B17 9BL postcode in Birmingham, England

B17 9BL is a postcode in Birmingham, in the Harborne ward. It is in the Birmingham Edgbaston parliamentary constituency and the West Midlands police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Birmingham: 95% Typical price £388,106 Homes sold in B17 9, last 12 months. ▼ 3% on the year before Nearest station University 2.2 km in a straight line

Where B17 9BL is, and what is near it

Map of B17 9BL and what is near it Map of B17 9BL: its centre point, with the 187 other postcodes in the B17 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 16 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. B17 9AA: also in B17 9B17 9AB: also in B17 9B17 9AD: also in B17 9B17 9AF: also in B17 9B17 9AG: also in B17 9B17 9AH: also in B17 9B17 9AJ: also in B17 9B17 9AL: also in B17 9B17 9AN: also in B17 9B17 9AP: also in B17 9B17 9AR: also in B17 9B17 9AS: also in B17 9B17 9AT: also in B17 9B17 9AW: also in B17 9B17 9AX: also in B17 9B17 9AY: also in B17 9B17 9BE: also in B17 9B17 9BG: also in B17 9B17 9BH: also in B17 9B17 9BJ: also in B17 9B17 9BN: also in B17 9B17 9BP: also in B17 9B17 9BS: also in B17 9B17 9BT: also in B17 9B17 9BU: also in B17 9B17 9BW: also in B17 9B17 9BX: also in B17 9B17 9BY: also in B17 9B17 9DA: also in B17 9B17 9DB: also in B17 9B17 9DG: also in B17 9B17 9DQ: also in B17 9B17 9DU: also in B17 9B17 9DX: also in B17 9B17 9DY: also in B17 9B17 9DZ: also in B17 9B17 9EA: also in B17 9B17 9EB: also in B17 9B17 9ED: also in B17 9B17 9EE: also in B17 9B17 9EG: also in B17 9B17 9EH: also in B17 9B17 9EJ: also in B17 9B17 9EL: also in B17 9B17 9EN: also in B17 9B17 9EP: also in B17 9B17 9EQ: also in B17 9B17 9EW: also in B17 9B17 9HT: also in B17 9B17 9HU: also in B17 9B17 9QT: also in B17 9B17 9QU: also in B17 9B17 9QX: also in B17 9B17 9QY: also in B17 9B17 9QZ: also in B17 9B17 9RA: also in B17 9B17 9RD: also in B17 9B17 9RE: also in B17 9B17 9RF: also in B17 9B17 9RP: also in B17 9B17 9RQ: also in B17 9B17 9SS: also in B17 9B17 9ST: also in B17 9B17 9SU: also in B17 9B17 9SX: also in B17 9B17 9SY: also in B17 9B17 9TA: also in B17 9B17 9TD: also in B17 9B17 9TG: also in B17 9B17 9TH: also in B17 9B17 9TJ: also in B17 9B17 9TL: also in B17 9B17 9TN: also in B17 9B17 9TP: also in B17 9B17 9TR: also in B17 9B17 9TS: also in B17 9 School 700 m2 places, 850 m–2.2 kmSchool 950 mGP 1.3 kmTram or metro 2.9 kmSelly Oak station 3.0 kmHarborne B17 9BL Map of B17 9BL and what is near it Map of B17 9BL: its centre point, with the 187 other postcodes in the B17 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 16 bus stops (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. School 700 m2 places, 850 m–2.2 kmGP 1.3 kmHarborne B17 9BL
  • B17 9BL
  • Other postcodes in B17 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 16 bus stops
  • 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 52.4626, longitude -1.9637)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after B17 9BL?

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 B17 9BL?

Every home and business at B17 9BL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Birmingham: 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Birmingham: 98%

The line marks the figure across Birmingham.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 B17 9BL?

BinDayBuddy does not read Birmingham City Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Birmingham City Council's bin days

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 B17 9BL 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 B17 9BL.

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 B17 9BL: 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 B17 9BL 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 B17 9BL?

Homes in B17 9 sold for a typical £388,106 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 102 sales, down 3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£388,106 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£400,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £625,000 7 sales
  • Semi-detached £585,000 30 sales
  • Terraced £405,000 41 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £152,000 24 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole B17 district: a typical £350,000 from 214 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 B17 9BL

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in B17 9BL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 19 April 2024. 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 B17 9BL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 720 homes in the neighbourhood around B17 9BL. The largest share of them, 33%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1900 to 1918 than in any other period (57%). 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 B17 9BL

Band D in Birmingham for 2026‑27: £2,363. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,575 (band A) to £3,938 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,363.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (3%)£1,575
Band Babout 50 (7%)£1,838
Band Cabout 200 (28%)£2,100
Band Dabout 240 (33%)£2,363
Band Eabout 60 (8%)£2,888
Band Fabout 90 (13%)£3,413
Band Gabout 60 (8%)£3,938
Band Hwithheld£4,726

When the homes were built

  1. 19% Before 1900
  2. 57% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 10% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: 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 B17 9BL is in (ONS area E01009067), 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 B17 9BL?

The nearest open schools to B17 9BL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near B17 9BL, 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 B17 9BL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of B17 9BL is University Rail Station, 2.2 km away in a straight line.

  • University Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
  • Selly Oak Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle
  • Edgbaston Village (West Midlands Metro) Underground, metro or tram 2.9 kmCycle

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

16 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Elm Tree Road, 89 m away.

More stations near B17 9BL, 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 B17 9BL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of B17 9BL, 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 B17 9BL?

0 within 1 km 8 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of B17 9BL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • High Street Harborne Electric Charge Point Charging point · No details mapped 1.1 kmWalk
  • BP Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers 1.2 kmCycle
  • No operator at present - inoperable Charging point · 2 chargers 2.7 kmCycle

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 B17 9BL?

The nearest to the centre of B17 9BL, 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 B17 9BL?

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 B17 9BL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of B17 9BL, 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 B17 9BL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of B17 9BL, 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 B17 9BL?

The nearest vets to the centre of B17 9BL 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 B17 9BL in a conservation area?

planning.data.gov.uk is not answering just now, so this page has not asked it what the centre of B17 9BL is inside. It will ask once the service answers again. The council's planning team can answer for one address.

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 B17 9BL?

Police.uk records 359 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B17 9BL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences145 reports
Shoplifting40 reports
Vehicle crime38 reports
Public order27 reports
Criminal damage and arson26 reports
Other theft23 reports

Also: anti-social behaviour 12, burglary 11, robbery 8, other crime 8, drugs 7, possession of weapons 7, theft from the person 5, bicycle theft 2.

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 B17 9BL

Ward
Harborne
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Birmingham
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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