B29 6RT postcode in Birmingham, England

B29 6RT is a postcode in Birmingham, in the Weoley & Selly Oak ward. It is in the Birmingham Selly Oak 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 B29 6RT can get it Across Birmingham: 95% Typical price £251,250 Homes sold in B29 6, last 12 months. ▲ 0.5% on the year before Nearest station Selly Oak 1.0 km in a straight line

Where B29 6RT is, and what is near it

Map of B29 6RT and what is near it Map of B29 6RT: its centre point, with the 255 other postcodes in the B29 6 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. B29 6AE: also in B29 6B29 6AF: also in B29 6B29 6AG: also in B29 6B29 6AH: also in B29 6B29 6AN: also in B29 6B29 6AQ: also in B29 6B29 6AR: also in B29 6B29 6AW: also in B29 6B29 6BE: also in B29 6B29 6BJ: also in B29 6B29 6BL: also in B29 6B29 6BQ: also in B29 6B29 6DG: also in B29 6B29 6DP: also in B29 6B29 6DR: also in B29 6B29 6DS: also in B29 6B29 6DU: also in B29 6B29 6DX: also in B29 6B29 6DY: also in B29 6B29 6EH: also in B29 6B29 6EZ: also in B29 6B29 6FG: also in B29 6B29 6GA: also in B29 6B29 6GE: also in B29 6B29 6GF: also in B29 6B29 6GG: also in B29 6B29 6GH: also in B29 6B29 6GJ: also in B29 6B29 6GN: also in B29 6B29 6GP: also in B29 6B29 6GQ: also in B29 6B29 6GS: also in B29 6B29 6GW: also in B29 6B29 6GX: also in B29 6B29 6GY: also in B29 6B29 6GZ: also in B29 6B29 6HW: also in B29 6B29 6HX: also in B29 6B29 6JE: also in B29 6B29 6JG: also in B29 6B29 6JH: also in B29 6B29 6JL: also in B29 6B29 6JN: also in B29 6B29 6JQ: also in B29 6B29 6JR: also in B29 6B29 6JU: also in B29 6B29 6JW: also in B29 6B29 6JX: also in B29 6B29 6JY: also in B29 6B29 6JZ: also in B29 6B29 6LA: also in B29 6B29 6LR: also in B29 6B29 6LS: also in B29 6B29 6NA: also in B29 6B29 6ND: also in B29 6B29 6NF: also in B29 6B29 6NG: also in B29 6B29 6NH: also in B29 6B29 6NJ: also in B29 6B29 6NL: also in B29 6B29 6NN: also in B29 6B29 6NP: also in B29 6B29 6NQ: also in B29 6B29 6NR: also in B29 6B29 6NS: also in B29 6B29 6NT: also in B29 6B29 6NU: also in B29 6B29 6NW: also in B29 6B29 6NX: also in B29 6B29 6NY: also in B29 6B29 6PA: also in B29 6B29 6PB: also in B29 6B29 6PG: also in B29 6B29 6PH: also in B29 6B29 6PJ: also in B29 6B29 6PL: also in B29 6B29 6PN: also in B29 6B29 6PP: also in B29 6B29 6PQ: also in B29 6B29 6PR: also in B29 6B29 6PS: also in B29 6B29 6PT: also in B29 6B29 6PU: also in B29 6B29 6PW: also in B29 6B29 6PX: also in B29 6B29 6PY: also in B29 6B29 6PZ: also in B29 6B29 6QA: also in B29 6B29 6QB: also in B29 6B29 6QD: also in B29 6B29 6QE: also in B29 6B29 6QG: also in B29 6B29 6QH: also in B29 6B29 6QJ: also in B29 6B29 6QL: also in B29 6B29 6QN: also in B29 6B29 6QP: also in B29 6B29 6QR: also in B29 6B29 6QS: also in B29 6B29 6QZ: also in B29 6B29 6RB: also in B29 6B29 6RH: also in B29 6B29 6RJ: also in B29 6B29 6RL: also in B29 6B29 6RN: also in B29 6B29 6RP: also in B29 6B29 6RR: also in B29 6B29 6RS: also in B29 6B29 6RU: also in B29 6B29 6RX: also in B29 6B29 6RY: also in B29 6B29 6RZ: also in B29 6B29 6SA: also in B29 6B29 6SB: also in B29 6B29 6SD: also in B29 6B29 6SF: also in B29 6B29 6SJ: also in B29 6B29 6SN: also in B29 6B29 6SP: also in B29 6B29 6SQ: also in B29 6B29 6SR: also in B29 6B29 6SS: also in B29 6B29 6ST: also in B29 6B29 6SU: also in B29 6B29 6SX: also in B29 6B29 6SY: also in B29 6B29 6TA: also in B29 6B29 6TB: also in B29 6B29 6TD: also in B29 6B29 6TE: also in B29 6B29 6TF: also in B29 6B29 6TG: also in B29 6B29 6TH: also in B29 6B29 6TJ: also in B29 6B29 6TP: also in B29 6B29 6TQ: also in B29 6B29 6TR: also in B29 6B29 6TS: also in B29 6B29 6UF: also in B29 6B29 6UG: also in B29 6B29 6UH: also in B29 6B29 6UQ: also in B29 6B29 6UY: also in B29 6B29 6UZ: also in B29 6B29 6WG: also in B29 6B29 6XD: also in B29 6B29 6XE: also in B29 6 School 850 mUniversity station 1.2 kmGP 1.3 kmWeoley & Selly Oak B29 6RT Map of B29 6RT and what is near it Map of B29 6RT: its centre point, with the 255 other postcodes in the B29 6 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Weoley & Selly Oak B29 6RT
  • B29 6RT
  • Other postcodes in B29 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 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 52.4439, longitude -1.9503)

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 B29 6RT?

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 B29 6RT?

Every home and business at B29 6RT can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

B29 6RT 100% Birmingham 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

B29 6RT 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 B29 6RT?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for B29 6RT.

Check the bin days for B29 6RT 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 B29 6RT 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 B29 6RT.

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 B29 6RT: 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 B29 6RT 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 B29 6RT?

Homes in B29 6 sold for a typical £251,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 60 sales, up 0.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£251,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£250,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 0.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 4 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £265,000 24 sales
  • Terraced £273,000 19 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £185,000 13 sales

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

Across the whole B29 district: a typical £252,000 from 217 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 B29 6RT

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in B29 6RT from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 4 April 2025. 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 B29 6RT?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 700 homes in the neighbourhood around B29 6RT. Over half of them (57%) are in council tax band C. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (75%). 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 B29 6RT

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 £2,888 (band E); band C, the most common, is £2,100.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (4%)£1,575
Band Babout 220 (31%)£1,838
Band Cabout 400 (57%)£2,100
Band Dabout 40 (6%)£2,363
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£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. Withheld Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 75% 1919 to 1939
  4. 4% 1945 to 1964
  5. 19% 1965 to 1982
  6. Withheld 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 B29 6RT is in (ONS area E01009292), 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 B29 6RT?

The nearest open schools to B29 6RT, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near B29 6RT, 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 B29 6RT?

The nearest railway station to the centre of B29 6RT is Selly Oak Rail Station, 1.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Selly Oak Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk
  • University Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmCycle

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near B29 6RT, 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 B29 6RT?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of B29 6RT, 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 B29 6RT?

5 within 1 km 10 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of B29 6RT, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • No operator at present - inoperable Charging point · 2 chargers 800 mWalk
  • No operator at present - inoperable Charging point · 2 chargers 800 mWalk
  • No operator at present - inoperable Charging point · 2 chargers 800 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 B29 6RT?

The nearest to the centre of B29 6RT, 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 B29 6RT?

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 B29 6RT?

The nearest care homes to the centre of B29 6RT, 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 B29 6RT?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of B29 6RT, 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 B29 6RT?

The nearest vets to the centre of B29 6RT 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 B29 6RT in a conservation area?

The centre of B29 6RT 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 B29 6RT?

Police.uk records 530 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B29 6RT in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences199 reports
Shoplifting89 reports
Vehicle crime44 reports
Public order37 reports
Burglary37 reports
Criminal damage and arson29 reports

Also: other theft 27, anti-social behaviour 22, drugs 14, possession of weapons 12, theft from the person 6, bicycle theft 5, other crime 5, robbery 4.

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 B29 6RT

Ward
Weoley & Selly Oak
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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B29 6RS50 mB29 6RU120 mB29 6SU160 mB29 6RX160 mB29 6SD190 mB29 6RY190 m
All of B29

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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