B21 8LJ maps, stats, and open data

B21 8LJ is located in the Handsworth Wood 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 June 1981.

B21 8LJ maps

B21 8LJ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
B21 8LJ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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B21 8LJ geodata

Easting403257
Northing291564
Latitude52.521945
Longitude-1.953428

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Where is B21 8LJ?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB21
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B21 8LJ Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation150m492ft

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

WardHandsworth Wood
ConstituencyBirmingham, Perry Barr

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B21 8LJ

January 2022Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Sports/Recreation Area208m
October 2021Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Parking Area189m
October 2021Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Parking Area189m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B21 8LJ

The Leverretts (Oxhill Rd)Leveretts643m
St John Wall School (Oxhill Rd)Leveretts739m
St John Wall School (Oxhill Rd)Leveretts812m
Sandwell Rd (Oxhill Rd)Leveretts932m
Sandwell Rd (Oxhill Rd)Leveretts953m

Nearest railway stations to B21 8LJ

Hamstead (Birmingham) Station1.9km
The Hawthorns Station2km
Smethwick Galton Bridge Station2.9km

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Deprivation

39.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than B21 8LJ:

Food Standards Agency

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

Mytime Active
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Hilltop And Manwood Municipal Golf Course
477m
Aspire Residentail Care Home Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
32 Camp Lane
776m
Mibsons Service Station Uplands
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
264-266 Oxhill Road
934m

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Nearest post box to B21 8LJ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
The Leveretts / Posey Close17:3012:30554m
Sandwell Road Post Office17:3012:30957m
40 Craythorne Avenue17:4512:30959m

Nearest sports facilities to B21 8LJ

FacilityDistance
Hilltop Golf Course (Closed)
Park Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham
Golf
0m
Hilltop Site (Closed)
Park Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham
Grass Pitches
198m
St John Wall Catholic School
Oxhill Road, Birmingham
Sports Hall
681m

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Nearest schools to B21 8LJ

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
St John Wall Catholic School
Oxhill Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8HH
Secondary668m
Grestone Academy
Grestone Avenue, Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, B20 1ND
Primary1.1km
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Avenue Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8ED
Primary1.1km

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B21 8LJ ITL and B21 8LJ 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 8LJ:

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

B21 8LJ 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 8LJ:

CodeName
OAE00165817
LSOAE01032591Birmingham 133F
MSOAE02006809Birmingham 133

Nearest postcodes to B21 8LJ

B20 1NHPark Lane431m
B21 8HPCradley Croft501m
B21 8HLThe Leverretts541m
B21 8HRWilks Green564m
B21 8HJThe Leverretts567m
B21 8HSPosey Close606m
B21 8HTThe Leverretts624m
B21 8HHOxhill Road668m
B21 8JTOxhill Road719m
B21 8JSCamp Lane786m