Order a birth certificate

All certificates issued are original certified documents.

A full birth certificate shows all the information contained in the birth record, including parents' details. This is the type most often required.

Which Register Office to apply to

We can only provide certificates for births that were registered in Birmingham. You cannot attend the office to make an application in person or to collect a certificate.

We do not hold records for Marston Green. These are held at Solihull Register Office.

You can check which Register Office to apply to on the GOV.UK website.

For birth certificates of a person born in Birmingham and then legally adopted, you will need to apply to the Adopted Children’s Register at the General Register Office.

Service costs and handling fees

Certificates ordered using our:

• standard service cost £12.50 each
• priority service cost £38.50 each

You can ask for copies of several different certificates as part of the same order.

We recommend that you choose the Royal Mail Tracked 48 postal service to be able to track the delivery. If you choose standard post, and your order is lost before it is delivered, we cannot send a replacement. If this happens, you will need to submit and pay for a new order.

The following handling fees will be added to your order:

• £4.00 for non-tracked standard service
• £7.00 for Royal Mail Tracked 48 service
• £16.00 for orders outside the UK

If we cannot find a matching entry for the certificate you have asked for, a search fee of £12.50 will be applied. We will refund the remaining fees that you have paid.

How to order online

To order a certificate online you will need to tell us:

• The person’s full name at birth
• The date of birth
• The place of birth
• The parents' full name(s), including mother’s maiden name

You should also read our Terms and Conditions and payment information.

Order a birth certificate

How to order by post

You can write to us at:

Birmingham Register Office
Holliday Street
Birmingham
B1 1TJ

You will need to tell us:

• that you want a copy of a birth certificate
• the number of copies you want
• your full name and address
• your contact number
• the person’s full name at birth
• the date of birth
• the place of birth
• the parents' full name(s), including mother’s maiden name

You must send payment by cheque or postal order with your request. The service costs and handling fees are listed above.

If applying for multiple certificates, it would be helpful if you could send individual cheques or postal orders for £12.50 or £38.50 each, and one cheque or postal order for the relevant handling fee.

If we cannot find a matching entry for the certificate you have asked for, a search fee of £12.50 will be applied. We will refund the remaining fees.

Page last updated: 7 October 2025