B76 1SL Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Sutton Reddicap. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
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 700 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 29 Reddicap Hill and rear of 25-27 Reddicap Hill, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B75 7BQ: up to 1 home, permissioned (550 m)
- 29 Reddicap Hill, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham: up to 3 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- 2A Hollyfield Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 7SG: up to 1 home, permissioned (610 m)
- 2a Hollyfield Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B75 7SG: up to 1 home, permissioned (610 m)
- 59 Reddicap Hill, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham: up to 1 home, permissioned (650 m)
- 59 Reddicap Hill, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham: up to 4 homes, permissioned (670 m)
- 89 Springfield Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham: up to 1 home, permissioned (690 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 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 addresses are about 133 m above sea level.
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 | 1.9 km |
| Wylde Green 521,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Chester Road 659,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Sir Alfreds Way Reddicap Heath | 120 m |
| Car parks | 26 Lower Loveday Street Parking | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 430 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 11.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Manor Practice | 1.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Peak Pharmacy | 1.2 km |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 500 m |
| Hospital | Liaison Psychiatry, Good Hope Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Midcounties Co-op Hollyfield Road | 460 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Newhall Valley Country Park 84 ha | 40 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 550 m² | 510 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | New Hall Valley Allotments 2.8 ha | 880 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 86 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is New Hall, a listed building (Grade I), 470 m south-west. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| New Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 470 m south-west |
| Newhall Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m south-west |
| Stone House | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Belt | Wood | 110 m east |
| Jones's Wood | Wood | 1.5 km south |
| Summer House Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km south-east |
| Pool Spinney | Wood | 1.8 km south |
| The Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south |
| Withy Hill | Hill | 2.8 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 17 |
1 of the postcode's 17 addresses is 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 | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 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) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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.