B18 5HJ maps, stats, and open data

B18 5HJ lies on Merryhill Drive in Birmingham. B18 5HJ is located in the Soho & Jewellery Quarter electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Birmingham and the English Parliamentary constituency of Birmingham, Ladywood. 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.

B18 5HJ maps

B18 5HJ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
B18 5HJ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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B18 5HJ geodata

Easting404787
Northing288517
Latitude52.494542
Longitude-1.930922

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B18 5HJ?

StreetMerryhill Drive
Town/CityBirmingham
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB18
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B18 5HJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B18 5HJ as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation130m427ft

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

WardSoho & Jewellery Quarter
ConstituencyBirmingham, Ladywood

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B18 5HJ

January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near The Moorings240m
January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Kirby Road329m
January 2024BurglaryOn or near Kirby Road329m
➜ Merryhill Drive crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B18 5HJ

Musgrave Rd (Lodge Rd)Winson Green101m
Musgrave Rd (Lodge Rd)Winson Green104m
Norton St (Lodge Rd)All Saints256m
Norton St (Lodge Rd)All Saints289m
Bacchus Road (Lodge Rd)Winson Green313m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to B18 5HJ

Soho Benson Road (Midland Metro Stop) (Benson Road)Winson Green261m
Winson Green Outer Circle (Midland Metro Stop) (Boulton Road)Winson Green708m
Jewellery Quarter (Midland Metro Stop) (Vyse St Hockley)Jewellery Quarter1,321m
Handsworth Booth Street (Midland Metro Stop) (Booth Street)Handsworth1,663m

Nearest railway stations to B18 5HJ

Jewellery Quarter Station1.3km
Birmingham Snow Hill Station2.5km
The Hawthorns Station2.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B18 5HJ

Broadband access in B18 5HJ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in B18 5HJ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed40.0Mbps
Average download speed44.7Mbps
Maximum download speed100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.2Mbps
Average upload speed4.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed17.34Mbps

Broadband limitations in B18 5HJ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B18 5HJ

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B18 5HJ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in B18 5HJ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)191,104
Meter count20
Mean (kWh/meter)9,555
Median (kWh/meter)9,696

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)56,455
Meter count19
Mean (kWh/meter)2,971
Median (kWh/meter)2,374
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B18 5HJ, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in B18 5HJ.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

93.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than B18 5HJ:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B18 5HJ (meters)

Devonshire Arms
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
The Devonshire Arms
60m
C and J's Caribbean Cooking Takeaway
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
The Devonshire Arms
60m
The Golden Chippy
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
217 Bacchus Road
293m

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Nearest post box to B18 5HJ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
City Hospital17:4512:30254m
Bacchus Road Post Office18:3012:30284m
Factory Road / Park Road17:3012:30467m

Nearest sports facilities to B18 5HJ

FacilityDistance
Winson Green
Lodge Road, Hockley, Birmingham
Grass Pitches
255m
Benson Community School
Benson Road, Hockley, Birmingham
Grass Pitches
376m
Oasis Academy Foundry
Foundry Road, Birmingham
Grass Pitches
721m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B18 5HJ

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Benson Community School
Benson Road, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 5TD
Primary376m
Benson Community School
Benson Road, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 5TD
Primary376m
Future First Independent School
Hockley Port. All Saints Street, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 7RL
Not applicable383m

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B18 5HJ ITL and B18 5HJ 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 B18 5HJ:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLGWest Midlands (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLG3West Midlands
ITL 3 CodeName
TLG31Birmingham
LAU 1 CodeName
E08000025Birmingham

B18 5HJ 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 B18 5HJ:

CodeName
OAE00047372
LSOAE01009360Birmingham 047D
MSOAE02001873Birmingham 047

Nearest postcodes to B18 5HJ

B18 5DHLodge Road62m
B18 5HAAugustine Grove77m
B18 5HHMusgrave Road86m
B18 5DBLees Street123m
B18 5DSLodge Road132m
B18 5DXTalbot Street132m
B18 5RPCentral Park Drive134m
B18 5BULodge Road152m
B18 5RXChandlers Close154m
B18 5DNDevonshire Avenue155m