B3 1QS postcode in Birmingham, England

B3 1QS 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 56% of homes and businesses can get it. Birmingham: 95% Typical price £192,500 Homes sold in B3 1, last 12 months. ▼ 20.1% on the year before Nearest station Birmingham Snow Hill 500 m in a straight line

Where B3 1QS is, and what is near it

Map of B3 1QS and what is near it Map of B3 1QS: its centre point, with the 100 other postcodes in the B3 1 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 25 bus stops and 8 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A4400 B3 1AG: also in B3 1B3 1AQ: also in B3 1B3 1AT: also in B3 1B3 1BA: also in B3 1B3 1BG: also in B3 1B3 1BJ: also in B3 1B3 1BP: also in B3 1B3 1BU: also in B3 1B3 1DA: also in B3 1B3 1DD: also in B3 1B3 1DG: also in B3 1B3 1DR: also in B3 1B3 1DS: also in B3 1B3 1DW: also in B3 1B3 1DX: also in B3 1B3 1EE: also in B3 1B3 1EH: also in B3 1B3 1EP: also in B3 1B3 1ER: also in B3 1B3 1EU: also in B3 1B3 1EW: also in B3 1B3 1FF: also in B3 1B3 1FG: also in B3 1B3 1FQ: also in B3 1B3 1FT: also in B3 1B3 1GA: also in B3 1B3 1GH: also in B3 1B3 1GJ: also in B3 1B3 1HA: also in B3 1B3 1HL: also in B3 1B3 1HN: also in B3 1B3 1HP: also in B3 1B3 1JB: also in B3 1B3 1JE: also in B3 1B3 1JH: also in B3 1B3 1JJ: also in B3 1B3 1JL: also in B3 1B3 1JP: also in B3 1B3 1JX: also in B3 1B3 1LH: also in B3 1B3 1LJ: also in B3 1B3 1NQ: also in B3 1B3 1PB: also in B3 1B3 1PP: also in B3 1B3 1PT: also in B3 1B3 1PU: also in B3 1B3 1PW: also in B3 1B3 1PX: also in B3 1B3 1PY: also in B3 1B3 1QA: also in B3 1B3 1QG: also in B3 1B3 1QH: also in B3 1B3 1QU: also in B3 1B3 1QX: also in B3 1B3 1QZ: also in B3 1B3 1RB: also in B3 1B3 1RD: also in B3 1B3 1RG: also in B3 1B3 1RJ: also in B3 1B3 1RL: also in B3 1B3 1RP: also in B3 1B3 1RR: also in B3 1B3 1RU: also in B3 1B3 1RW: also in B3 1B3 1RY: also in B3 1B3 1RZ: also in B3 1B3 1SA: also in B3 1B3 1SD: also in B3 1B3 1SF: also in B3 1B3 1SH: also in B3 1B3 1SJ: also in B3 1B3 1SW: also in B3 1B3 1TE: also in B3 1B3 1TH: also in B3 1B3 1TR: also in B3 1B3 1TS: also in B3 1B3 1TT: also in B3 1B3 1TW: also in B3 1B3 1TX: also in B3 1B3 1TY: also in B3 1B3 1UD: also in B3 1B3 1UE: also in B3 1B3 1UF: also in B3 1B3 1UG: also in B3 1B3 1UP: also in B3 1B3 1UQ: also in B3 1 Broadway Health Centre 1.2 kmSoho & Jewellery Quarter B3 1QS Map of B3 1QS and what is near it Map of B3 1QS: its centre point, with the 100 other postcodes in the B3 1 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 25 bus stops and 8 EV charging points, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A4400 School 700 mSoho & Jewellery Quarter B3 1QS
  • B3 1QS
  • Other postcodes in B3 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 25 bus stops
  • 8 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 52.4845, longitude -1.9062)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after B3 1QS?

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 B3 1QS?

Every home and business at B3 1QS can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 56% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)56% 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 B3 1QS?

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 B3 1QS 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 B3 1QS.

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 B3 1QS: 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 B3 1QS 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 B3 1QS?

Homes in B3 1 sold for a typical £192,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 38 sales, down 20.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£192,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£241,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 20.1% on the 12 months before
  • Flat or maisonette £192,500 38 sales

Across the whole B3 district: a typical £190,000 from 42 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 B3 1QS

HM Land Registry records 6 standard sales of homes in B3 1QS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 16 July 2026. The middle price was £239,750, from £135,000 to £360,000. Across B3 1, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £192,500. 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

Food hygiene ratings at B3 1QS

The Food Standards Agency lists 5 food businesses at B3 1QS. 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 B3 1QS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,490 homes in the neighbourhood around B3 1QS. The largest share of them, 24%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (24%). 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 B3 1QS

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 B, the most common, is £1,838.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 260 (17%)£1,575
Band Babout 360 (24%)£1,838
Band Cabout 360 (24%)£2,100
Band Dabout 300 (20%)£2,363
Band Eabout 150 (10%)£2,888
Band Fabout 50 (3%)£3,413
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£3,938
Band Hwithheld£4,726

When the homes were built

  1. 17% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. Withheld 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 24% 1983 to 1999
  7. 14% 2000 to 2009
  8. 24% 2010 to 2019
  9. 11% 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 B3 1QS is in (ONS area E01033623), 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 B3 1QS?

The nearest open schools to B3 1QS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near B3 1QS, 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 B3 1QS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of B3 1QS is Birmingham Snow Hill Rail Station, 500 metres away in a straight line.

  • Birmingham Snow Hill Rail Station Railway station 500 mWalk
  • Jewellery Quarter Rail Station Railway station 700 mWalk
  • St Paul's (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.

25 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Charlotte Street, 85 m away.

More stations near B3 1QS, 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 B3 1QS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of B3 1QS, 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 B3 1QS?

15 within 1 km 30 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of B3 1QS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • ESB EV Charging Station- Cornwall Street Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22.08 kW 400 mWalk
  • ESB EV Charging Station- Edmund Street Charging point · 2 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 100 kW 450 mWalk
  • ESB EV Charging Station- Livery Street Charging point · 2 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 100 kW 450 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 B3 1QS?

The nearest to the centre of B3 1QS, 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 B3 1QS?

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 B3 1QS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of B3 1QS, 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 B3 1QS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of B3 1QS, 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 B3 1QS?

The nearest vets to the centre of B3 1QS 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 B3 1QS in a conservation area?

The centre of B3 1QS is in 3 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 B3 1QS?

Police.uk records 1,727 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B3 1QS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences690 reports
Shoplifting228 reports
Other theft158 reports
Public order144 reports
Criminal damage and arson99 reports
Vehicle crime91 reports

Also: anti-social behaviour 61, drugs 60, theft from the person 50, possession of weapons 42, burglary 40, robbery 36, other crime 19, bicycle theft 9.

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 B3 1QS

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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