B31 3BU maps, stats, and open data

B31 3BU is located in the King's Norton North electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Birmingham and the English Parliamentary constituency of Birmingham, Northfield. 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 September 2004.

B31 3BU maps

B31 3BU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

B31 3BU 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 3BU geodata

Easting	403660
Northing	278640
Latitude	52.405756
Longitude	-1.947626

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B31 3BU?

Country	England
Postcode District	B31
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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B31 3BU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B31 3BU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	160m	525ft

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	King's Norton North
Constituency	Birmingham, Northfield

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B31 3BU

December 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Moor Leasow	394m
December 2023	Robbery	On or near Lakehouse Grove	429m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Lakehouse Grove	429m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B31 3BU

Dormie Close (Vardon Way)	Wychall	173m
Dormie Close (Vardon Way)	Wychall	182m
Chip Close (The Fairway)	Wychall	198m
Chip Close (The Fairway)	Wychall	213m
Wychall Lane (The Fairway)	Wychall	309m

Nearest railway stations to B31 3BU

Northfield Station	1.3km
Kings Norton Station	1.4km
Longbridge Station	2.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in B31 3BU (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	100.0%

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

Broadband limitations in B31 3BU (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%

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Source: Ofcom
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B31 3BU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in B31 3BU by fuel type, 2015.

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	24,484
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,060
Median (kWh/meter)	2,832

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B31 3BU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in B31 3BU.
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

95.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than B31 3BU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B31 3BU (meters)

Vardon Supermarket Ltd

143 Vardon Way

118m

The Kings Oak

133 Vardon Way

118m

Fortune House

135 Vardon Way

118m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to B31 3BU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Vardon Way Shopping Precinct	17:15	12:30	120m
Wychall Road Post Office	17:45	12:30	409m
Birdie Close / Vardon Way	17:15	12:30	460m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B31 3BU

Facility	Distance
West Heath Park Oddingley Road, Birmingham Grass Pitches	303m
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School Wychall Lane, Birmingham Health and Fitness Gym, Sports Hall	476m
Triplex Sports Association Eckersall Road, Birmingham Grass Pitches	1.1km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B31 3BU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Fairway Primary Academy Muirfield Gardens, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B38 8XQ	Primary	200m
Wychall Primary School Middle Field Road, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 3EH	Primary	352m
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School Wychall Lane, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B38 8AP	Secondary	476m

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Source: Edubase
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B31 3BU ITL and B31 3BU 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 3BU:

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 3BU 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 3BU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00046196
LSOA	E01009117	Birmingham 126A
MSOA	E02001952	Birmingham 126

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to B31 3BU

B31 3BL	Kinver Road	86m
B31 3BJ	Chaddesley Road	89m
B31 3BP	Oddingley Road	96m
B38 8XT	Dormie Close	115m
B38 8XF	Chip Close	119m
B38 8XH	Vardon Way	124m
B38 8XD	Spoon Drive	149m
B31 3EL	Middle Field Road	165m
B38 8XS	Forfar Walk	173m
B31 3BG	Grimley Road	173m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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