B72 1SR Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Sutton Trinity. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Jerome Road, Royal Sutton Coldfield: 68 addresses
- Ebrook Road, Royal Sutton Coldfield: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Jerome Road, Maney: 1 address
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 B (44% of about 720 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
- Car park at South Parade and Upper Holland Road, Sutton Colfdfield: up to 70 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- Newhall Walk Shopping Centre and adjoining sites: up to 160 homes, not permissioned (460 m)
- Red Rose Wider Area: up to 268 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- FORMER ROYAL WORKS COLESHILL STREET: up to 137 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- 14 Queen Street, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B72 1RY: up to 5 homes, permissioned (500 m)
- Holland Road Car Park, Land off Holland Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B72 1RQ: up to 43 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- Former Rosie's Nightclub, Lower Parade, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B72 1XX: up to 55 homes, permissioned (560 m)
- 59 Reddicap Hill, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham: up to 4 homes, permissioned (580 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 10 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 70 addresses are between 104 m and 109 m above sea level (107 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 | Sutton Coldfield 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 920 m |
| Wylde Green 521,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Four Oaks 701,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 52 within 800 m; nearest Plantsbrook School Sutton Coldfield | 70 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest 26 Lower Loveday Street Parking | 460 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest ESB Energy Charging Station | 250 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 12.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Manor Practice | 500 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Vesey Pharmacy | 450 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sutton Aesthetic Dentistry | 380 m |
| Hospital | Sutton Cottage Hospital | 660 m |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 9 Birmingham Road Lloyds Bank | 640 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Newhall Valley Country Park 84 ha | 200 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 290 m² | 910 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.4 ha | 820 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest New Hall Valley Allotments 2.8 ha | 230 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 113 hectares in all.
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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 68 | 70 |
2 of the postcode's 70 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Jerome Road.