B72 1JL Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Sutton Wylde Green. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Maney Hill Road, Royal Sutton Coldfield: 34 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 D (23% of about 800 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 to the side of, 1 Pilkington Avenue, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B72 1LA: up to 1 home, permissioned (130 m)
- Holland Road Car Park, Land off Holland Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B72 1RQ: up to 43 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- 10-38 Birmingham Road, Sutton Coldfield: up to 74 homes, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- 21 to 23A Birmingham Road, Sutton Trinity: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- 14 Queen Street, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B72 1RY: up to 5 homes, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- Car park at South Parade and Upper Holland Road, Sutton Colfdfield: up to 70 homes, not permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- Newhall Walk Shopping Centre and adjoining sites: up to 160 homes, not permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
- Land adjacent, 27 Wylde Green Road , Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B72 1HD: up to 1 home, permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 34 addresses are between 123 m and 133 m above sea level (127 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 | Wylde Green 521,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Sutton Coldfield 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Chester Road 659,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 35 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Maney Hill Road Sutton Coldfield | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest 26 Lower Loveday Street Parking | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ESB Energy Charging Station | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 12.3 km (7.7 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Manor Practice | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Vesey Pharmacy | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Care Partnership | 280 m |
| Hospital | Sutton Cottage Hospital | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Sutton Coldfield Police Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 350 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bodington Gardens 1,330 m² | 240 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Newhall Valley Country Park 84 ha | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,230 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | New Hall Valley Allotments 2.8 ha | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 84 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Old Stone House, a listed building (Grade II*), 160 m north-west. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Old Stone House | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m north-west |
| Sutton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wyndley Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Wyndley Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Powell's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| The Belt | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Holly Hurst | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Withy Hill | Hill | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.6 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 31 | 34 |
3 of the postcode's 34 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Maney Hill Road.