B36 8HR postcode in Birmingham, England

B36 8HR is a postcode in Birmingham, in the Bromford & Hodge Hill ward. It is in the Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North 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 £229,000 Homes sold in B36 8, last 12 months. ▲ 8.3% on the year before Nearest station Stechford 2.1 km in a straight line

Where B36 8HR is, and what is near it

Map of B36 8HR and what is near it Map of B36 8HR: its centre point, with the 196 other postcodes in the B36 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 9 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. B36 8AA: also in B36 8B36 8AB: also in B36 8B36 8AD: also in B36 8B36 8AE: also in B36 8B36 8AF: also in B36 8B36 8AG: also in B36 8B36 8AH: also in B36 8B36 8AJ: also in B36 8B36 8AL: also in B36 8B36 8AP: also in B36 8B36 8AQ: also in B36 8B36 8AR: also in B36 8B36 8AS: also in B36 8B36 8AT: also in B36 8B36 8AU: also in B36 8B36 8AW: also in B36 8B36 8AX: also in B36 8B36 8AY: also in B36 8B36 8BN: also in B36 8B36 8BP: also in B36 8B36 8BS: also in B36 8B36 8BT: also in B36 8B36 8BU: also in B36 8B36 8BW: also in B36 8B36 8BX: also in B36 8B36 8BZ: also in B36 8B36 8DP: also in B36 8B36 8DT: also in B36 8B36 8DX: also in B36 8B36 8DY: also in B36 8B36 8EA: also in B36 8B36 8ED: also in B36 8B36 8EE: also in B36 8B36 8EF: also in B36 8B36 8EG: also in B36 8B36 8EH: also in B36 8B36 8EJ: also in B36 8B36 8EL: also in B36 8B36 8EN: also in B36 8B36 8EQ: also in B36 8B36 8ET: also in B36 8B36 8EU: also in B36 8B36 8EX: also in B36 8B36 8EY: also in B36 8B36 8HA: also in B36 8B36 8HB: also in B36 8B36 8HD: also in B36 8B36 8HE: also in B36 8B36 8HG: also in B36 8B36 8HH: also in B36 8B36 8HJ: also in B36 8B36 8HL: also in B36 8B36 8HN: also in B36 8B36 8HP: also in B36 8B36 8HQ: also in B36 8B36 8HS: also in B36 8B36 8HT: also in B36 8B36 8HU: also in B36 8B36 8JB: also in B36 8B36 8JD: also in B36 8B36 8JE: also in B36 8B36 8JG: also in B36 8B36 8JH: also in B36 8B36 8JJ: also in B36 8B36 8JL: also in B36 8B36 8JN: also in B36 8B36 8JP: also in B36 8B36 8JQ: also in B36 8B36 8JR: also in B36 8B36 8JS: also in B36 8B36 8JT: also in B36 8B36 8JU: also in B36 8B36 8JX: also in B36 8B36 8LA: also in B36 8B36 8LB: also in B36 8B36 8LD: also in B36 8B36 8LE: also in B36 8B36 8LG: also in B36 8B36 8LJ: also in B36 8B36 8LS: also in B36 8B36 8LU: also in B36 8B36 8NU: also in B36 8B36 8NX: also in B36 8B36 8NY: also in B36 8B36 8PA: also in B36 8B36 8PB: also in B36 8B36 8PD: also in B36 8B36 8PE: also in B36 8B36 8PG: also in B36 8B36 8PH: also in B36 8B36 8PJ: also in B36 8B36 8PL: also in B36 8B36 8PN: also in B36 8B36 8PP: also in B36 8B36 8PR: also in B36 8B36 8PZ: also in B36 8B36 8QA: also in B36 8B36 8QB: also in B36 8B36 8QD: also in B36 8B36 8QE: also in B36 8B36 8QF: also in B36 8B36 8QG: also in B36 8B36 8QH: also in B36 8B36 8QJ: also in B36 8B36 8QL: also in B36 8B36 8QN: also in B36 8B36 8QP: also in B36 8B36 8QQ: also in B36 8B36 8QR: also in B36 8B36 8QS: also in B36 8B36 8QT: also in B36 8B36 8QU: also in B36 8B36 8QX: also in B36 8B36 8QY: also in B36 8B36 8RA: also in B36 8B36 8RB: also in B36 8B36 8RD: also in B36 8B36 8RE: also in B36 8B36 8RX: also in B36 8B36 8RY: also in B36 8B36 8SA: also in B36 8B36 8SB: also in B36 8B36 8SH: also in B36 8B36 8SJ: also in B36 8B36 8SL: also in B36 8B36 8SN: also in B36 8B36 8SU: also in B36 8B36 8SW: also in B36 8B36 8SX: also in B36 8B36 8SY: also in B36 8B36 8TA: also in B36 8B36 8TB: also in B36 8B36 8TD: also in B36 8B36 8TG: also in B36 8B36 8TH: also in B36 8B36 8TJ: also in B36 8B36 8TL: also in B36 8B36 8TS: also in B36 8B36 8TY: also in B36 8B36 8UA: also in B36 8B36 8UB: also in B36 8B36 8UD: also in B36 8B36 8UE: also in B36 8B36 8UG: also in B36 8B36 8UH: also in B36 8B36 8UJ: also in B36 8B36 8UL: also in B36 8B36 8UN: also in B36 8B36 8UP: also in B36 8B36 8UR: also in B36 8B36 8US: also in B36 8B36 8UT: also in B36 8B36 8UU: also in B36 8B36 8UW: also in B36 8B36 8UX: also in B36 8B36 8UY: also in B36 8B36 8UZ: also in B36 8 GP 1.6 kmStechford station 2.1 kmGravelly Hill station 2.4 kmBromford & Hodge Hill B36 8HR Map of B36 8HR and what is near it Map of B36 8HR: its centre point, with the 196 other postcodes in the B36 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 9 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Gravelly Hill station 2.4 kmBromford & Hodge Hill B36 8HR
  • B36 8HR
  • Other postcodes in B36 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • 2 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 52.5020, longitude -1.8242)

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 B36 8HR?

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 B36 8HR?

Every home and business at B36 8HR 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 B36 8HR?

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 B36 8HR 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 B36 8HR.

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 B36 8HR: 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 B36 8HR 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 B36 8HR?

Homes in B36 8 sold for a typical £229,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 64 sales, up 8.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£229,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£211,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 8.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 3 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £240,000 33 sales
  • Terraced £200,000 23 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £125,000 5 sales

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

Across the whole B36 district: a typical £255,000 from 275 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 B36 8HR

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in B36 8HR 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 B36 8HR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 700 homes in the neighbourhood around B36 8HR. The largest share of them, 30%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (59%). 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 B36 8HR

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 £3,413 (band F); band B, the most common, is £1,838.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 130 (19%)£1,575
Band Babout 210 (30%)£1,838
Band Cabout 130 (19%)£2,100
Band Dabout 190 (27%)£2,363
Band Eabout 30 (4%)£2,888
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,413
Band Gfewer than 5£3,938
Band Hwithheld£4,726

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 59% 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 10% 1965 to 1982
  6. 13% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 10% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

Before 1900, 2000 to 2009: 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 B36 8HR is in (ONS area E01009086), 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 B36 8HR?

The nearest open schools to B36 8HR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near B36 8HR, 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 B36 8HR?

The nearest railway station to the centre of B36 8HR is Stechford Rail Station, 2.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Stechford Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
  • Gravelly Hill Rail Station Railway station 2.4 kmCycle

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

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Bromford Way, 186 m away.

More stations near B36 8HR, 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 B36 8HR?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of B36 8HR, 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 B36 8HR?

2 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of B36 8HR, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Gridserve Charging point · 12 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 180 kW 650 mWalk
  • Toyota World Fort Dunlop Electric Charging Point Charging point · No details mapped 900 mWalk
  • Colliers (Honda) Charging point · No details mapped 1.3 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 B36 8HR?

The nearest to the centre of B36 8HR, 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 B36 8HR?

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 B36 8HR?

The nearest care homes to the centre of B36 8HR, 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 B36 8HR?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of B36 8HR, 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 B36 8HR?

The nearest vets to the centre of B36 8HR 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 B36 8HR in a conservation area?

The centre of B36 8HR 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 B36 8HR?

Police.uk records 365 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B36 8HR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences157 reports
Vehicle crime39 reports
Criminal damage and arson32 reports
Shoplifting24 reports
Anti-social behaviour20 reports
Burglary18 reports

Also: other theft 18, public order 17, drugs 13, robbery 11, possession of weapons 8, theft from the person 3, bicycle theft 3, other crime 2.

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 B36 8HR

Ward
Bromford & Hodge Hill
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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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

B36 8TG50 mB36 8HL100 mB36 8TH100 mB36 8TL150 mB36 8TJ150 mB36 8TA150 m
All of B36

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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