B1 3BS postcode in Birmingham, England

B1 3BS is a postcode in Birmingham, in the Soho & Jewellery Quarter ward. It is in the Birmingham Ladywood parliamentary constituency and the West Midlands police force area, and has been in use since September 2019.

Where B1 3BS is, and what is near it

Map of B1 3BS and what is near it Map of B1 3BS: its centre point, with the 91 other postcodes in the B1 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 17 bus stops and 3 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. B1 3AA: also in B1 3B1 3AG: also in B1 3B1 3AJ: also in B1 3B1 3AL: also in B1 3B1 3AP: also in B1 3B1 3AQ: also in B1 3B1 3AS: also in B1 3B1 3AW: also in B1 3B1 3AX: also in B1 3B1 3AY: also in B1 3B1 3BE: also in B1 3B1 3BF: also in B1 3B1 3BG: also in B1 3B1 3BH: also in B1 3B1 3BJ: also in B1 3B1 3BP: also in B1 3B1 3BQ: also in B1 3B1 3DA: also in B1 3B1 3DB: also in B1 3B1 3DD: also in B1 3B1 3DH: also in B1 3B1 3DN: also in B1 3B1 3DP: also in B1 3B1 3DQ: also in B1 3B1 3DS: also in B1 3B1 3DT: also in B1 3B1 3DZ: also in B1 3B1 3EA: also in B1 3B1 3ED: also in B1 3B1 3EE: also in B1 3B1 3EF: also in B1 3B1 3EG: also in B1 3B1 3EL: also in B1 3B1 3EN: also in B1 3B1 3EP: also in B1 3B1 3ER: also in B1 3B1 3ES: also in B1 3B1 3ET: also in B1 3B1 3EU: also in B1 3B1 3EW: also in B1 3B1 3EX: also in B1 3B1 3EY: also in B1 3B1 3FD: also in B1 3B1 3FE: also in B1 3B1 3HE: also in B1 3B1 3HH: also in B1 3B1 3HN: also in B1 3B1 3HR: also in B1 3B1 3HS: also in B1 3B1 3JA: also in B1 3B1 3JG: also in B1 3B1 3JH: also in B1 3B1 3JN: also in B1 3B1 3JP: also in B1 3B1 3JR: also in B1 3B1 3LA: also in B1 3B1 3LD: also in B1 3B1 3LE: also in B1 3B1 3LG: also in B1 3B1 3LQ: also in B1 3B1 3LR: also in B1 3B1 3LS: also in B1 3B1 3LT: also in B1 3B1 3LW: also in B1 3B1 3LX: also in B1 3B1 3LY: also in B1 3B1 3LZ: also in B1 3B1 3ND: also in B1 3B1 3NJ: also in B1 3B1 3NL: also in B1 3B1 3NN: also in B1 3B1 3NS: also in B1 3B1 3NT: also in B1 3B1 3NU: also in B1 3B1 3NZ: also in B1 3B1 3PA: also in B1 3B1 3PB: also in B1 3B1 3PE: also in B1 3B1 3PY: also in B1 3B1 3QH: also in B1 3B1 3QJ: also in B1 3B1 3QQ: also in B1 3B1 3RA: also in B1 3B1 3RB: also in B1 3B1 3RJ: also in B1 3 Charging 950 mHalcyon Medical 1.4 kmSoho & Jewellery Quarter B1 3BS Map of B1 3BS and what is near it Map of B1 3BS: its centre point, with the 91 other postcodes in the B1 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 17 bus stops and 3 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. 2 places, 950 m–1.4 kmSoho & Jewellery Quarter B1 3BS
  • B1 3BS
  • Other postcodes in B1 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 17 bus stops
  • 3 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.4852, longitude -1.9157)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after B1 3BS?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at B1 3BS?

Every home and business at B1 3BS can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

B1 3BS 100% Birmingham 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

B1 3BS 100% Birmingham 98%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at B1 3BS?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for B1 3BS.

Check the bin days for B1 3BS on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is B1 3BS at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include B1 3BS.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Birmingham

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for B1 3BS: 9,892 properties in Birmingham are at high risk (1.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Birmingham

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of B1 3BS is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near B1 3BS?

Homes in B1 3 sold for a typical £170,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 26 sales, down 29.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£170,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£241,250 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 29.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Terraced 1 sale, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette £166,250 24 sales

Across the whole B1 district: a typical £165,000 from 64 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in B1 3BS

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in B1 3BS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 10 June 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near B1 3BS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 810 homes in the neighbourhood around B1 3BS. Over half of them (53%) are in council tax band C. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (91%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around B1 3BS

Band D in Birmingham for 2026‑27: £2,363. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,838 (band B) to £2,888 (band E); band C, the most common, is £2,100.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,575
Band Babout 10 (1%)£1,838
Band Cabout 430 (53%)£2,100
Band Dabout 350 (43%)£2,363
Band Eabout 20 (2%)£2,888
Band Fwithheld£3,413
Band Gfewer than 5£3,938
Band Hfewer than 5£4,726

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 91% 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 1965 to 1982, 1983 to 1999: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Birmingham before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of B1 3BS is in (ONS area E01034950), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near B1 3BS?

The nearest open schools to B1 3BS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near B1 3BS, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to B1 3BS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of B1 3BS is Jewellery Quarter Rail Station, 500 metres away in a straight line.

  • Jewellery Quarter Rail Station Railway station 500 mWalk
  • Birmingham Snow Hill Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
  • Jewellery Quarter (West Midlands Metro) Underground, metro or tram 550 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

17 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Spring Hill Island, 195 m away.

More stations near B1 3BS, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near B1 3BS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of B1 3BS, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near B1 3BS?

3 within 1 km 29 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of B1 3BS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 300 mWalk
  • Jewellery Quarter Car Park Electric Charge Point Charging point · No details mapped 450 mWalk
  • ESB EV Charging Station- Cornwall Street Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22.08 kW 950 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near B1 3BS?

The nearest to the centre of B1 3BS, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to B1 3BS?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near B1 3BS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of B1 3BS, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near B1 3BS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of B1 3BS, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near B1 3BS?

The nearest vets to the centre of B1 3BS on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is B1 3BS in a conservation area?

The centre of B1 3BS is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near B1 3BS?

Police.uk records 1,517 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B1 3BS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences615 reports
Shoplifting184 reports
Other theft134 reports
Public order122 reports
Criminal damage and arson94 reports
Vehicle crime88 reports

Also: drugs 58, anti-social behaviour 55, burglary 40, possession of weapons 36, theft from the person 34, robbery 31, other crime 17, bicycle theft 9.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for B1 3BS

Ward
Soho & Jewellery Quarter
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Birmingham
In use since
September 2019

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

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