B75 6RA Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Sutton Roughley. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Heath Croft Road, Royal Sutton Coldfield: 15 addresses
- Streather Road, Royal Sutton Coldfield: 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 E (34% of about 610 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
- 181 Lichfield Road, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham: up to 3 homes, permissioned (650 m)
- 1 Lichfield Road, Sutton Mere Green: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (680 m)
- Mere Green Road, Sutton Mere Green: up to 33 homes, not permissioned (680 m)
- 295-297 Lichfield Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (830 m)
- 1 Edwards Road, Mere Green, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B75 5NG: up to 1 home, permissioned (870 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 3 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 16 addresses are between 140 m and 143 m above sea level (141 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 93%, gigabit 93% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Four Oaks 701,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 780 m |
| Butlers Lane 194,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Sutton Coldfield 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Mere Green Road Roughley | 160 m |
| Car parks | 26 Lower Loveday Street Parking | 2.7 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest evyve Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 15.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sutton Coldfield Group Practice | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Vesey Pharmacy Ley Hill | 620 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Smile Solutions | 350 m |
| Hospital | Liaison Psychiatry, Good Hope Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Roughley Cashzone | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2.5 ha | 870 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 650 m² | 610 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Ley Hill Recreation Ground 5,580 m² | 580 m |
| Allotments | The Hill Allotments 1.1 ha | 1.1 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moor Hall Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 370 m south. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moor Hall Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m south |
| Sutton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cooper's Coppice | Wood | 580 m south-west |
| Wheatmoor Wood | Wood | 1.6 km east |
| Spreading Tree Hill | Hill | 1.6 km north |
| Wheatmoor Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km east |
| Lady Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south-west |
| Blackroot Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 16 |
2 of the postcode's 16 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 | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 94% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 40% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Heath Croft Road.