B21 9QD postcode in Birmingham, England

B21 9QD is a postcode in Birmingham, in the Handsworth ward. It is in the Birmingham Perry Barr 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 B21 9QD can get it Across Birmingham: 95% Typical price £186,000 Homes sold in B21 9, last 12 months. ▼ 1.1% on the year before Nearest station The Hawthorns 1.9 km in a straight line

Where B21 9QD is, and what is near it

Map of B21 9QD and what is near it Map of B21 9QD: its centre point, with the 154 other postcodes in the B21 9 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 16 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. B21 9AA: also in B21 9B21 9AB: also in B21 9B21 9AD: also in B21 9B21 9AE: also in B21 9B21 9AF: also in B21 9B21 9AG: also in B21 9B21 9AJ: also in B21 9B21 9AL: also in B21 9B21 9AP: also in B21 9B21 9AQ: also in B21 9B21 9AR: also in B21 9B21 9AS: also in B21 9B21 9AT: also in B21 9B21 9AU: also in B21 9B21 9AX: also in B21 9B21 9AY: also in B21 9B21 9BA: also in B21 9B21 9BB: also in B21 9B21 9BH: also in B21 9B21 9BN: also in B21 9B21 9BP: also in B21 9B21 9BQ: also in B21 9B21 9BS: also in B21 9B21 9BT: also in B21 9B21 9BU: also in B21 9B21 9BX: also in B21 9B21 9BY: also in B21 9B21 9DA: also in B21 9B21 9DB: also in B21 9B21 9DD: also in B21 9B21 9DE: also in B21 9B21 9DF: also in B21 9B21 9DG: also in B21 9B21 9DH: also in B21 9B21 9DJ: also in B21 9B21 9DP: also in B21 9B21 9DT: also in B21 9B21 9DU: also in B21 9B21 9DX: also in B21 9B21 9DY: also in B21 9B21 9DZ: also in B21 9B21 9EA: also in B21 9B21 9EB: also in B21 9B21 9ED: also in B21 9B21 9EE: also in B21 9B21 9EG: also in B21 9B21 9EN: also in B21 9B21 9EP: also in B21 9B21 9EQ: also in B21 9B21 9ES: also in B21 9B21 9ET: also in B21 9B21 9EU: also in B21 9B21 9EX: also in B21 9B21 9HA: also in B21 9B21 9HB: also in B21 9B21 9HD: also in B21 9B21 9HE: also in B21 9B21 9HF: also in B21 9B21 9HG: also in B21 9B21 9HH: also in B21 9B21 9HJ: also in B21 9B21 9HQ: also in B21 9B21 9HT: also in B21 9B21 9HU: also in B21 9B21 9HX: also in B21 9B21 9HY: also in B21 9B21 9JA: also in B21 9B21 9JB: also in B21 9B21 9JD: also in B21 9B21 9JE: also in B21 9B21 9JG: also in B21 9B21 9JH: also in B21 9B21 9JP: also in B21 9B21 9JQ: also in B21 9B21 9JR: also in B21 9B21 9JS: also in B21 9B21 9JT: also in B21 9B21 9JU: also in B21 9B21 9JX: also in B21 9B21 9JY: also in B21 9B21 9JZ: also in B21 9B21 9LA: also in B21 9B21 9LB: also in B21 9B21 9LE: also in B21 9B21 9LG: also in B21 9B21 9LN: also in B21 9B21 9LP: also in B21 9B21 9LQ: also in B21 9B21 9LR: also in B21 9B21 9LX: also in B21 9B21 9LZ: also in B21 9B21 9NA: also in B21 9B21 9NB: also in B21 9B21 9NE: also in B21 9B21 9NG: also in B21 9B21 9NH: also in B21 9B21 9NJ: also in B21 9B21 9NL: also in B21 9B21 9NN: also in B21 9B21 9NQ: also in B21 9B21 9NS: also in B21 9B21 9NT: also in B21 9B21 9NU: also in B21 9B21 9NX: also in B21 9B21 9NY: also in B21 9B21 9NZ: also in B21 9B21 9PA: also in B21 9B21 9PB: also in B21 9B21 9PD: also in B21 9B21 9PE: also in B21 9B21 9PG: also in B21 9B21 9PH: also in B21 9B21 9PN: also in B21 9B21 9PP: also in B21 9B21 9PQ: also in B21 9B21 9PR: also in B21 9B21 9PS: also in B21 9B21 9PT: also in B21 9B21 9PU: also in B21 9B21 9PW: also in B21 9B21 9PX: also in B21 9B21 9PY: also in B21 9B21 9QA: also in B21 9B21 9QB: also in B21 9B21 9QE: also in B21 9B21 9QG: also in B21 9B21 9QL: also in B21 9B21 9QP: also in B21 9B21 9QS: also in B21 9B21 9QT: also in B21 9B21 9QU: also in B21 9B21 9QX: also in B21 9B21 9QY: also in B21 9B21 9QZ: also in B21 9B21 9RE: also in B21 9B21 9RG: also in B21 9B21 9RH: also in B21 9B21 9RJ: also in B21 9B21 9RL: also in B21 9B21 9RQ: also in B21 9B21 9RR: also in B21 9B21 9RS: also in B21 9B21 9RY: also in B21 9B21 9SA: also in B21 9B21 9SD: also in B21 9B21 9SE: also in B21 9B21 9SF: also in B21 9B21 9SL: also in B21 9B21 9SN: also in B21 9B21 9SP: also in B21 9B21 9ST: also in B21 9B21 9SU: also in B21 9B21 9SX: also in B21 9 Hamstead (Birmingham) station 2.1 kmHandsworth B21 9QD Map of B21 9QD and what is near it Map of B21 9QD: its centre point, with the 154 other postcodes in the B21 9 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 16 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Handsworth B21 9QD
  • B21 9QD
  • Other postcodes in B21 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 52.5132, longitude -1.9385)

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 B21 9QD?

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 B21 9QD?

Every home and business at B21 9QD can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

B21 9QD 100% Birmingham 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

B21 9QD 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 B21 9QD?

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 B21 9QD 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 B21 9QD.

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 B21 9QD: 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 B21 9QD 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 B21 9QD?

Homes in B21 9 sold for a typical £186,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 25 sales, down 1.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£186,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£188,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached 3 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced £185,000 21 sales

Across the whole B21 district: a typical £185,000 from 87 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 B21 9QD

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in B21 9QD 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 B21 9QD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 670 homes in the neighbourhood around B21 9QD. Over half of them (63%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1900 to 1918 than in any other period (54%). 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 B21 9QD

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 420 (63%)£1,575
Band Babout 180 (27%)£1,838
Band Cabout 60 (9%)£2,100
Band Dabout 10 (1%)£2,363
Band Ewithheld£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. 32% Before 1900
  2. 54% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 6% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1983 to 1999, 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 B21 9QD is in (ONS area E01009266), 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 B21 9QD?

The nearest open schools to B21 9QD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near B21 9QD, 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 B21 9QD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of B21 9QD is The Hawthorns Rail Station, 1.9 km away in a straight line.

  • The Hawthorns Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle
  • Hamstead (Birmingham) Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
  • Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro) Underground, metro or tram 1.6 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 Greenhill Road, 100 m away.

More stations near B21 9QD, 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 B21 9QD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of B21 9QD, 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 B21 9QD?

0 within 1 km 7 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of B21 9QD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Ionity West Bromwich Charging point · 6 chargers · CCS · up to 350 kW 2.0 kmCycle
  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.6 kmCycle
  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.6 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 B21 9QD?

The nearest to the centre of B21 9QD, 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 B21 9QD?

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 B21 9QD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of B21 9QD, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • SENSE - 88 Church Lane Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 0121 554 7710 700 mWalk
  • Morning Stars Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report October 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 0121 551 0202 700 mWalk
  • Primrose Place Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report November 2022, over 3 years old 700 mWalk

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 B21 9QD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of B21 9QD, 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 B21 9QD?

The nearest vets to the centre of B21 9QD 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 B21 9QD in a conservation area?

The centre of B21 9QD 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 B21 9QD?

Police.uk records 512 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B21 9QD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences241 reports
Criminal damage and arson49 reports
Public order41 reports
Vehicle crime37 reports
Other theft32 reports
Anti-social behaviour24 reports

Also: burglary 19, drugs 19, possession of weapons 14, shoplifting 10, robbery 9, theft from the person 6, other crime 6, bicycle theft 5.

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 B21 9QD

Ward
Handsworth
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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All of B21

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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