B37 6BS maps, stats, and open data

B37 6BS lies on Meriden Drive in Birmingham. B37 6BS is located in the Smith's Wood electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Solihull and the English Parliamentary constituency of Meriden. 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.

B37 6BS maps

B37 6BS map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

B37 6BS 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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B37 6BS geodata

Easting	417218
Northing	288732
Latitude	52.496227
Longitude	-1.747816

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B37 6BS?

Street	Meriden Drive
Town/City	Birmingham
Country	England
Postcode District	B37
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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B37 6BS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B37 6BS as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	100m	328ft

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	Smith's Wood
Constituency	Meriden

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B37 6BS

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Wight Croft	407m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Wight Croft	407m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Wight Croft	407m
➜ Meriden Drive crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B37 6BS

Smiths Wood School (Chester Rd)	Kingshurst	89m
Chester Rd (Over Green Dr)	Kingshurst	182m
Overgreen Drive (Chester Rd)	Smith's Wood	232m
Silverbirch Rd (Over Green Dr)	Kingshurst	234m
Silverbirch Rd (Over Green Dr)	Kingshurst	250m

Nearest railway stations to B37 6BS

Water Orton Station	2.5km
Lea Hall Station	3.1km
Marston Green Station	3.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B37 6BS

Broadband access in B37 6BS (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 B37 6BS (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	58.4Mbps
Average download speed	75.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	9.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B37 6BS (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 B37 6BS

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Source: Ofcom
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B37 6BS gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in B37 6BS by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	249,427
Meter count	24
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,393
Median (kWh/meter)	9,689

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	69,590
Meter count	19
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,663
Median (kWh/meter)	3,636

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B37 6BS, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in B37 6BS.
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

86.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than B37 6BS:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B37 6BS (meters)

Kingshurst Primary School

Kingshurst Junior School

151m

Kingshurst Primary School; Before and After School Club

Kingshurst Junior School

151m

Kingshurst Caterpillars Playgroup

Kingshurst Primary School

151m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to B37 6BS

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Auckland Drive/Lundy View	17:30	12:30	733m
Tile Cross Post Office	17:30	11:30	1,833m
Leycroftavenue	18:30	11:30	1,855m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B37 6BS

Facility	Distance
Smiths Wood Academy Windward Way, Smiths Wood, Solihull Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Sports Hall, Grass Pitches, Studio, Artificial Grass Pitch	185m
Smiths Wood Sports College (Closed) Windward Way, Birmingham Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Studio, Swimming Pool	185m
Merstone School Windward Way, Birmingham Sports Hall	342m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B37 6BS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Kingshurst Primary School School Close, Kingshurst, Birmingham, B37 6BN	Primary	118m
Forest Oak School Windward Way, Smith's Wood, Birmingham, B36 0UE	Not applicable	187m
Merstone School Windward Way, Smith's Wood, Birmingham, B36 0UE	Not applicable	187m

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B37 6BS ITL and B37 6BS 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 B37 6BS:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLG	West Midlands (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLG3	West Midlands
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLG32	Solihull
LAU 1 Code	Name
E08000029	Solihull

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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B37 6BS 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 B37 6BS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00051303
LSOA	E01010146	Solihull 004A
MSOA	E02002084	Solihull 004

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to B37 6BS

B36 0LG	Chester Road	50m
B37 6BL	Meriden Drive	62m
B37 6BP	Meriden Drive	149m
B37 6BJ	Ballard Walk	149m
B37 6BN	School Close	151m
B37 6BH	Meriden Drive	184m
B37 6HA	Church Close	203m
B37 6BG	Gilson Way	214m
B37 6EZ	Over Green Drive	229m
B37 6AE	Ash Crescent	242m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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