Geography and Urban & Regional Planning at University of Birmingham
Geography and Urban & Regional Planning (BSc (Hons), LK74) at University of Birmingham asked for 128 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on birmingham.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~128 points
Competitivearound ABB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check birmingham.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 45% had fewer than the 128 asked.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 70%, other qualifications 20%, a degree 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- LK74 · L7 human geography + K4 planning
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
Accredited by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 90%
10%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course93%89%
Learning opportunities92%89%
Assessment and feedback92%87%
Academic support100%91%
Organisation and management97%85%
Learning resources94%90%
Student voice96%85%
15 final-year students · 65% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£29.5k3 years£27.5k5 years£34.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 70 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
55% working15% working and studying15% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 88%
75%
use what they learned
UK 69%
- Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals60%
- Sales occupations10%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Teaching Professionals5%
- Finance Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 30 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Birmingham, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- B15 2TT
Subjects
planning architecture, building and planning
human geography geography, earth and environmental studies
human geography geography, earth and environmental studies
Campus
- Campus
- Edgbaston campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Planning (urban, rural and regional) at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCL (University College London) | Urban Planning and Real Estate BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | Geography with Transport Studies BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Reading | Real Estate Development and Planning MPlan | AAB | 112–127 |
| Cardiff University | Human Geography and Planning BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 112–127 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Geography BSc (Hons) | BBC - ABB | 160–175 |
| Loughborough University | Urban Planning BSc (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Birmingham | Geography and Urban & Regional Planning this course | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Liverpool | Geography and Planning BA (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Manchester | Master of Planning MPlan | 48 - 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Sheffield | Geography and Planning BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| Ulster University | Planning, Regeneration and Development Msci (Hon) | 112 - 120 points | 96–111 |
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