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, and which are new since 2020

Map of every postcode in B3, by new since 2020 Of the 189 postcodes in B3 that ONS places, 30 are new since 2020 and 159 were in use before 2020. 3 groups of new postcodes are outlined: 9 new postcodes since 2020; 7 new postcodes since 2020; 6 new postcodes since 2020. 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: before 2020B3 1AQ: before 2020B3 1AT: before 2020B3 1BA: before 2020B3 1BG: before 2020B3 1BJ: before 2020B3 1BP: before 2020B3 1DA: before 2020B3 1DD: before 2020B3 1DG: before 2020B3 1DR: before 2020B3 1DW: before 2020B3 1DX: before 2020B3 1EH: before 2020B3 1EP: before 2020B3 1ER: before 2020B3 1EU: before 2020B3 1FQ: before 2020B3 1HA: before 2020B3 1HL: before 2020B3 1HN: before 2020B3 1HP: before 2020B3 1JB: before 2020B3 1JE: before 2020B3 1JH: before 2020B3 1JJ: before 2020B3 1JL: before 2020B3 1JP: before 2020B3 1JX: before 2020B3 1LH: before 2020B3 1LJ: before 2020B3 1NQ: before 2020B3 1PB: before 2020B3 1PP: before 2020B3 1PT: before 2020B3 1PU: before 2020B3 1PW: before 2020B3 1PX: before 2020B3 1PY: before 2020B3 1QA: before 2020B3 1QG: before 2020B3 1QH: before 2020B3 1QS: before 2020B3 1QU: before 2020B3 1QX: before 2020B3 1QZ: before 2020B3 1RB: before 2020B3 1RD: before 2020B3 1RG: before 2020B3 1RJ: before 2020B3 1RL: before 2020B3 1RR: before 2020B3 1RS: before 2020B3 1RU: before 2020B3 1RW: before 2020B3 1RY: before 2020B3 1RZ: before 2020B3 1SA: before 2020B3 1SD: before 2020B3 1SF: before 2020B3 1SH: before 2020B3 1SJ: before 2020B3 1SW: before 2020B3 1TE: before 2020B3 1TH: before 2020B3 1TR: before 2020B3 1TS: before 2020B3 1TT: before 2020B3 1TX: before 2020B3 1UD: before 2020B3 1UE: before 2020B3 1UF: before 2020B3 1UG: before 2020B3 1UP: before 2020B3 2AA: before 2020B3 2AP: before 2020B3 2BB: before 2020B3 2BH: before 2020B3 2BJ: before 2020B3 2BS: before 2020B3 2BY: before 2020B3 2DE: before 2020B3 2DF: before 2020B3 2DH: before 2020B3 2DJ: before 2020B3 2DP: before 2020B3 2DX: before 2020B3 2EE: before 2020B3 2ES: before 2020B3 2FD: before 2020B3 2HB: before 2020B3 2HJ: before 2020B3 2HZ: before 2020B3 2JQ: before 2020B3 2LX: before 2020B3 2NH: before 2020B3 2NP: before 2020B3 2NR: before 2020B3 2NT: before 2020B3 2NU: before 2020B3 2PA: before 2020B3 2PB: before 2020B3 2PW: before 2020B3 2QA: before 2020B3 2QB: before 2020B3 2QD: before 2020B3 2RB: before 2020B3 2RT: before 2020B3 2TA: before 2020B3 3AA: before 2020B3 3AG: before 2020B3 3AL: before 2020B3 3AP: before 2020B3 3AS: before 2020B3 3AX: before 2020B3 3BG: before 2020B3 3BS: before 2020B3 3BY: before 2020B3 3BZ: before 2020B3 3DA: before 2020B3 3DQ: before 2020B3 3HN: before 2020B3 3HT: before 2020B3 3HX: before 2020B3 3JY: before 2020B3 3LG: before 2020B3 3LP: before 2020B3 3NH: before 2020B3 3NY: before 2020B3 3PJ: before 2020B3 3PU: before 2020B3 3QR: before 2020B3 3RB: before 2020B3 3RJ: before 2020B3 3SD: before 2020B3 1BU: new since 2020B3 1DE: new since 2020B3 1DS: new since 2020B3 1EB: new since 2020B3 1EE: new since 2020B3 1ES: new since 2020B3 1EW: new since 2020B3 1FF: new since 2020B3 1FG: new since 2020B3 1FT: new since 2020B3 1GA: new since 2020B3 1GH: new since 2020B3 1GJ: new since 2020B3 1RP: new since 2020B3 1TY: new since 2020B3 2FE: new since 2020B3 2PP: new since 2020B3 3AY: new since 2020B3 3DG: new since 2020B3 3DS: new since 2020B3 3BF: new since 2020 Soho & Jewellery QuarterLadywood 9 new postcodes since 2020, outlined: this goes to B3 3DP, the newest of them9 new postcodes since 20207 new postcodes since 2020, outlined: this goes to B3 1EF, the newest of them7 new postcodes since 20206 new postcodes since 2020, outlined: this goes to B3 1FT, the newest of them6 new postcodes since 2020 Map of every postcode in B3, by new since 2020 Of the 189 postcodes in B3 that ONS places, 30 are new since 2020 and 159 were in use before 2020. 3 groups of new postcodes are outlined: 9 new postcodes since 2020; 7 new postcodes since 2020; 6 new postcodes since 2020. Places named: Soho & Jewellery Quarter, Ladywood. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A4540 Soho & Jewellery QuarterLadywood 6 new postcodes since 2020, outlined: this goes to B3 1FT, the newest of them6 new postcodes since 2020
  • New since 2020: 30
  • In use before 2020: 159
  • Outline: where 5 or more new postcodes since 2020 lie together

Of the 189 postcodes in B3 that ONS places, 30 are new since 2020 and 159 were in use before 2020.

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. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and 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; when each came into use: the same directory; 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

The 5 newest postcodes

B3 3BFJuly 2026B3 1FTApril 2026B3 1GAApril 2026B3 1GHApril 2026B3 1GJFebruary 2026

Where the new postcodes lie together

  • 9 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. B3 3DP, is the newest of them.
  • 7 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. B3 1EF, is the newest of them.
  • 6 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. B3 1FT, is the newest of 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
£240,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ 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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