B72 1HT postcode in Royal Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham

B72 1HT is a postcode in Royal Sutton Coldfield, in the Sutton Wylde Green ward of Birmingham. It is in the Sutton Coldfield 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 £369,250 Homes sold in B72 1, last 12 months. ▼ 2.6% on the year before Nearest station Wylde Green 800 m in a straight line

Where B72 1HT is, and what is near it

Map of B72 1HT and what is near it Map of B72 1HT: its centre point, with the 239 other postcodes in the B72 1 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. B72 1AE: also in B72 1B72 1AH: also in B72 1B72 1AP: also in B72 1B72 1AT: also in B72 1B72 1AU: also in B72 1B72 1AX: also in B72 1B72 1AY: also in B72 1B72 1AZ: also in B72 1B72 1BD: also in B72 1B72 1BE: also in B72 1B72 1BF: also in B72 1B72 1BH: also in B72 1B72 1BJ: also in B72 1B72 1BL: also in B72 1B72 1BN: also in B72 1B72 1BP: also in B72 1B72 1BW: also in B72 1B72 1BY: also in B72 1B72 1DD: also in B72 1B72 1DE: also in B72 1B72 1DF: also in B72 1B72 1DG: also in B72 1B72 1DH: also in B72 1B72 1DJ: also in B72 1B72 1DL: also in B72 1B72 1DN: also in B72 1B72 1DP: also in B72 1B72 1DQ: also in B72 1B72 1DR: also in B72 1B72 1DS: also in B72 1B72 1DT: also in B72 1B72 1DU: also in B72 1B72 1DW: also in B72 1B72 1DX: also in B72 1B72 1DY: also in B72 1B72 1EA: also in B72 1B72 1EB: also in B72 1B72 1ED: also in B72 1B72 1EE: also in B72 1B72 1EF: also in B72 1B72 1EG: also in B72 1B72 1EH: also in B72 1B72 1EJ: also in B72 1B72 1EL: also in B72 1B72 1EN: also in B72 1B72 1EP: also in B72 1B72 1EQ: also in B72 1B72 1ER: also in B72 1B72 1ES: also in B72 1B72 1ET: also in B72 1B72 1EU: also in B72 1B72 1FU: also in B72 1B72 1FW: also in B72 1B72 1GZ: also in B72 1B72 1HE: also in B72 1B72 1HF: also in B72 1B72 1HG: also in B72 1B72 1HN: also in B72 1B72 1HP: also in B72 1B72 1HQ: also in B72 1B72 1HR: also in B72 1B72 1HS: also in B72 1B72 1HW: also in B72 1B72 1JB: also in B72 1B72 1RS: also in B72 1B72 1XE: also in B72 1B72 1XG: also in B72 1B72 1XJ: also in B72 1B72 1XQ: also in B72 1B72 1XY: also in B72 1B72 1XZ: also in B72 1B72 1YB: also in B72 1B72 1YD: also in B72 1B72 1YE: also in B72 1B72 1YF: also in B72 1B72 1YG: also in B72 1B72 1YH: also in B72 1B72 1YJ: also in B72 1B72 1YN: also in B72 1B72 1YS: also in B72 1B72 1YT: also in B72 1B72 1YU: also in B72 1B72 1YW: also in B72 1B72 1YY: also in B72 1B72 1YZ: also in B72 1 3 places, 800 m–1.5 kmPenns Primary School 900 mSchool 1.1 kmSutton Wylde Green B72 1HT Map of B72 1HT and what is near it Map of B72 1HT: its centre point, with the 239 other postcodes in the B72 1 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Chester Road station 850 mSchool 1.1 kmSutton Wylde Green B72 1HT
  • B72 1HT
  • Other postcodes in B72 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 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 52.5406, longitude -1.8226)

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 B72 1HT?

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 B72 1HT?

Every home and business at B72 1HT 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 B72 1HT?

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 B72 1HT 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 B72 1HT.

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 B72 1HT: 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 B72 1HT 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 B72 1HT?

Homes in B72 1 sold for a typical £369,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 110 sales, down 2.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£369,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£379,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £550,000 34 sales
  • Semi-detached £406,250 26 sales
  • Terraced £290,000 17 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £182,000 33 sales

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

Across the whole B72 district: a typical £369,250 from 110 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 B72 1HT

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in B72 1HT from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 25 July 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 B72 1HT?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 660 homes in the neighbourhood around B72 1HT. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (31%). 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 B72 1HT

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 E, the most common, is £2,888.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (6%)£1,575
Band Babout 50 (8%)£1,838
Band Cabout 80 (12%)£2,100
Band Dabout 80 (12%)£2,363
Band Eabout 170 (26%)£2,888
Band Fabout 100 (15%)£3,413
Band Gabout 140 (21%)£3,938
Band Hwithheld£4,726

When the homes were built

  1. 11% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. 28% 1919 to 1939
  4. 11% 1945 to 1964
  5. 31% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

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 B72 1HT is in (ONS area E01009463), 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 B72 1HT?

The nearest open schools to B72 1HT, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near B72 1HT, 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 B72 1HT?

The nearest railway station to the centre of B72 1HT is Wylde Green Rail Station, 800 metres away in a straight line.

  • Wylde Green Rail Station Railway station 800 mWalk
  • Chester Road Rail Station Railway station 850 mWalk

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

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Greenhill Road, 245 m away.

More stations near B72 1HT, 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 B72 1HT?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of B72 1HT, 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 B72 1HT?

0 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of B72 1HT, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Manor Road Electric Charging Point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.3 kmCycle
  • Victoria Road Car Park Electric Charging Station Charging point · No details mapped 2.4 kmCycle
  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.6 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 B72 1HT?

The nearest to the centre of B72 1HT, 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 B72 1HT?

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 B72 1HT?

The nearest care homes to the centre of B72 1HT, 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 B72 1HT?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of B72 1HT, 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 B72 1HT?

The nearest vets to the centre of B72 1HT 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 B72 1HT in a conservation area?

The centre of B72 1HT 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 B72 1HT?

Police.uk records 210 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B72 1HT in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences55 reports
Shoplifting35 reports
Vehicle crime31 reports
Public order17 reports
Criminal damage and arson17 reports
Other theft15 reports

Also: anti-social behaviour 14, burglary 8, drugs 6, robbery 4, other crime 4, theft from the person 2, possession of weapons 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 B72 1HT

Ward
Sutton Wylde Green
Parish
Sutton Coldfield
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Royal Sutton Coldfield
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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

B72 1DQ30 mB72 1HS40 mB72 1DG60 mB72 1HW60 mB72 1DF80 mB72 1HN90 m
All of B72

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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