The B postcode area, also known as the Birmingham postcode area, 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.

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: B1-B48: BIRMINGHAM Post Town ! B1 ! B2 ! B3 ! B4 ! B5 ! B6 ! B7 ! B8 ! B9 ! B10 ! B11 ! B12 ! B13 ! B14 ! B15 ! B16 ! B17 ! B18 ! B19 ! B20 ! B21 ! B23 ! B24 ! B25 ! B26 ! B27 ! B28 ! B29 ! B30 ! B31 ! B32 ! B33 ! B34 ! B35 ! B36 ! B37 ! B38 ! B40 ! B42 ! B43 ! B44 ! B45 ! B46 ! B47 ! B48 ! B99 B49-61; B80-B98: South and East of the BIRMINGHAM Post Town ! B49 ! B50 ! B60 ! B61 ! B80 ! B90 ! B91 ! B92 ! B93 ! B94 ! B95 ! B96 ! B97 ! B98 B62-B71: The Black Country ! B62 ! B63 ! B64 ! B65 ! B66 ! B67 ! B68 ! B69 ! B70 ! B71 B72-B79: North of the BIRMINGHAM Post Town ! B72 ! B73 ! B74 ! B75 ! B76 ! B77 ! B78 ! B79

Maps

Former scheme

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).