: 37 addresses
- Unnamed street near Shooters Hill, Wylde Green: 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 E (29% of about 850 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
- Land adjacent, 27 Wylde Green Road , Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B72 1HD: up to 1 home, permissioned (510 m)
- Land to the side of, 1 Pilkington Avenue, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B72 1LA: up to 1 home, permissioned (660 m)
- Holland Road Car Park, Land off Holland Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B72 1RQ: up to 43 homes, permissioned (690 m)
- Car park at South Parade and Upper Holland Road, Sutton Colfdfield: up to 70 homes, not permissioned (820 m)
- 10-38 Birmingham Road, Sutton Coldfield: up to 74 homes, permissioned (930 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is 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 39 addresses are between 111 m and 123 m above sea level (119 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 97%, gigabit 97% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wylde Green 521,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Sutton Coldfield 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Chester Road 659,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 28 within 800 m; nearest Shooters Hill Wylde Green | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 9.8 km |
| Car parks | 26 Lower Loveday Street Parking | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 770 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 11.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Manor Practice | 830 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Vesey Pharmacy | 710 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Care Partnership | 840 m |
| Hospital | Sutton Cottage Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 880 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,240 m² | 470 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Newhall Valley Country Park 84 ha | 570 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 280 m² | 1.1 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest New Hall Valley Allotments 2.8 ha | 790 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 85 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is New Hall, a listed building (Grade I), 730 m east. 15 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| New Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 730 m east |
| The Old Stone House | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m north-west |
| Stone House | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m south-east |
| Newhall Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Belt | Wood | 1.2 km east |
| Pool Spinney | Wood | 1.5 km south-east |
| The Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south |
| Wyndley Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north-west |
| Wyndley Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north-west |
| Withy Hill | Hill | 3.6 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Shooters Hill.