B8 1AR Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Alum Rock. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Duddeston Mill Road, Birmingham: 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 A (77% of about 430 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
- Nechells Green Community Centre, Melvina Road: up to 64 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- REAR OF 75 TO 115 RALPH ROAD: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (620 m)
- Duddeston Manor Road Shops: up to 361 homes, not permissioned (650 m)
- Bloomsbury Street Cluster of Shops: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (910 m)
- 16 Windsor Street South, Duddeston, Birmingham, B7 4HY: up to 30 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's address is about 99 m above sea level.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Duddeston 341,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 480 m |
| Adderley Park 147,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 720 m | |
| Bordesley 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Curzon Street (West Midlands Metro) | 1.6 km |
| Meriden Street (West Midlands Metro) | 1.8 km | |
| Millennium Point (West Midlands Metro) | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Ashley Gardens Duddeston | 290 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 2.0 km |
| Car parks | Trinity Street Car Park | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | 13 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 450 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 8.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Alpha Medical Practice | 770 m |
| Pharmacies | 20 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Ipharm (UK) LTD | 680 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bordesley Village | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Birmingham Children's Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Nechells Police Station | 920 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Dixy Chicken Dine IN Cashzone | 550 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Adderley Park 4.8 ha | 200 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 340 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 7,220 m² | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Storrs Place Private Allotments 1,750 m² | 1.6 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 7.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Aston Hall, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.6 km north-west. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brookvale Park | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km north |
| Soho Loop | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km west |
| Icknield Port Loop | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km west |
| Witton Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 4.8 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.1 | 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 | 0 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 0 |
1 of the postcode's 1 addresses at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 32% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 35% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 48% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 35% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 34% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Duddeston Mill Road.