B postcode area

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Birmingham
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Coordinates: 52°27′47″N1°53′20″W / 52.463°N 1.889°W / 52.463; -1.889
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
B
Postcode area name
Birmingham
Post towns 15
Postcode districts 79
Postcode sectors268
Postcodes (live)41,397
Postcodes (total)61,202
Statistics as at May 2020 [1]

The B postcode area, also known as the Birmingham postcode area, [2] is a group of 79 postcode districts in central England, within 15 post towns. These cover the central portion of the West Midlands (including Birmingham, West Bromwich, Sutton Coldfield, Smethwick, Solihull, Halesowen, Cradley Heath, Oldbury and Rowley Regis), plus northeast Worcestershire (including Bromsgrove and Redditch), north and west Warwickshire (including Alcester, Studley and Henley-in-Arden), and part of southeast Staffordshire (including Tamworth) and a very small part of Leicestershire. It is the most populated postcode area in the United Kingdom, with a population of over 1.9 million.

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Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

B1-B48: BIRMINGHAM Post Town

Postcode district Post town CoverageLocal authority area(s)
B1BIRMINGHAM Birmingham City Centre, Broad Street (east), Jewellery Quarter Birmingham
B2BIRMINGHAMBirmingham City Centre, New Street Birmingham
B3BIRMINGHAMBirmingham City Centre, Newhall Street Birmingham
B4BIRMINGHAMBirmingham City Centre, Corporation Street (north), Aston University Birmingham
B5BIRMINGHAM Digbeth, Highgate, Lee Bank, Edgbaston Birmingham
B6BIRMINGHAM Aston, Birchfield, Witton Birmingham
B7BIRMINGHAM Nechells, Vauxhall, Ashted, Duddeston Birmingham
B8BIRMINGHAM Washwood Heath, Ward End, Saltley, Alum Rock, Pelham Birmingham
B9BIRMINGHAM Bordesley Green, Bordesley, Small Heath Birmingham
B10BIRMINGHAMSmall HeathBirmingham
B11BIRMINGHAM Sparkhill, Sparkbrook, Tyseley, Greet Birmingham
B12BIRMINGHAM Balsall Heath, Sparkbrook, Highgate, Deritend Birmingham
B13BIRMINGHAM Moseley, Billesley, Moor GreenBirmingham
B14BIRMINGHAM Kings Heath, Yardley Wood, Druids Heath, Highter's Heath, Warstock, Maypole Birmingham
B15BIRMINGHAM Edgbaston, Westside Birmingham
B16BIRMINGHAM Ladywood, Edgbaston, Rotton Park Birmingham
B17BIRMINGHAM Harborne, Edgbaston, Moor Pool, Bearwood Birmingham
B18BIRMINGHAM Winson Green, Hockley, Soho Birmingham
B19BIRMINGHAM Lozells and East Handsworth, Lozells, Newtown, Birchfield, Gib Hill, HockleyBirmingham
B20BIRMINGHAM Handsworth Wood, Handsworth, Birchfield, Browns Green Birmingham
B21BIRMINGHAM Handsworth Birmingham
B23BIRMINGHAM Erdington, Stockland Green, Short Heath, Perry Common, Gravelly Hill, Upper Witton, Short Heath Birmingham
B24BIRMINGHAM Erdington, Wylde Green, Tyburn, Bromford, Gravelly HillBirmingham
B25BIRMINGHAM Yardley, Hay Mills Birmingham
B26BIRMINGHAM Sheldon, Yardley, Birmingham International Airport, Gilbertstone, Lyndon Green, Elmdon Birmingham, Solihull
B27BIRMINGHAM Acocks Green Birmingham
B28BIRMINGHAM Hall Green, Haslucks Green, Yardley Wood Birmingham
B29BIRMINGHAM Selly Oak, Bournbrook, Selly Park, Weoley Castle, Shenley Green, California, Moor GreenBirmingham
B30BIRMINGHAM Bournville, Cotteridge, Stirchley, Kings Norton Birmingham
B31BIRMINGHAM Northfield, Longbridge, West Heath, Shenley Green, Frankley, Bartley Green Birmingham
B32BIRMINGHAM Woodgate, Bartley Green, Quinton, California, Frankley, Frankley GreenBirmingham
B33BIRMINGHAM Kitts Green, Stechford, Lea Hall, Garretts Green, Lyndon GreenBirmingham
B34BIRMINGHAM Shard End, Buckland End Birmingham
B35BIRMINGHAM Castle Vale Birmingham
B36BIRMINGHAM Castle Bromwich, Smith's Wood, Bromford, Hodge Hill, Washwood Heath Birmingham, Solihull
B37BIRMINGHAM Chelmsley Wood, Marston Green, Kingshurst, Fordbridge Solihull
B38BIRMINGHAMKings Norton, Hawkesley, Headley Heath, Forhill Birmingham
B40BIRMINGHAM National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham International Airport, Marston Green, Bickenhill Solihull
B42BIRMINGHAM Perry Barr, Great Barr, Hamstead Birmingham
B43BIRMINGHAMGreat Barr, Hamstead, Pheasey, NewtonBirmingham, Sandwell, Walsall
B44BIRMINGHAMPerry Barr, Kingstanding, Great Barr, Old Oscott, Queslett Birmingham
B45BIRMINGHAM Rednal, New Frankley, Rubery, Cofton Hackett, Barnt Green, Lickey, Longbridge, Northfield, Apes Dale Birmingham, Bromsgrove
B46BIRMINGHAM Coleshill, Water Orton, Shustoke, Nether Whitacre, Blyth End, Furnace End, Duke End, Maxstoke, Lea Marston, Castle Vale North Warwickshire
B47BIRMINGHAM Hollywood, Wythall Bromsgrove
B48BIRMINGHAM Alvechurch, Cobley Hill, Rowney Green, Portway, Weatheroak Hill, Lea End, Arrowfield Top, Barnt Green Bromsgrove
B99BIRMINGHAMnon-geographic

B49-61; B80-B98: South and East of the BIRMINGHAM Post Town

Postcode district Post town CoverageLocal authority area(s)
B49ALCESTER Alcester, Shelfield, Shelfield Green, Aston Cantlow, Great Alne, Walcote, Upton, Temple Grafton, Wixford, Wood Bevington, Weethley, Cookhill, New End, Coughton, Kings Coughton, Arrow, Kinwarton Stratford-on-Avon
B50ALCESTER Bidford-on-Avon, Broom, Wixford, Temple Grafton, Cleeve Prior, Barton, Bickmarsh Stratford-on-Avon
B60BROMSGROVE Bromsgrove, Stoke Prior, Charford Bromsgrove
B61BROMSGROVEBromsgrove, Dodford, Catshill, Bournheath, Fairfield Bromsgrove
B80STUDLEY Studley, Green Lane, Mappleborough Green, Outhill, Morton Bagot, Spernall Stratford-on-Avon
B90SOLIHULL Shirley, Solihull Lodge, Major's Green, Dickens Heath, Cheswick Green, Shelly Green, Blossomfield, Hollywood Solihull, Bromsgrove
B91SOLIHULL Solihull, Blossomfield, Worlds End, Catherine-de-Barnes Solihull
B92SOLIHULL Olton, Elmdon, Bickenhill, Hampton-in-Arden, Barston Solihull
B93SOLIHULL Baddesley Clinton, Bentley Heath, Dorridge, Knowle, Tilehouse Green, Oldwich Lane, Chadwick End Solihull
B94SOLIHULL Hockley Heath, Earlswood, Trap's Green, Aspley Heath, Wood End, PortwaySolihull, Warwick
B95HENLEY-IN-ARDEN Henley-in-Arden, Wooton Wawen, Beaudesert, Finwood, High Cross, Preston Green, Langley, Edstone, Aston Cantlow, Oldberrow, Gorcott Hill, Ullenhall, Buckley Green Stratford-on-Avon
B96REDDITCH Feckenham, Astwood Bank, Bradley Green, Sambourne, Edgiock, New End, Holberrow Green, Stock Green Redditch
B97REDDITCH Redditch, Callow Hill, Webheath, Ham Green, Elcocks Brook, Crumpfield, Hewell Grange, Tardebigge, Lower BentleyRedditch
B98REDDITCHRedditch, Beoley, Aspley Heath, Trap's Green, Gorcott Hill, Mappleborough Green Redditch

B62-B71: The Black Country

Postcode district Post town CoverageLocal authority area(s)
B62HALESOWEN Halesowen, Romsley, Hunnington, Quinton Dudley, Bromsgrove, Birmingham
B63HALESOWENHalesowen, Hayley Green, Hasbury, Cradley Dudley, Bromsgrove
B64CRADLEY HEATH Cradley Heath, Old Hill, Haden Cross Sandwell
B65ROWLEY REGIS Rowley Regis, Blackheath, Coombeswood, BradesSandwell
B66SMETHWICK Smethwick, Bearwood, Warley, Rood EndSandwell
B67SMETHWICKSmethwick, Bearwood, Londonderry, Rood EndSandwell
B68OLDBURY Langley, Brandhall, Quinton, Londonderry, Causeway Green, Bristnall Fields, Rood EndSandwell
B69OLDBURY Oldbury, Tividale, Brades, Langley, Oakham Sandwell
B70WEST BROMWICH West Bromwich, Lyng, Swan Village, Golds Green, Balls Hill, Guns VillageSandwell
B71WEST BROMWICHWest Bromwich, Balls Hill, Stone Cross Sandwell

B72-B79: North of the BIRMINGHAM Post Town

Postcode district Post town CoverageLocal authority area(s)
B72SUTTON COLDFIELD Sutton Coldfield town centre, Maney, Wylde Green, The Parade, Driffold Birmingham
B73SUTTON COLDFIELD Boldmere, Oscott, Wylde Green, The Parade, Driffold Birmingham
B74SUTTON COLDFIELD Four Oaks, Little Aston, Streetly, Hill Hook, Mere Green, HardwickBirmingham, Lichfield, Walsall
B75SUTTON COLDFIELD Mere Green, Roughley, Moor Hall, Whitehouse Common, Falcon Lodge, Canwell Hall, Bassets PoleBirmingham
B76SUTTON COLDFIELD Walmley, Minworth, Curdworth, Lea Marston, Wishaw, Curdworth, Bodymoor Heath Birmingham, North Warwickshire
B77TAMWORTH Tamworth, Wilnecote, Amington, Belgrave, Glascote, Glascote Hill, Stonydelph, Hockley, Dosthill, Whateley Tamworth, North Warwickshire
B78TAMWORTHTamworth, Fazeley, Kingsbury, Polesworth, Hopwas, Dordon Tamworth, North Warwickshire
B79TAMWORTHTamworth, Warton, Hopwas, Comberford, Elford, Edingale, Harlaston, Haunton, Thorpe Constantine, Newton Regis, Shuttington, Alvecote, Borough Park, Lichfield Road Industrial EstateTamworth, North Warwickshire, North West Leicestershire

Notes

Maps

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B postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby CV, DE, DY, ST, WR, WS and WV postcode areas. B postcode area map.svg
B postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby CV, DE, DY, ST, WR, WS and WV postcode areas.
Detailed map of postcode districts in central Birmingham B postcode area inset map.svg
Detailed map of postcode districts in central Birmingham

Former scheme

Street name signs on Birdbrook Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, showing old "Birmingham 22" (top) and modern "B44" postcodes. BirdbrookRoadSigns.jpg
Street name signs on Birdbrook Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, showing old "Birmingham 22" (top) and modern "B44" postcodes.

Before the introduction of postcodes in the 1960s, Birmingham along with other major cities were divided into numbered postal districts. With a few exceptions these were directly incorporated into the outcode (the first part of the postcode).

For example, Great Barr was formerly Birmingham 22 (now B43 and 44) and Smethwick was formerly Smethwick 40 and 41 (now B66 and 67).

See also

Related Research Articles

The CV postcode area, also known as the Coventry postcode area, is a group of 24 postcode districts in central England, within eleven post towns. These cover the eastern part of the West Midlands county, most of Warwickshire, a part of west Leicestershire and a very small part of Northamptonshire.

The M postcode area, also known as the Manchester postcode area, is a group of postcode districts in the North West of England.

The BN postcode area, also known as the Brighton postcode area, is a group of 30 postcode districts in South East England, within 18 post towns. These cover southwestern East Sussex and southeastern West Sussex. The main sorting office is at the Gatwick Mail Centre in Crawley.

The DY postcode area, also known as the Dudley postcode area, is a group of fourteen postcode districts in England, within eight post towns. These cover the south-western part of the West Midlands and north Worcestershire, plus the south-westernmost part of Staffordshire and a small part of south-east Shropshire.

The MK postcode area, also known as the Milton Keynes postcode area, is a group of 26 postcode districts in England, within five post towns. These cover north Buckinghamshire, west and north Bedfordshire and very small parts of Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

The NG postcode area, also known as the Nottingham postcode area, is a group of 29 postcode districts in the East Midlands of England, within seven post towns. These cover southern and central Nottinghamshire, parts of south-west Lincolnshire and small parts of Derbyshire and Leicestershire. The NG postcode area is one of six with a population above 1 million.

The PE postcode area, also known as the Peterborough postcode area, is a group of 36 postcode districts in eastern England, within 18 post towns. These cover north and west Cambridgeshire, much of south and east Lincolnshire, and west Norfolk, plus the north-easternmost part of Northamptonshire, the easternmost part of Rutland and very small parts of Bedfordshire.

The S postcode area, also known as the Sheffield postcode area, is a group of postcode districts in England, which are subdivisions of eight post towns. These cover most of South Yorkshire, parts of north Derbyshire and north-west Nottinghamshire, plus a small part of West Yorkshire. The S postcode area is one of six with a population above 1 million.

The RG postcode area, also known as the Reading postcode area, is a group of thirty postcode districts in England, within twelve post towns. These cover west and central Berkshire and north Hampshire, plus a small part of south-east Oxfordshire and very small parts of Buckinghamshire and Wiltshire.

The WA postcode area, also known as the Warrington postcode area, is a group of sixteen postcode districts in North West England, within nine post towns. These cover north Cheshire, eastern Merseyside and small parts of south-western Greater Manchester.

The WN postcode area, also known as the Wigan postcode area, is a group of eight postcode districts in North West England, within three post towns. These cover most of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, plus small parts of West Lancashire and the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in Merseyside.

The SK postcode area, also known as the Stockport postcode area, is a group of nineteen postcode districts in England, within eleven post towns. These cover south-east Greater Manchester, parts of east Cheshire, north-west Derbyshire and a small part of north Staffordshire.

The LS postcode area, also known as the Leeds postcode area, is a group of 29 postcode districts in England, within six post towns. These cover northern West Yorkshire and some parts of North Yorkshire.

The BD postcode area, also known as the Bradford postcode area, is a group of 24 postcode districts in England, within seven post towns. These cover northwestern West Yorkshire and southwestern North Yorkshire, plus very small parts of Lancashire.

The TR postcode area, also known as the Truro postcode area, is a group of 27 postcode districts in South West England, within 15 post towns. These cover west Cornwall, including Truro, Penzance, Camborne, Falmouth, Hayle, Helston, Marazion, Newquay, Penryn, Perranporth, Redruth, St Agnes, St Columb and St Ives, plus the Isles of Scilly.

The PL postcode area, also known as the Plymouth postcode area, is a group of 35 postcode districts in South West England, within 25 post towns. These cover west Devon and east Cornwall.

The DT postcode area, also known as the Dorchester postcode area, is a group of eleven postcode districts in South West England, within nine post towns. These cover much of Dorset, plus very small parts of Devon and Somerset.

The PO postcode area, also known as the Portsmouth postcode area, is a group of 34 postcode districts in southern England, within 24 post towns. These cover south-east Hampshire, southwestern West Sussex and the Isle of Wight.

The SP postcode area, also known as the Salisbury postcode area, is a group of eleven postcode districts in southern England, within six post towns. These cover south Wiltshire and parts of north Dorset and west Hampshire.

The TF postcode area, also known as the Telford postcode area, is a group of thirteen postcode districts in England, within six post towns. These cover north-east Shropshire, including Telford, Broseley, Market Drayton, Much Wenlock, Newport and Shifnal, plus a small part of west Staffordshire.

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