Birmingham Blood Donor Centre

You can donate blood and platelets at our donor centre in Birmingham. If you need to speak to us, please call our donor helpline on 0300 123 23 23.

Donor centre address

2nd Floor, 65 New Street
Birmingham
B2 4DU

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Where to park

There are several car parks within walking distance of the centre. Please note, these car parks are pay and display parking.

Entrance to Birmingham blood donor centre

Accessibility

The building is wheelchair accessible, with street level access. However, there is a small lip at the entrance to the building, approximately 5cm high. There is a lift to take you up to the donor centre on the 2nd floor. Please ring the buzzer to be granted access.

For more information, see blood donors and disability.

Facilities

The following facilities are available at this donor centre:

Free Wi-Fi

Refreshments

Toilets

Lift to donor centre

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Travelling to the donor centre

You can find the centre next to the Second Cup Coffee Company.

If you are travelling by:

train and metro: the centre is less than a 5 minute walk from New Street Station.
bicycle: there are bike racks located in the pedestrianised street outside the donor centre, but please be aware that this is not a secure bike parking facility.
car: please be aware that the donor centre is on a pedestrianised street. There are several pay and display car parks within a 10 minute walk of the donor centre.

Car parks may be within Birmingham's Clean Air Zone – you may have to pay to drive inside this. Check if you need to pay to drive in the Birmingham Clean Air Zone.

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By train, from Birmingham New Street Station

By car, from the M6

Leave the motorway at Junction 6 and join the A38(M) towards Birmingham
Follow the A38(M) to Suffolk Street Queensway
Take the exit towards New Street
Turn left on to Suffolk Place (before the Alexandra Theatre)
Follow road around and take a right on to St Judes Passage, the NCP car park will be on your right
Walk out of the car park taking a left down St Judes Passage, then take a right on Station Road
At the junction walk left on to Hill Street, carry on until the next junction and take a right on to Navigation Street
Bear left on to Pinfold Street then slightly right on to Stephenson Street. Walk up the hill on Ethel Street until you reach New Street
The Donor Centre is located at number 61 which is opposite the top of Ethel Street

Birmingham New Street is in the Birmingham Clean Air Zone.

Where to find us

Opening hours

The donor centre is open on weekdays, evenings and weekends, as follows:

Monday - 10:50am to 6:45pm
Tuesday - 7:50am to 3:35pm
Wednesday - 10:50am to 6:45pm
Thursday - 10:50am to 6:45pm
Friday - 7:50am to 3:35pm
Saturday - 7:50am to 3:35pm
Sunday - closed

Please note, these hours may be different on bank holidays.

What you can donate

Blood

An appointment to give blood takes an hour, with the donation taking around 5-10 minutes.

Your blood could help someone in an emergency, help save the lives of mothers and babies during childbirth, or help to fight sickle cell.

Find out more about giving blood for the first time

Platelets

An appointment to give platelets takes around 2 hours, with the donation taking up to 90 minutes.

Your platelets could help someone combat cancer or recover from losing a lot of blood after an accident, organ transplant or surgery.