B4 6GB postcode in Birmingham, England

B4 6GB is a postcode in Birmingham, in the Ladywood ward. It is in the Birmingham Ladywood parliamentary constituency and the West Midlands police force area, and has been in use since February 2018.

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 17% of homes and businesses at B4 6GB can get it Across Birmingham: 95% Typical price £281,000 Homes sold in B4 6, last 12 months. ▼ 6.3% on the year before Nearest station Birmingham Snow Hill 50 m in a straight line

Where B4 6GB is, and what is near it

Map of B4 6GB and what is near it Map of B4 6GB: its centre point, with the 102 other postcodes in the B4 6 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 42 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. B4 6AA: also in B4 6B4 6AB: also in B4 6B4 6AD: also in B4 6B4 6AF: also in B4 6B4 6AG: also in B4 6B4 6AR: also in B4 6B4 6AT: also in B4 6B4 6BJ: also in B4 6B4 6BN: also in B4 6B4 6BS: also in B4 6B4 6DF: also in B4 6B4 6DH: also in B4 6B4 6DR: also in B4 6B4 6DS: also in B4 6B4 6ET: also in B4 6B4 6EU: also in B4 6B4 6EY: also in B4 6B4 6FE: also in B4 6B4 6FF: also in B4 6B4 6FN: also in B4 6B4 6FR: also in B4 6B4 6FT: also in B4 6B4 6FW: also in B4 6B4 6FX: also in B4 6B4 6FY: also in B4 6B4 6GA: also in B4 6B4 6GD: also in B4 6B4 6GF: also in B4 6B4 6GH: also in B4 6B4 6GQ: also in B4 6B4 6GR: also in B4 6B4 6GS: also in B4 6B4 6HA: also in B4 6B4 6HB: also in B4 6B4 6HG: also in B4 6B4 6HH: also in B4 6B4 6HJ: also in B4 6B4 6HL: also in B4 6B4 6HU: also in B4 6B4 6HW: also in B4 6B4 6HY: also in B4 6B4 6JU: also in B4 6B4 6JX: also in B4 6B4 6JZ: also in B4 6B4 6LE: also in B4 6B4 6LL: also in B4 6B4 6LN: also in B4 6B4 6LP: also in B4 6B4 6LQ: also in B4 6B4 6LS: also in B4 6B4 6NA: also in B4 6B4 6NB: also in B4 6B4 6NE: also in B4 6B4 6NH: also in B4 6B4 6NL: also in B4 6B4 6NP: also in B4 6B4 6NR: also in B4 6B4 6NS: also in B4 6B4 6NY: also in B4 6B4 6PH: also in B4 6B4 6QA: also in B4 6B4 6QB: also in B4 6B4 6QD: also in B4 6B4 6QF: also in B4 6B4 6RG: also in B4 6B4 6RN: also in B4 6B4 6SE: also in B4 6B4 6SX: also in B4 6B4 6TB: also in B4 6B4 6TF: also in B4 6B4 6UD: also in B4 6 Birmingham B4 6GB Map of B4 6GB and what is near it Map of B4 6GB: its centre point, with the 102 other postcodes in the B4 6 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 42 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Birmingham B4 6GB
  • B4 6GB
  • Other postcodes in B4 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 42 bus stops
  • 8 EV charging points

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.4836, longitude -1.8982)

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 B4 6GB?

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 B4 6GB?

17% of the homes and businesses at B4 6GB can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 17% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

B4 6GB 17% Birmingham 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

B4 6GB 17% 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 B4 6GB?

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 B4 6GB 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 B4 6GB.

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 B4 6GB: 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 B4 6GB 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 B4 6GB?

Homes in B4 6 sold for a typical £281,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 7 sales, down 6.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£281,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£300,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 6.3% on the 12 months before
  • Flat or maisonette £281,000 7 sales

Across the whole B4 district: a typical £280,169 from 40 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 B4 6GB

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in B4 6GB 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

Food hygiene ratings at B4 6GB

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at B4 6GB. 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 B4 6GB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,290 homes in the neighbourhood around B4 6GB. The largest share of them, 47%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (39%). 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 B4 6GB

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 C, the most common, is £2,100.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (2%)£1,575
Band Babout 120 (9%)£1,838
Band Cabout 600 (47%)£2,100
Band Dabout 320 (25%)£2,363
Band Eabout 190 (15%)£2,888
Band Fabout 30 (2%)£3,413
Band Gwithheld£3,938
Band Hwithheld£4,726

When the homes were built

  1. 6% Before 1900
  2. 6% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 5% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 39% 2000 to 2009
  8. 23% 2010 to 2019
  9. 20% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 1983 to 1999: 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 B4 6GB is in (ONS area E01033620), 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 B4 6GB?

The nearest open schools to B4 6GB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near B4 6GB, 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 B4 6GB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of B4 6GB is Birmingham Snow Hill Rail Station, 50 metres away in a straight line.

  • Birmingham Snow Hill Rail Station Railway station 50 mWalk
  • Birmingham Moor Street Rail Station Railway station 650 mWalk
  • St Chad's (West Midlands Metro) Underground, metro or tram 150 mWalk

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

42 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Lloyd House, 27 m away.

More stations near B4 6GB, 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 B4 6GB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of B4 6GB, 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 B4 6GB?

20 within 1 km 30 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of B4 6GB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Livery Street Car Park Electric Charge Point Charging point · 2 chargers 100 mWalk
  • ESB EV Charging Station- Livery Street Charging point · 2 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 100 kW 100 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 150 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 B4 6GB?

The nearest to the centre of B4 6GB, 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 B4 6GB?

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 B4 6GB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of B4 6GB, 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 B4 6GB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of B4 6GB, 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 B4 6GB?

The nearest vets to the centre of B4 6GB 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 B4 6GB in a conservation area?

The centre of B4 6GB 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 B4 6GB?

Police.uk records 1,736 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B4 6GB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences666 reports
Shoplifting232 reports
Other theft163 reports
Public order151 reports
Criminal damage and arson100 reports
Vehicle crime96 reports

Also: anti-social behaviour 66, drugs 61, theft from the person 52, possession of weapons 44, burglary 43, robbery 37, other crime 16, 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 B4 6GB

Ward
Ladywood
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
February 2018

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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