Moves from B postcodes
What 227 removal requests made through our sites from B postcodes since June 2022 looked like. They are totals only, and the B area is wider than Birmingham itself.
Just over half came from Birmingham itself, then Solihull, Sutton Coldfield, Tamworth, Halesowen and Redditch. 2-bed and 3-bed homes were almost level, three in four requests between them, and bungalows were rare (4%). Of those who left B postcodes, the most went to the Dudley (DY) and Coventry (CV) areas, then Derby (DE) and Walsall (WS).
What a move from Birmingham costs
These are our removal cost calculator's guide ranges for two typical moves from Birmingham, worked out from published UK averages. They are not quotes: the site never sees a removal company's price, and yours depends on what you move, the access at both ends and the date.
The calculator takes the Midlands as the UK average, from Giant Van's regional index, so these are the national averages for each size with the distance added. Packing, a flat above the ground floor with no lift, or a Friday move add to them; the calculator shows each line.
Parking the removal van
The Clean Air Zone. Birmingham's is a Class D zone, the kind that covers cars as well as vans and lorries. A van has to meet Euro 6 (diesel) or Euro 4 (petrol), and a lorry Euro VI; one that doesn't pays a daily charge, by 11.59pm on the sixth day after it drove in. A removal company's lorry is its own business, but if you hire a van yourself, check its number plate on GOV.UK's clean air zone checker first.
Parking suspensions. Birmingham City Council suspends parking bays with at least 48 hours' notice, paid before the suspension starts: a daily charge of £18.90 per bay for 1 to 3 bays (and £18.90 a day for each further 3), every day including Sundays and bank holidays, plus £87.60 to set up and remove it (up to 15 bays) and £18.90 administration. Apply by email to [email protected]. The council's examples are building work and traffic flow; it doesn't mention removals. Within the city centre controlled parking zones, contact its parking team; outside them, a suspension may need a temporary traffic regulation order from its highways team.
Parking dispensations let a vehicle park in residents' or business permit bays, limited-wait bays or loading bays when it is essential and there is no suitable parking nearby: £23.90 per vehicle per day, with at least 48 hours' notice, at the council's discretion.
Ask the removal company whether it applies for this or expects you to, and who pays. Source: Birmingham City Council, Apply for parking suspensions or dispensations.
Homes in Birmingham
How the 423,455 households in Birmingham City Council's area lived at the 2021 Census, against England as a whole.
| Detached house | England 22.9% | 11.2% |
| Semi-detached | England 31.5% | 35.6% |
| Terraced house | England 23.0% | 27.8% |
| Flat | England 22.2% | 25.4% |
Birmingham has half England's share of detached houses, and more terraces and flats: one home in four is a flat, most of them in purpose-built blocks. In a block, ask the managing agent whether the lift can be booked and where a van can load before you ask for quotes, and give the floor in the form.
Questions about moving in Birmingham
How much do removals from Birmingham cost?
Our calculator's guide range is £740 to £1,250 for a 2-bed house moving up to 10 miles, and £1,190 to £2,020 for a 3-bed house moving 10 to 50 miles. They come from published UK averages, not from quotes: your own price depends on what you move, the access at both ends and the date.
Does a removal van pay the Birmingham Clean Air Zone charge?
Only if it doesn't meet the zone's standard: Euro 6 for a diesel van, Euro 4 for a petrol one and Euro VI for a lorry. If you hire a van yourself, check its number plate on GOV.UK's clean air zone checker. A charge is paid by 11.59pm on the sixth day after driving in.
Can I suspend a parking bay for a removal van in Birmingham?
Birmingham City Council suspends parking bays with at least 48 hours' notice, applied for by email to [email protected]: £18.90 a day per bay for 1 to 3 bays, plus £87.60 to set it up and £18.90 administration. A dispensation to park in permit, limited-wait or loading bays costs £23.90 per vehicle per day.
Where do people moving from Birmingham go?
57% of the removal requests we have had from B postcodes since June 2022 were moving to another B postcode. Of the rest, the most went to the Dudley (DY) and Coventry (CV) areas, then Derby (DE) and Walsall (WS).
Nearby towns
Moving between towns, or comparing? The pages for the two nearest towns we cover, with their own figures, guide prices and council rules.
Nottingham removals
NG postcodes, reaching into Lincolnshire: two in three were 2- or 3-bed homes.
Plymouth removals
PL postcodes, Plymouth and east Cornwall: nearly half were 2-bed homes.
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Sources
- Birmingham City Council, Apply for parking suspensions or dispensations, last updated 12 June 2026.
- GOV.UK, Driving in a clean air zone, last updated 12 February 2026, read 28 October 2026.
- Our own figures: removal requests made through Compare Removal Companies and our other removal comparison site, June 2022 to October 2026, from B postcodes, repeat requests left out. Shares are of all the requests, or of those that gave a new postcode for where people were moving to.
- Census 2021, table TS044 Accommodation type, households by local authority: Nomis (Office for National Statistics). Flats include those in converted and commercial buildings.
- Guide ranges: our removal cost calculator, whose sources and method are on its page.
More towns: removal companies by town. What drives a price: the removal costs guide.