B5 7RX postcode in Birmingham, England

B5 7RX is a postcode in Birmingham, in the Edgbaston ward. It is in the Birmingham Edgbaston 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 £227,720 Homes sold in B5 7, last 12 months. ▲ 13.9% on the year before Nearest station Moseley Village 1.8 km in a straight line

Where B5 7RX is, and what is near it

Map of B5 7RX and what is near it Map of B5 7RX: its centre point, with the 210 other postcodes in the B5 7 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. B5 7EG: also in B5 7B5 7LF: also in B5 7B5 7LL: also in B5 7B5 7LN: also in B5 7B5 7LS: also in B5 7B5 7LT: also in B5 7B5 7LW: also in B5 7B5 7NH: also in B5 7B5 7NN: also in B5 7B5 7NW: also in B5 7B5 7NY: also in B5 7B5 7NZ: also in B5 7B5 7PA: also in B5 7B5 7PB: also in B5 7B5 7PD: also in B5 7B5 7PF: also in B5 7B5 7PG: also in B5 7B5 7PH: also in B5 7B5 7PL: also in B5 7B5 7PQ: also in B5 7B5 7PR: also in B5 7B5 7PS: also in B5 7B5 7PU: also in B5 7B5 7PZ: also in B5 7B5 7QA: also in B5 7B5 7QB: also in B5 7B5 7QD: also in B5 7B5 7QF: also in B5 7B5 7QH: also in B5 7B5 7QJ: also in B5 7B5 7QL: also in B5 7B5 7QN: also in B5 7B5 7QP: also in B5 7B5 7QR: also in B5 7B5 7QS: also in B5 7B5 7QT: also in B5 7B5 7QU: also in B5 7B5 7QZ: also in B5 7B5 7RA: also in B5 7B5 7RB: also in B5 7B5 7RD: also in B5 7B5 7RE: also in B5 7B5 7RF: also in B5 7B5 7RG: also in B5 7B5 7RH: also in B5 7B5 7RJ: also in B5 7B5 7RL: also in B5 7B5 7RN: also in B5 7B5 7RP: also in B5 7B5 7RQ: also in B5 7B5 7RR: also in B5 7B5 7RS: also in B5 7B5 7RT: also in B5 7B5 7RU: also in B5 7B5 7RW: also in B5 7B5 7RY: also in B5 7B5 7SA: also in B5 7B5 7SB: also in B5 7B5 7SD: also in B5 7B5 7SE: also in B5 7B5 7SF: also in B5 7B5 7SH: also in B5 7B5 7SL: also in B5 7B5 7SN: also in B5 7B5 7SP: also in B5 7B5 7SQ: also in B5 7B5 7SR: also in B5 7B5 7SU: also in B5 7B5 7SW: also in B5 7B5 7TA: also in B5 7B5 7TD: also in B5 7B5 7TE: also in B5 7B5 7TJ: also in B5 7B5 7TN: also in B5 7B5 7TR: also in B5 7B5 7TS: also in B5 7B5 7TW: also in B5 7B5 7TX: also in B5 7B5 7UA: also in B5 7B5 7UB: also in B5 7B5 7UG: also in B5 7B5 7UH: also in B5 7B5 7UN: also in B5 7B5 7UR: also in B5 7B5 7US: also in B5 7B5 7UT: also in B5 7B5 7UU: also in B5 7B5 7UW: also in B5 7B5 7UX: also in B5 7B5 7UY: also in B5 7B5 7XA: also in B5 7B5 7XE: also in B5 7B5 7XF: also in B5 7B5 7XG: also in B5 7B5 7XH: also in B5 7B5 7XJ: also in B5 7B5 7XL: also in B5 7B5 7XQ: also in B5 7 Selly Park Surgery 1.2 kmGP 1.4 kmUniversity station 1.9 kmEdgbaston B5 7RX Map of B5 7RX and what is near it Map of B5 7RX: its centre point, with the 210 other postcodes in the B5 7 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Tram or metro 2.3 kmEdgbaston B5 7RX
  • B5 7RX
  • Other postcodes in B5 7: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 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 52.4539, longitude -1.9086)

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 B5 7RX?

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 B5 7RX?

Every home and business at B5 7RX 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 B5 7RX?

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 B5 7RX 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 B5 7RX.

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 B5 7RX: 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 B5 7RX 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 B5 7RX?

Homes in B5 7 sold for a typical £227,720 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 64 sales, up 13.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£227,720 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£200,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 13.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached Not enough sales to price (2)
  • Semi-detached Not enough sales to price (2)
  • Terraced £305,000 7 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £217,180 53 sales

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

Across the whole B5 district: a typical £215,250 from 80 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 B5 7RX

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in B5 7RX from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 20 April 2026. 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 B5 7RX

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at B5 7RX. 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 B5 7RX?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,130 homes in the neighbourhood around B5 7RX. The largest share of them, 38%, are in council tax band B. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (33%). 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 B5 7RX

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 110 (10%)£1,575
Band Babout 430 (38%)£1,838
Band Cabout 220 (19%)£2,100
Band Dabout 240 (21%)£2,363
Band Eabout 50 (4%)£2,888
Band Fabout 70 (6%)£3,413
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£3,938
Band Hwithheld£4,726

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 11% 1945 to 1964
  5. 31% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 17% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. 33% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918: 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 B5 7RX is in (ONS area E01008982), 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 B5 7RX?

The nearest open schools to B5 7RX, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near B5 7RX, 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 B5 7RX?

The nearest railway station to the centre of B5 7RX is Moseley Village Rail Station, 1.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Moseley Village Rail Station Railway station 1.8 kmCycle
  • University Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle
  • Edgbaston Village (West Midlands Metro) Underground, metro or tram 2.3 kmCycle

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

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest South Drive, 91 m away.

More stations near B5 7RX, 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 B5 7RX?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of B5 7RX, 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 B5 7RX?

0 within 1 km 25 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of B5 7RX, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Alcester Road Moseley Electric Charge Point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.6 kmCycle
  • Source London Charging Station Charging point · 2 chargers 2.1 kmCycle
  • Source London Charging Station Charging point · 2 chargers 2.1 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 B5 7RX?

The nearest to the centre of B5 7RX, 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 B5 7RX?

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 B5 7RX?

The nearest care homes to the centre of B5 7RX, 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 B5 7RX?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of B5 7RX, 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 B5 7RX?

The nearest vets to the centre of B5 7RX 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 B5 7RX in a conservation area?

The centre of B5 7RX 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 B5 7RX?

Police.uk records 279 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B5 7RX in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences107 reports
Vehicle crime26 reports
Criminal damage and arson23 reports
Burglary22 reports
Other theft22 reports
Public order16 reports

Also: drugs 13, possession of weapons 13, shoplifting 11, anti-social behaviour 9, theft from the person 7, robbery 4, bicycle theft 3, other crime 3.

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 B5 7RX

Ward
Edgbaston
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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