B73 6HJ postcode in Royal Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham

B73 6HJ is a postcode in Royal Sutton Coldfield, in the Sutton Trinity 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 at B73 6HJ can get it Across Birmingham: 95% Typical price £400,000 Homes sold in B73 6, last 12 months. ▲ 1.3% on the year before Nearest station Wylde Green 850 m in a straight line

Where B73 6HJ is, and what is near it

Map of B73 6HJ and what is near it Map of B73 6HJ: its centre point, with the 236 other postcodes in the B73 6 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 15 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. B73 6AA: also in B73 6B73 6AD: also in B73 6B73 6AP: also in B73 6B73 6AQ: also in B73 6B73 6AR: also in B73 6B73 6AT: also in B73 6B73 6AY: also in B73 6B73 6AZ: also in B73 6B73 6BA: also in B73 6B73 6BB: also in B73 6B73 6BG: also in B73 6B73 6BN: also in B73 6B73 6BP: also in B73 6B73 6BS: also in B73 6B73 6BT: also in B73 6B73 6BU: also in B73 6B73 6BX: also in B73 6B73 6BY: also in B73 6B73 6BZ: also in B73 6B73 6DB: also in B73 6B73 6DH: also in B73 6B73 6DJ: also in B73 6B73 6DL: also in B73 6B73 6DN: also in B73 6B73 6DP: also in B73 6B73 6DR: also in B73 6B73 6DS: also in B73 6B73 6DT: also in B73 6B73 6DU: also in B73 6B73 6DW: also in B73 6B73 6DX: also in B73 6B73 6DY: also in B73 6B73 6DZ: also in B73 6B73 6EA: also in B73 6B73 6EB: also in B73 6B73 6ED: also in B73 6B73 6EE: also in B73 6B73 6EF: also in B73 6B73 6EG: also in B73 6B73 6EH: also in B73 6B73 6EJ: also in B73 6B73 6EL: also in B73 6B73 6EN: also in B73 6B73 6EP: also in B73 6B73 6ER: also in B73 6B73 6ES: also in B73 6B73 6ET: also in B73 6B73 6EU: also in B73 6B73 6HA: also in B73 6B73 6HB: also in B73 6B73 6HD: also in B73 6B73 6HE: also in B73 6B73 6HF: also in B73 6B73 6HG: also in B73 6B73 6HH: also in B73 6B73 6HL: also in B73 6B73 6HN: also in B73 6B73 6HP: also in B73 6B73 6HQ: also in B73 6B73 6HR: also in B73 6B73 6HS: also in B73 6B73 6HT: also in B73 6B73 6HU: also in B73 6B73 6HW: also in B73 6B73 6HX: also in B73 6B73 6HY: also in B73 6B73 6JA: also in B73 6B73 6JB: also in B73 6B73 6JD: also in B73 6B73 6JE: also in B73 6B73 6JF: also in B73 6B73 6JG: also in B73 6B73 6JH: also in B73 6B73 6JJ: also in B73 6B73 6JL: also in B73 6B73 6JN: also in B73 6B73 6JP: also in B73 6B73 6JQ: also in B73 6B73 6JR: also in B73 6B73 6JS: also in B73 6B73 6LB: also in B73 6B73 6LD: also in B73 6B73 6LH: also in B73 6B73 6LJ: also in B73 6B73 6LL: also in B73 6B73 6LN: also in B73 6B73 6LP: also in B73 6B73 6LR: also in B73 6B73 6LS: also in B73 6B73 6LT: also in B73 6B73 6LU: also in B73 6B73 6LX: also in B73 6B73 6LY: also in B73 6B73 6LZ: also in B73 6B73 6NA: also in B73 6B73 6NB: also in B73 6B73 6ND: also in B73 6B73 6NE: also in B73 6B73 6NJ: also in B73 6B73 6NN: also in B73 6B73 6NP: also in B73 6B73 6NR: also in B73 6B73 6NS: also in B73 6B73 6NT: also in B73 6B73 6NU: also in B73 6B73 6NW: also in B73 6B73 6NX: also in B73 6B73 6NY: also in B73 6B73 6NZ: also in B73 6B73 6PE: also in B73 6B73 6PG: also in B73 6B73 6PH: also in B73 6B73 6PJ: also in B73 6B73 6PL: also in B73 6B73 6PN: also in B73 6B73 6PP: also in B73 6B73 6PR: also in B73 6B73 6PS: also in B73 6B73 6PW: also in B73 6 The Hawthorns Surgery 1.7 kmSutton Vesey B73 6HJ Map of B73 6HJ and what is near it Map of B73 6HJ: its centre point, with the 236 other postcodes in the B73 6 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 15 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Sutton Road Surgery 2.1 kmSutton Vesey B73 6HJ
  • B73 6HJ
  • Other postcodes in B73 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 15 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • 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 52.5535, longitude -1.8324)

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 B73 6HJ?

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 B73 6HJ?

Every home and business at B73 6HJ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

B73 6HJ 100% Birmingham 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

B73 6HJ 100% 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 B73 6HJ?

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 B73 6HJ 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 B73 6HJ.

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 B73 6HJ: 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 B73 6HJ 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 B73 6HJ?

Homes in B73 6 sold for a typical £400,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 121 sales, up 1.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£400,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£395,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £552,500 46 sales
  • Semi-detached £368,500 36 sales
  • Terraced £335,000 19 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £170,000 20 sales

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

Across the whole B73 district: a typical £355,000 from 278 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 B73 6HJ

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in B73 6HJ from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 22 August 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 B73 6HJ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 670 homes in the neighbourhood around B73 6HJ. The largest share of them, 31%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1900 to 1918 than in any other period (34%). 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 B73 6HJ

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 10 (1%)£1,575
Band Babout 110 (16%)£1,838
Band Cabout 70 (10%)£2,100
Band Dabout 170 (25%)£2,363
Band Eabout 210 (31%)£2,888
Band Fabout 50 (7%)£3,413
Band Gabout 50 (7%)£3,938
Band Hwithheld£4,726

When the homes were built

  1. 9% Before 1900
  2. 34% 1900 to 1918
  3. 22% 1919 to 1939
  4. 12% 1945 to 1964
  5. 13% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: 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 B73 6HJ is in (ONS area E01009466), 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 B73 6HJ?

The nearest open schools to B73 6HJ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near B73 6HJ, 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 B73 6HJ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of B73 6HJ is Wylde Green Rail Station, 850 metres away in a straight line.

  • Wylde Green Rail Station Railway station 850 mWalk
  • Sutton Coldfield Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle

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

15 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Buckingham Mews, 113 m away.

More stations near B73 6HJ, 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 B73 6HJ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of B73 6HJ, 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 B73 6HJ?

1 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of B73 6HJ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Manor Road Electric Charging Point Charging point · 2 chargers 950 mWalk
  • Victoria Road Car Park Electric Charging Station Charging point · No details mapped 1.2 kmWalk
  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.8 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 B73 6HJ?

The nearest to the centre of B73 6HJ, 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 B73 6HJ?

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 B73 6HJ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of B73 6HJ, 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 B73 6HJ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of B73 6HJ, 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 B73 6HJ?

The nearest vets to the centre of B73 6HJ 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 B73 6HJ in a conservation area?

The centre of B73 6HJ 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 B73 6HJ?

Police.uk records 176 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B73 6HJ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences47 reports
Anti-social behaviour24 reports
Vehicle crime21 reports
Criminal damage and arson19 reports
Public order15 reports
Shoplifting14 reports

Also: other theft 9, burglary 8, theft from the person 6, robbery 6, possession of weapons 5, 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 B73 6HJ

Ward
Sutton Trinity
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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All of B73

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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