B17 8QL maps, stats, and open data
B17 8QL lies on Lordswood Road in Birmingham. B17 8QL is located in the Harborne electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Birmingham and the English Parliamentary constituency of Birmingham, Edgbaston. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB - 15E and the police force is West Midlands. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
B17 8QL maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
B17 8QL geodata
| Easting | 402386 |
| Northing | 285513 |
| Latitude | 52.467551 |
| Longitude | -1.966306 |
Where is B17 8QL?
| Street | Lordswood Road |
| Town/City | Birmingham |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | B17 |
B17 8QL Elevation
Elevation or altitude of B17 8QL as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 170m | 558ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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Politics
| Ward | Harborne |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Birmingham, Edgbaston |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in B17 8QL
2025 11 DEC £915,000 |
257, LORDSWOOD ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B17 8QL 2021 25 JUN £900,000 |
277, LORDSWOOD ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B17 8QL 2018 31 OCT £735,000 |
2015 23 NOV £650,000 |
1999 26 APR £208,000 |
1996 3 MAY £198,000 |
271, LORDSWOOD ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B17 8QL 1996 7 FEB £172,500 |
1995 23 JUN £167,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to B17 8QL
| Knightlow Rd (Lordswood Rd) | Court Oak | 30m |
| Knightlow Rd (Lordswood Rd) | Court Oak | 72m |
| Gillhurst Rd (Lordswood Rd) | Court Oak | 245m |
| Gillhurst Rd (Lordswood Rd) | Court Oak | 279m |
| Lordswood Rd (Gillhurst Rd) | Moor Pool | 337m |
Nearest railway stations to B17 8QL
| University Station | 2.7km |
| Smethwick Rolfe Street Station | 3.2km |
| Selly Oak Station | 3.5km |
Broadband
Broadband access in B17 8QL (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in B17 8QL (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 30.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 42.8Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 100.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 1.2Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 3.5Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 12.61Mbps |
Broadband limitations in B17 8QL (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
B17 8QL gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in B17 8QL by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 204,404 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 6 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 34,067 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 32,701 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 39,952 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 6 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 6,659 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 6,183 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B17 8QL, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in B17 8QL.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
51.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than B17 8QL:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B17 8QL (metres)
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Nearest post box to B17 8QL
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Knightlow Road / Lordswood Road | 17:30 | 12:00 | 89m |
| Ellesboro Road / Knightlow Road | 17:30 | 12:00 | 258m |
| Sir Richards Drive / Duncombe | 17:30 | 12:00 | 333m |
B17 8QL ITL and B17 8QL LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for B17 8QL:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLG | West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLG3 | West Midlands |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLG31 | Birmingham |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E08000025 | Birmingham |
B17 8QL census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for B17 8QL:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00046040 | |
| LSOA | E01009066 | Birmingham 073A |
| MSOA | E02001899 | Birmingham 073 |
Nearest postcodes to B17 8QL
| B17 8PS | Knightlow Road | 125m |
| B17 8AP | Blakeney Avenue | 133m |
| B17 8QN | Kelmscott Road | 190m |
| B17 8QP | Lordswood Road | 193m |
| B17 8QH | Lordswood Road | 197m |
| B17 8QW | Kelmscott Road | 206m |
| B17 8QB | Knightlow Road | 249m |
| B17 8PR | Lordswood Road | 252m |
| B17 8AN | Lordswood Road | 256m |
| B17 8PT | Ellesboro Road | 257m |
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