B31 1BS maps, stats, and open data

B31 1BS lies on Far Wood Road in Birmingham. B31 1BS is located in the Bartley Green electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Birmingham and the English Parliamentary constituency of Birmingham, Edgbaston. 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.

B31 1BS maps

B31 1BS map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

B31 1BS 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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B31 1BS geodata

Easting	401235
Northing	281553
Latitude	52.431955
Longitude	-1.983262

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B31 1BS?

Street	Far Wood Road
Town/City	Birmingham
Country	England
Postcode District	B31
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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B31 1BS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B31 1BS as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	180m	591ft

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	Bartley Green
Constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B31 1BS

January 2024	Robbery	On or near Bartley Drive	124m
September 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Bartley Drive	124m
September 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Bartley Drive	124m
➜ Far Wood Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B31 1BS

Woodcock Hill School (Woodcock Lane)	Bangham Pit	117m
Woodcock Lane (Hillwood Rd)	Bangham Pit	188m
Cromwell Lane (Moors Lane)	Bangham Pit	219m
Cromwell Lane (Moors Lane)	Bangham Pit	223m
Woodcock Hill (Moors Lane)	Bangham Pit	223m

Nearest railway stations to B31 1BS

Northfield Station	2.9km
Selly Oak Station	3.4km
University Station	3.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B31 1BS

Broadband access in B31 1BS (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 B31 1BS (2019 data)

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Median download speed	6.6Mbps
Average download speed	63.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	0.8Mbps
Average upload speed	0.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	0.94Mbps

Broadband limitations in B31 1BS (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 B31 1BS

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Source: Ofcom
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B31 1BS gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in B31 1BS by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	180,292
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,016
Median (kWh/meter)	10,142

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	53,966
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,998
Median (kWh/meter)	2,364

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B31 1BS, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in B31 1BS.
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)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

97.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than B31 1BS:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B31 1BS (meters)

Northfield Local Authority

Woodcock Hill Junior And Infant School

Birmingham Friendship Housing

Ferncroft

183m

Hillwood Chippy

48 Hillwood Road

186m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to B31 1BS

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Cromwell Lane / Bartley Drive	17:45	12:30	205m
Hillwood Road Post Office	17:30	12:30	220m
Mackenzie Court / Shenley Fiel	17:45	12:30	337m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B31 1BS

Facility	Distance
Long Nuke (Closed) Long Nuke Road, Birmingham Grass Pitches	369m
Shenley Academy Shenley Lane, Birmingham Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches	531m
Senneleys Park Barn Croft, Birmingham Grass Pitches	713m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B31 1BS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Woodcock Hill Primary School Farwood Road, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 1BS	Primary	81m
Shenley Fields Nursery School Woodcock Lane, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 1BU	Nursery	129m
Shenley Academy Shenley Lane, Northfield, Birmingham, B29 4HE	Secondary	491m

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Source: Edubase
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B31 1BS ITL and B31 1BS 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 B31 1BS:

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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B31 1BS 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 B31 1BS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00045263
LSOA	E01008929	Birmingham 106C
MSOA	E02001932	Birmingham 106

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to B31 1BS

B31 1BP	Woodcock Lane	65m
B31 1BT	Bridgeburn Road	74m
B31 1DD	Woodcock Lane	108m
B31 1BU	Woodcock Lane	111m
B31 1AR	Bartley Drive	133m
B31 1BQ	Loxley Close	151m
B31 1DH	Moors Lane	158m
B31 1AY	Bartley Mews	162m
B31 1AS	Cromwell Lane	168m
B31 1BH	Longfield Road	168m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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