B73 5PS Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced September 1991. Ward: Sutton Wylde Green. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Goldieslie Close, Royal Sutton Coldfield: 32 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 (31% of about 670 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 to the side of, 1 Pilkington Avenue, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B72 1LA: up to 1 home, permissioned (340 m)
- Holland Road Car Park, Land off Holland Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B72 1RQ: up to 43 homes, permissioned (670 m)
- Land adjacent, 27 Wylde Green Road , Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B72 1HD: up to 1 home, permissioned (720 m)
- 35 Boldmere Road, Boldmere: up to 90 homes, not permissioned (760 m)
- 10-38 Birmingham Road, Sutton Coldfield: up to 74 homes, permissioned (820 m)
- 21 to 23A Birmingham Road, Sutton Trinity: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (930 m)
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 32 addresses are between 132 m and 136 m above sea level (134 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 | 640 m |
| Sutton Coldfield 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Chester Road 659,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Monkseaton Road Wylde Green | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 9.4 km |
| Car parks | 26 Lower Loveday Street Parking | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest ESB Energy Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 12.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Manor Practice | 840 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Vesey Pharmacy | 780 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Care Partnership | 590 m |
| Hospital | Sutton Cottage Hospital | 890 m |
| Police station | Sutton Coldfield Police Station | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 690 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Bodington Gardens 1,330 m² | 440 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,230 m² | 1.5 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 740 m |
| Allotments | Sunnybank Road Allotments 3,050 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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 | 29 | 32 |
3 of the postcode's 32 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 | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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 Goldieslie Close.