B21 8BS maps, stats, and open data

B21 8BS lies on Uplands Road in Handsworth, Birmingham. B21 8BS is located in the Holyhead electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Birmingham and the English Parliamentary constituency of Birmingham, Perry Barr. 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.

B21 8BS maps

B21 8BS map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

B21 8BS map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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B21 8BS geodata

Easting	403884
Northing	290609
Latitude	52.513356
Longitude	-1.944198

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B21 8BS?

Street	Uplands Road
Locality	Handsworth
Town/City	Birmingham
Country	England
Postcode District	B21
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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B21 8BS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B21 8BS as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	140m	459ft

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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Holyhead
Constituency	Birmingham, Perry Barr

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B21 8BS

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Petrol Station	199m
October 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Petrol Station	199m
October 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Petrol Station	199m
➜ Uplands Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B21 8BS

Sandwell Rd (Oxhill Rd)	Leveretts	179m
Friary Gardens (Oxhill Rd)	Leveretts	182m
Friary Gardens (Oxhill Rd)	Leveretts	197m
Sandwell Rd (Oxhill Rd)	Leveretts	215m
Sandwell Rd (Oxhill Rd)	Leveretts	247m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to B21 8BS

Handsworth Booth Street (Midland Metro Stop) (Booth Street)	Handsworth	1,379m
The Hawthorns (Midland Metro Stop) (Middlemore Lane)	Smethwick	1,626m

Nearest railway stations to B21 8BS

The Hawthorns Station	1.6km
Hamstead (Birmingham) Station	2.2km
Smethwick Rolfe Street Station	2.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B21 8BS

Broadband access in B21 8BS (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 B21 8BS (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	56.9Mbps
Average download speed	72.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.0Mbps
Average upload speed	7.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B21 8BS (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B21 8BS

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B21 8BS gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in B21 8BS by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	539,454
Meter count	38
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,196
Median (kWh/meter)	13,113

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	74,528
Meter count	35
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,129
Median (kWh/meter)	1,536

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B21 8BS, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in B21 8BS.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
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Deprivation

90.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than B21 8BS:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B21 8BS (meters)

Mahay Newsagents

104 Uplands Road

Jay Mini Market Ltd

Flat

50m

Value Food Ltd

Flat Above

94m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to B21 8BS

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
92 Newcombe Road	17:30	12:30	123m
Oxhill Road / Friary Gardens	17:30	12:30	224m
Sandwell Road Post Office	17:30	12:30	232m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B21 8BS

Facility	Distance
Rookery School Rookery Road, Handsworth, Birmingham Sports Hall, Grass Pitches	444m
St John Wall Catholic School Oxhill Road, Birmingham Sports Hall	518m
Laurel Road Community Sports Centre Laurel Road, Handsworth, Birmingham Artificial Grass Pitch, Outdoor Tennis Courts	549m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B21 8BS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Avenue Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8ED	Primary	84m
Rookery School Rookery Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9PY	Primary	444m
St John Wall Catholic School Oxhill Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8HH	Secondary	581m

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B21 8BS ITL and B21 8BS 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 B21 8BS:

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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B21 8BS 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 B21 8BS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00047036
LSOA	E01009269	Birmingham 034B
MSOA	E02001860	Birmingham 034

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to B21 8BS

B21 8BT	Uplands Road	50m
B21 8EF	Farnham Road	68m
B21 8BY	Newcombe Road	94m
B21 8DB	Newcombe Road	94m
B21 8EE	Farnham Road	110m
B21 8EA	Greenhill Road	123m
B21 8PU	Farcroft Grove	136m
B21 8ED	Avenue Road	139m
B21 8EY	Oxhill Road	145m
B21 8EB	Greenhill Road	149m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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