B3 postcode district: Birmingham and around

B3 is a postcode district in England, with 189 postcodes in use in 3 sectors. It has postcodes in Birmingham. Its council is Birmingham.

Postcodes in use
189
Sectors
3
Council
Birmingham
Places
Birmingham

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Every postcode in B3, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in B3, by flood risk Of the 189 postcodes in B3 that ONS places, 189 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Soho & Jewellery Quarter, Ladywood. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A38A4540A4400 B3 1AG: not on the flood risk listB3 1AQ: not on the flood risk listB3 1AT: not on the flood risk listB3 1BA: not on the flood risk listB3 1BG: not on the flood risk listB3 1BJ: not on the flood risk listB3 1BP: not on the flood risk listB3 1BU: not on the flood risk listB3 1DA: not on the flood risk listB3 1DD: not on the flood risk listB3 1DE: not on the flood risk listB3 1DG: not on the flood risk listB3 1DR: not on the flood risk listB3 1DS: not on the flood risk listB3 1DW: not on the flood risk listB3 1DX: not on the flood risk listB3 1EB: not on the flood risk listB3 1EE: not on the flood risk listB3 1EH: not on the flood risk listB3 1EP: not on the flood risk listB3 1ER: not on the flood risk listB3 1ES: not on the flood risk listB3 1EU: not on the flood risk listB3 1EW: not on the flood risk listB3 1FF: not on the flood risk listB3 1FG: not on the flood risk listB3 1FQ: not on the flood risk listB3 1FT: not on the flood risk listB3 1GA: not on the flood risk listB3 1GH: not on the flood risk listB3 1GJ: not on the flood risk listB3 1HA: not on the flood risk listB3 1HL: not on the flood risk listB3 1HN: not on the flood risk listB3 1HP: not on the flood risk listB3 1JB: not on the flood risk listB3 1JE: not on the flood risk listB3 1JH: not on the flood risk listB3 1JJ: not on the flood risk listB3 1JL: not on the flood risk listB3 1JP: not on the flood risk listB3 1JX: not on the flood risk listB3 1LH: not on the flood risk listB3 1LJ: not on the flood risk listB3 1NQ: not on the flood risk listB3 1PB: not on the flood risk listB3 1PP: not on the flood risk listB3 1PT: not on the flood risk listB3 1PU: not on the flood risk listB3 1PW: not on the flood risk listB3 1PX: not on the flood risk listB3 1PY: not on the flood risk listB3 1QA: not on the flood risk listB3 1QG: not on the flood risk listB3 1QH: not on the flood risk listB3 1QS: not on the flood risk listB3 1QU: not on the flood risk listB3 1QX: not on the flood risk listB3 1QZ: not on the flood risk listB3 1RB: not on the flood risk listB3 1RD: not on the flood risk listB3 1RG: not on the flood risk listB3 1RJ: not on the flood risk listB3 1RL: not on the flood risk listB3 1RP: not on the flood risk listB3 1RR: not on the flood risk listB3 1RS: not on the flood risk listB3 1RU: not on the flood risk listB3 1RW: not on the flood risk listB3 1RY: not on the flood risk listB3 1RZ: not on the flood risk listB3 1SA: not on the flood risk listB3 1SD: not on the flood risk listB3 1SF: not on the flood risk listB3 1SH: not on the flood risk listB3 1SJ: not on the flood risk listB3 1SW: not on the flood risk listB3 1TE: not on the flood risk listB3 1TH: not on the flood risk listB3 1TR: not on the flood risk listB3 1TS: not on the flood risk listB3 1TT: not on the flood risk listB3 1TX: not on the flood risk listB3 1TY: not on the flood risk listB3 1UD: not on the flood risk listB3 1UE: not on the flood risk listB3 1UF: not on the flood risk listB3 1UG: not on the flood risk listB3 1UP: not on the flood risk listB3 2AA: not on the flood risk listB3 2AP: not on the flood risk listB3 2BB: not on the flood risk listB3 2BH: not on the flood risk listB3 2BJ: not on the flood risk listB3 2BS: not on the flood risk listB3 2BY: not on the flood risk listB3 2DE: not on the flood risk listB3 2DF: not on the flood risk listB3 2DH: not on the flood risk listB3 2DJ: not on the flood risk listB3 2DP: not on the flood risk listB3 2DX: not on the flood risk listB3 2EE: not on the flood risk listB3 2ES: not on the flood risk listB3 2FD: not on the flood risk listB3 2FE: not on the flood risk listB3 2HB: not on the flood risk listB3 2HJ: not on the flood risk listB3 2HZ: not on the flood risk listB3 2JQ: not on the flood risk listB3 2LX: not on the flood risk listB3 2NH: not on the flood risk listB3 2NP: not on the flood risk listB3 2NR: not on the flood risk listB3 2NT: not on the flood risk listB3 2NU: not on the flood risk listB3 2PA: not on the flood risk listB3 2PB: not on the flood risk listB3 2PP: not on the flood risk listB3 2PW: not on the flood risk listB3 2QA: not on the flood risk listB3 2QB: not on the flood risk listB3 2QD: not on the flood risk listB3 2RB: not on the flood risk listB3 2RT: not on the flood risk listB3 2TA: not on the flood risk listB3 3AA: not on the flood risk listB3 3AG: not on the flood risk listB3 3AL: not on the flood risk listB3 3AP: not on the flood risk listB3 3AS: not on the flood risk listB3 3AX: not on the flood risk listB3 3AY: not on the flood risk listB3 3BD: not on the flood risk listB3 3BG: not on the flood risk listB3 3BS: not on the flood risk listB3 3BY: not on the flood risk listB3 3BZ: not on the flood risk listB3 3DA: not on the flood risk listB3 3DG: not on the flood risk listB3 3DQ: not on the flood risk listB3 3DS: not on the flood risk listB3 3HN: not on the flood risk listB3 3HT: not on the flood risk listB3 3HX: not on the flood risk listB3 3JY: not on the flood risk listB3 3LG: not on the flood risk listB3 3LP: not on the flood risk listB3 3NH: not on the flood risk listB3 3NY: not on the flood risk listB3 3PJ: not on the flood risk listB3 3PU: not on the flood risk listB3 3QR: not on the flood risk listB3 3RB: not on the flood risk listB3 3RJ: not on the flood risk listB3 3SD: not on the flood risk list Soho & Jewellery QuarterLadywood Map of every postcode in B3, by flood risk Of the 189 postcodes in B3 that ONS places, 189 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Soho & Jewellery Quarter, Ladywood. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A4540A4400 Soho & Jewellery QuarterLadywood
  • A home or business at high risk: 0
  • At medium risk at worst: 0
  • At low risk at worst: 0
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 189

Of the 189 postcodes in B3 that ONS places, 189 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 52.4837, longitude -1.9038. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

What broadband can you get in B3?

Ofcom reports on 161 of the 189 postcodes in B3. At 90 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit90 of 161
Postcodes where every home can get superfast109 of 161

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is B3 at risk of flooding?

None of the 189 postcodes in B3 is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What do homes sell for in B3?

Homes in B3 sold for a typical £190,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 42 sales, down 20.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£190,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£240,000
12 months to August 2026
£190,000

▼ down 20.8% on the 12 months before

Flat or maisonette£190,000 42 sales

Standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Postcodes in B3

Pick a sector, then a postcode. A sector is the district plus the next digit.

B3 1101 postcodesB3 246 postcodesB3 342 postcodes
UK postcode format explained

Places in B3

Towns and villages with postcodes in B3, and how many each has here.

Birmingham postcodes,189

Who covers B3

How many of the district's postcodes in use fall under each council, constituency and police force area.

Councils

What council am I in?

Constituencies

  • Birmingham Ladywood189

Police force areas

  • West Midlands189

Next to B3

B2 postcode district B4 postcode district All B districts Birmingham postcodes

"Next to" is by number: the districts before and after B3 in the B area.

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