B18 4LE postcode in Birmingham, England

B18 4LE is a postcode in Birmingham, in the North Edgbaston 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 at B18 4LE can get it Across Birmingham: 95% Typical price £155,000 Homes sold in B18 4, last 12 months. ▲ 4% on the year before Nearest station Smethwick Rolfe Street 2.1 km in a straight line

Where B18 4LE is, and what is near it

Map of B18 4LE and what is near it Map of B18 4LE: its centre point, with the 116 other postcodes in the B18 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 15 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. B18 4AG: also in B18 4B18 4AH: also in B18 4B18 4AJ: also in B18 4B18 4AQ: also in B18 4B18 4AS: also in B18 4B18 4AW: also in B18 4B18 4BA: also in B18 4B18 4BH: also in B18 4B18 4BJ: also in B18 4B18 4BL: also in B18 4B18 4BN: also in B18 4B18 4DA: also in B18 4B18 4DD: also in B18 4B18 4DE: also in B18 4B18 4DF: also in B18 4B18 4DG: also in B18 4B18 4DH: also in B18 4B18 4DJ: also in B18 4B18 4DL: also in B18 4B18 4DN: also in B18 4B18 4DP: also in B18 4B18 4DR: also in B18 4B18 4DS: also in B18 4B18 4DT: also in B18 4B18 4DU: also in B18 4B18 4DW: also in B18 4B18 4DY: also in B18 4B18 4DZ: also in B18 4B18 4ED: also in B18 4B18 4EE: also in B18 4B18 4EF: also in B18 4B18 4EG: also in B18 4B18 4EJ: also in B18 4B18 4EL: also in B18 4B18 4EN: also in B18 4B18 4EP: also in B18 4B18 4ER: also in B18 4B18 4ES: also in B18 4B18 4ET: also in B18 4B18 4EU: also in B18 4B18 4EX: also in B18 4B18 4EY: also in B18 4B18 4EZ: also in B18 4B18 4HA: also in B18 4B18 4HB: also in B18 4B18 4HD: also in B18 4B18 4HE: also in B18 4B18 4HF: also in B18 4B18 4HH: also in B18 4B18 4HJ: also in B18 4B18 4HL: also in B18 4B18 4HN: also in B18 4B18 4HW: also in B18 4B18 4JA: also in B18 4B18 4JP: also in B18 4B18 4JR: also in B18 4B18 4JT: also in B18 4B18 4JU: also in B18 4B18 4JW: also in B18 4B18 4JX: also in B18 4B18 4JY: also in B18 4B18 4LP: also in B18 4B18 4LS: also in B18 4B18 4LW: also in B18 4B18 4LX: also in B18 4B18 4LZ: also in B18 4B18 4NA: also in B18 4B18 4NB: also in B18 4B18 4ND: also in B18 4B18 4NE: also in B18 4B18 4NF: also in B18 4B18 4NG: also in B18 4B18 4NH: also in B18 4B18 4NN: also in B18 4B18 4NQ: also in B18 4B18 4NR: also in B18 4B18 4NS: also in B18 4B18 4PG: also in B18 4B18 4PH: also in B18 4B18 4PJ: also in B18 4B18 4PL: also in B18 4B18 4PN: also in B18 4B18 4PP: also in B18 4B18 4PR: also in B18 4B18 4PT: also in B18 4B18 4PU: also in B18 4B18 4PW: also in B18 4B18 4PX: also in B18 4B18 4PY: also in B18 4B18 4PZ: also in B18 4B18 4QA: also in B18 4B18 4QB: also in B18 4B18 4QD: also in B18 4B18 4QE: also in B18 4B18 4QF: also in B18 4B18 4QG: also in B18 4B18 4QH: also in B18 4B18 4QP: also in B18 4B18 4QQ: also in B18 4B18 4QR: also in B18 4B18 4QS: also in B18 4B18 4QT: also in B18 4B18 4QU: also in B18 4B18 4QW: also in B18 4B18 4QX: also in B18 4B18 4QY: also in B18 4B18 4QZ: also in B18 4B18 4RA: also in B18 4B18 4RB: also in B18 4B18 4RD: also in B18 4B18 4RE: also in B18 4B18 4RF: also in B18 4B18 4RG: also in B18 4B18 4RH: also in B18 4B18 4RJ: also in B18 4B18 4RL: also in B18 4 Smethwick B18 4LE Map of B18 4LE and what is near it Map of B18 4LE: its centre point, with the 116 other postcodes in the B18 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 15 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Soho & Jewellery Quarter B18 4LE
  • B18 4LE
  • Other postcodes in B18 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 15 bus stops

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 52.4875, longitude -1.9437)

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 B18 4LE?

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 B18 4LE?

Every home and business at B18 4LE can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

B18 4LE 100% Birmingham 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

B18 4LE 100% Birmingham 98%
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 B18 4LE?

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 B18 4LE 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 B18 4LE.

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 B18 4LE: 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 B18 4LE 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 B18 4LE?

Homes in B18 4 sold for a typical £155,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 17 sales, up 4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£155,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£149,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 4% on the 12 months before
  • Terraced £155,000 17 sales

Across the whole B18 district: a typical £170,000 from 56 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 B18 4LE

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in B18 4LE from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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

Food hygiene ratings at B18 4LE

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at B18 4LE. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near B18 4LE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 550 homes in the neighbourhood around B18 4LE. Over half of them (64%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (52%). 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 B18 4LE

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 £2,100 (band C); band A, the most common, is £1,575.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 350 (64%)£1,575
Band Babout 170 (31%)£1,838
Band Cabout 30 (5%)£2,100
Band Dfewer than 5£2,363
Band Efewer than 5£2,888
Band Ffewer than 5£3,413
Band Gfewer than 5£3,938
Band Hfewer than 5£4,726

When the homes were built

  1. 52% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 44% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 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 B18 4LE is in (ONS area E01009346), 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 B18 4LE?

The nearest open schools to B18 4LE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near B18 4LE, 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 B18 4LE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of B18 4LE is Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station, 2.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
  • Jewellery Quarter Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
  • Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro) Underground, metro or tram 1.3 kmCycle

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

15 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Algernon Road, 81 m away.

More stations near B18 4LE, 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 B18 4LE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of B18 4LE, 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 B18 4LE?

0 within 1 km 16 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of B18 4LE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.0 kmWalk
  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.1 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.1 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 B18 4LE?

The nearest to the centre of B18 4LE, 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 B18 4LE?

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 B18 4LE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of B18 4LE, 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 B18 4LE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of B18 4LE, 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 B18 4LE?

The nearest vets to the centre of B18 4LE 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 B18 4LE in a conservation area?

The centre of B18 4LE is in one area with planning rules of its 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 B18 4LE?

Police.uk records 605 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B18 4LE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences290 reports
Criminal damage and arson62 reports
Public order47 reports
Vehicle crime47 reports
Other theft39 reports
Anti-social behaviour22 reports

Also: drugs 21, possession of weapons 21, burglary 18, shoplifting 15, robbery 13, theft from the person 5, bicycle theft 4, other crime 1.

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 B18 4LE

Ward
North Edgbaston
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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