B18 5DS postcode in Birmingham, England

B18 5DS 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 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 £188,500 Homes sold in B18 5, last 12 months. ▼ 4.6% on the year before Nearest station Jewellery Quarter 1.4 km in a straight line

Where B18 5DS is, and what is near it

Map of B18 5DS and what is near it Map of B18 5DS: its centre point, with the 117 other postcodes in the B18 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. B18 5AA: also in B18 5B18 5AN: also in B18 5B18 5AP: also in B18 5B18 5AQ: also in B18 5B18 5AU: also in B18 5B18 5AY: also in B18 5B18 5BA: also in B18 5B18 5BB: also in B18 5B18 5BD: also in B18 5B18 5BJ: also in B18 5B18 5BN: also in B18 5B18 5BP: also in B18 5B18 5BS: also in B18 5B18 5BT: also in B18 5B18 5BU: also in B18 5B18 5BW: also in B18 5B18 5BX: also in B18 5B18 5DB: also in B18 5B18 5DG: also in B18 5B18 5DH: also in B18 5B18 5DJ: also in B18 5B18 5DL: also in B18 5B18 5DN: also in B18 5B18 5DQ: also in B18 5B18 5DX: also in B18 5B18 5EB: also in B18 5B18 5ED: also in B18 5B18 5EW: also in B18 5B18 5HA: also in B18 5B18 5HB: also in B18 5B18 5HE: also in B18 5B18 5HH: also in B18 5B18 5HJ: also in B18 5B18 5HP: also in B18 5B18 5HS: also in B18 5B18 5HW: also in B18 5B18 5JA: also in B18 5B18 5JD: also in B18 5B18 5JH: also in B18 5B18 5JJ: also in B18 5B18 5JP: also in B18 5B18 5JR: also in B18 5B18 5JS: also in B18 5B18 5JT: also in B18 5B18 5JU: also in B18 5B18 5JX: also in B18 5B18 5JY: also in B18 5B18 5JZ: also in B18 5B18 5LA: also in B18 5B18 5LB: also in B18 5B18 5LD: also in B18 5B18 5LE: also in B18 5B18 5LG: also in B18 5B18 5LT: also in B18 5B18 5LU: also in B18 5B18 5LY: also in B18 5B18 5NA: also in B18 5B18 5NB: also in B18 5B18 5ND: also in B18 5B18 5NE: also in B18 5B18 5NG: also in B18 5B18 5NH: also in B18 5B18 5NJ: also in B18 5B18 5NL: also in B18 5B18 5NQ: also in B18 5B18 5NR: also in B18 5B18 5NS: also in B18 5B18 5NX: also in B18 5B18 5NY: also in B18 5B18 5PB: also in B18 5B18 5PL: also in B18 5B18 5PN: also in B18 5B18 5PP: also in B18 5B18 5PW: also in B18 5B18 5PZ: also in B18 5B18 5QB: also in B18 5B18 5QG: also in B18 5B18 5QH: also in B18 5B18 5QJ: also in B18 5B18 5QL: also in B18 5B18 5QN: also in B18 5B18 5QP: also in B18 5B18 5QQ: also in B18 5B18 5QR: also in B18 5B18 5QS: also in B18 5B18 5QT: also in B18 5B18 5QU: also in B18 5B18 5QX: also in B18 5B18 5RA: also in B18 5B18 5RB: also in B18 5B18 5RD: also in B18 5B18 5RE: also in B18 5B18 5RH: also in B18 5B18 5RJ: also in B18 5B18 5RL: also in B18 5B18 5RP: also in B18 5B18 5RR: also in B18 5B18 5RT: also in B18 5B18 5RU: also in B18 5B18 5RW: also in B18 5B18 5RX: also in B18 5B18 5RY: also in B18 5B18 5SD: also in B18 5B18 5SE: also in B18 5B18 5SG: also in B18 5B18 5SH: also in B18 5B18 5SJ: also in B18 5B18 5SL: also in B18 5B18 5SN: also in B18 5B18 5SP: also in B18 5B18 5SQ: also in B18 5B18 5SR: also in B18 5B18 5ST: also in B18 5B18 5TD: also in B18 5B18 5TE: also in B18 5B18 5TR: also in B18 5B18 5TS: also in B18 5 The Hawthorns station 2.4 kmSoho & Jewellery Quarter B18 5DS Map of B18 5DS and what is near it Map of B18 5DS: its centre point, with the 117 other postcodes in the B18 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. The Hawthorns station 2.4 kmSoho & Jewellery Quarter B18 5DS
  • B18 5DS
  • Other postcodes in B18 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 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 52.4944, longitude -1.9328)

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 5DS?

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 5DS?

Every home and business at B18 5DS 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 B18 5DS?

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 5DS 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 5DS.

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 5DS: 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 5DS 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 5DS?

Homes in B18 5 sold for a typical £188,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 14 sales, down 4.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£188,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£197,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.6% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached 3 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced £192,000 9 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

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 5DS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in B18 5DS 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

What council tax band are homes near B18 5DS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,030 homes in the neighbourhood around B18 5DS. Over half of them (66%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (25%). 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 5DS

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 £2,363 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,575.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 680 (66%)£1,575
Band Babout 170 (17%)£1,838
Band Cabout 110 (11%)£2,100
Band Dabout 70 (7%)£2,363
Band Ewithheld£2,888
Band Ffewer than 5£3,413
Band Gwithheld£3,938
Band Hfewer than 5£4,726

When the homes were built

  1. 25% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 23% 1965 to 1982
  6. 20% 1983 to 1999
  7. 19% 2000 to 2009
  8. 9% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

1945 to 1964: 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 5DS is in (ONS area E01009360), 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 5DS?

The nearest open schools to B18 5DS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near B18 5DS, 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 5DS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of B18 5DS is Jewellery Quarter Rail Station, 1.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Jewellery Quarter Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle
  • The Hawthorns Rail Station Railway station 2.4 kmCycle
  • Soho Benson Road (West Midlands Metro) Underground, metro or tram 300 mWalk

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Musgrave Road, 57 m away.

More stations near B18 5DS, 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 5DS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of B18 5DS, 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 5DS?

0 within 1 km 21 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of B18 5DS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Jewellery Quarter Car Park Electric Charge Point Charging point · No details mapped 1.5 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.6 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.7 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 B18 5DS?

The nearest to the centre of B18 5DS, 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 5DS?

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 5DS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of B18 5DS, 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 5DS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of B18 5DS, 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 5DS?

The nearest vets to the centre of B18 5DS 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 5DS in a conservation area?

The centre of B18 5DS 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 5DS?

Police.uk records 819 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B18 5DS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences376 reports
Criminal damage and arson78 reports
Other theft64 reports
Public order58 reports
Vehicle crime58 reports
Anti-social behaviour36 reports

Also: drugs 35, burglary 25, shoplifting 24, possession of weapons 23, robbery 20, theft from the person 9, other crime 7, bicycle theft 6.

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 5DS

Ward
Soho & Jewellery Quarter
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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