B23 5RU maps, stats, and open data

B23 5RU is located in the Erdington electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Birmingham and the English Parliamentary constituency of Birmingham, Erdington. 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.

B23 5RU maps

B23 5RU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
B23 5RU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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B23 5RU geodata

Easting410767
Northing292759
Latitude52.532593
Longitude-1.842707

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Where is B23 5RU?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB23
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B23 5RU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B23 5RU as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation120m394ft

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

WardErdington
ConstituencyBirmingham, Erdington

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B23 5RU

October 2023Vehicle crimeOn or near South Grove388m
July 2023Criminal damage and arsonOn or near South Grove388m
July 2023Criminal damage and arsonOn or near South Grove388m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B23 5RU

Gravelly Lane (Jarvis Rd)Short Heath49m
Gravelly Lane (Jarvis Rd)Short Heath86m
Somerset Rd (Gravelly Lane)Short Heath185m
St Margarets Church (Jarvis Rd)Short Heath185m
Gravelly Lane (Goosemoor Lane)Short Heath196m

Nearest railway stations to B23 5RU

Erdington Station0.5km
Chester Road Station0.8km
Wylde Green Station1.6km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B23 5RU

Broadband access in B23 5RU (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 B23 5RU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed55.0Mbps
Average download speed80.5Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed11.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed19.81Mbps

Broadband limitations in B23 5RU (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 B23 5RU

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B23 5RU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in B23 5RU by fuel type, 2015.

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)272,353
Meter count39
Mean (kWh/meter)6,983
Median (kWh/meter)6,481
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B23 5RU, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in B23 5RU.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

98.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than B23 5RU:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B23 5RU (meters)

Roselea Day Centre
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
St Margarets Church Centre
74m
Wicketts Family Butchers
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
170 Gravelly Lane
136m
Insanely Vegan
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
18 Somerset Road
162m

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Nearest post box to B23 5RU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Goosemore Lane17:3012:30188m
Court Lane / Norfolk Road17:3012:30363m
Court Lane17:3012:30376m

Nearest sports facilities to B23 5RU

FacilityDistance
Puregym (Sutton Coldfield)
Gravelly Lane, Birmingham
Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
530m
Short Heath Playing Fields
Short Heath Road, Short Heath Road, Birmingham
Grass Pitches
788m
Erdington Court Sports Club
Bowling Green Close, Birmingham
Indoor Bowls, Grass Pitches
791m

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Nearest schools to B23 5RU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Abbey Catholic Primary School
Sutton Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 6QL
Primary627m
Highclare School
10 Sutton Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 6QL
Not applicable663m
Court Farm Primary School
Tedbury Crescent, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 5NS
Primary676m

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B23 5RU ITL and B23 5RU 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 B23 5RU:

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

B23 5RU 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 B23 5RU:

CodeName
OAE00045716
LSOAE01009002Birmingham 023A
MSOAE02001849Birmingham 023

Nearest postcodes to B23 5RU

B23 5RBStones Green85m
B23 6NQSomerset Road131m
B23 5SNGravelly Lane138m
B23 5RRJarvis Road144m
B23 6NGSomerset Road168m
B23 5SGGravelly Lane183m
B23 5SFGravelly Lane205m
B23 5QABaldmoor Lake Road206m
B23 5PPCayton Grove209m
B23 6NJSomerset Road234m