B18 6BU maps, stats, and open data

B18 6BU lies on Branston Street in Hockley, Birmingham. B18 6BU 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 October 2003.

B18 6BU maps

B18 6BU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
B18 6BU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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B18 6BU geodata

Easting406233
Northing287939
Latitude52.489331
Longitude-1.909634

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B18 6BU?

StreetBranston Street
LocalityHockley
Town/CityBirmingham
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB18
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B18 6BU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B18 6BU 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 6BU

January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking Area294m
January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Parking Area294m
January 2024Vehicle crimeOn or near Parking Area294m
➜ Branston Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B18 6BU

Hall St (Great Hampton St)Jewellery Quarter107m
Vyse St (Great Hampton St)Jewellery Quarter149m
Hall St (Great Hampton St)Jewellery Quarter158m
Jewellery Quarter Station (Vyse St Hockley)Jewellery Quarter209m
Jewellery Quarter Station (Vyse St Hockley)Jewellery Quarter213m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to B18 6BU

Jewellery Quarter (Midland Metro Stop) (Vyse St Hockley)Jewellery Quarter244m
St Paul's (Midland Metro Stop) (Livery Street)Jewellery Quarter489m
Snow Hill (Midland Metro Stop) (Colmore Row)Birmingham957m
Bull Street (Midland Metro Stop) (Bull Street)Birmingham1,228m
Corporation Street (Midland Metro Stop) (Corporation Street)Birmingham1,352m

Nearest railway stations to B18 6BU

Jewellery Quarter Station0.2km
Birmingham Snow Hill Station1km
Birmingham New Street Station1.4km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B18 6BU

Broadband access in B18 6BU (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 Broadband100.0%

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

Broadband speed in B18 6BU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed55.0Mbps
Average download speed45.6Mbps
Maximum download speed76.37Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed11.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B18 6BU (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 6BU

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B18 6BU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in B18 6BU by fuel type, 2015.

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)337,728
Meter count44
Mean (kWh/meter)7,676
Median (kWh/meter)6,140
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B18 6BU, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in B18 6BU.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

57.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than B18 6BU:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B18 6BU (meters)

Tesco
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
119 Great Hampton Street
61m
Cafe Neo
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
87 Spencer Street
85m
Lord Clifden
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
The Lord Clifden
88m

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Nearest post box to B18 6BU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Great Hampton St / Hockley St18:3012:30114m
Vyse Street18:3012:30221m
Vyse St / Hylton St17:3012:30231m

Nearest sports facilities to B18 6BU

FacilityDistance
St George's Academy
Great Hampton Row, Birmingham
Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Sports Hall
347m
St Chads Catholic Primary School
Hospital Street, Birmingham
Grass Pitches
676m
Nishkam High School
Great King Street North, Hockley, Birmingham
Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts
717m

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Nearest schools to B18 6BU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Arc Oakbridge School
Buckingham Street, Birmingham, B19 3HU
Not applicable345m
Values Academy
15 Key Hill, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 5PB
Not applicable445m
St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown
St George's Street, Birmingham, B19 3QY
Primary452m

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B18 6BU ITL and B18 6BU 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 6BU:

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

B18 6BU 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 6BU:

CodeName
OAE00175651
LSOAE01033559Birmingham 049E
MSOAE02001875Birmingham 049

Nearest postcodes to B18 6BU

B18 6BPBranston Street49m
B18 6ESGreat Hampton Street61m
B18 6BFBranston Street75m
B18 6BGBranston Street75m
B18 6BTBranston Street77m
B18 6BBHall Street77m
B18 6BNHall Street77m
B18 6BXHall Street77m
B18 6BYHall Street77m
B18 6AAGreat Hampton Street89m