B38 8AE maps, stats, and open data

B38 8AE lies on Downcroft Avenue in Birmingham. B38 8AE 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 January 1980.

B38 8AE maps

B38 8AE map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

B38 8AE 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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B38 8AE geodata

Easting	404027
Northing	278955
Latitude	52.408586
Longitude	-1.942228

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B38 8AE?

Street	Downcroft Avenue
Town/City	Birmingham
Country	England
Postcode District	B38
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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B38 8AE Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B38 8AE as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	150m	492ft

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 B38 8AE

December 2023	Robbery	On or near Lakehouse Grove	277m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Lakehouse Grove	277m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Lakehouse Grove	277m
➜ Downcroft Avenue crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B38 8AE

Nortune Close (Wychall Lane)	Wychall	114m
Nortune Close (Wychall Lane)	Wychall	137m
Meadow Hill Rd (Wychall Lane)	Wychall	266m
Wychall Lane (The Fairway)	Wychall	286m
Wychall Lane (The Fairway)	Wychall	300m

Nearest railway stations to B38 8AE

Kings Norton Station	0.9km
Northfield Station	1.6km
Bournville Station	2.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B38 8AE

Broadband access in B38 8AE (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 B38 8AE (2019 data)

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Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	79.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	0.9Mbps
Average upload speed	2.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	9.76Mbps

Broadband limitations in B38 8AE (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 B38 8AE

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Source: Ofcom
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B38 8AE gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in B38 8AE by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	152,906
Meter count	16
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,557
Median (kWh/meter)	8,733

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	41,354
Meter count	13
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,181
Median (kWh/meter)	2,871

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B38 8AE, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in B38 8AE.
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

29.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than B38 8AE:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B38 8AE (meters)

Residential Home Westcroft

14 Wychall Park Grove

43m

Sense

Old Coach House

123m

Wychall Lane Children's Home

71 Wychall Lane

160m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to B38 8AE

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Meadow Hill Road / Wychall Road	17:15	12:30	345m
Beaks Hill Road / Meadow Hill Road	17:15	12:30	481m
Vardon Way Shopping Precinct	17:15	12:30	484m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B38 8AE

Facility	Distance
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School Wychall Lane, Birmingham Health and Fitness Gym, Sports Hall	382m
Triplex Sports Association Eckersall Road, Birmingham Grass Pitches	610m
West Heath Park Oddingley Road, Birmingham Grass Pitches	782m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B38 8AE

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School Wychall Lane, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B38 8AP	Secondary	382m
Wychall Primary School Middle Field Road, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 3EH	Primary	554m
Fairway Primary Academy Muirfield Gardens, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B38 8XQ	Primary	569m

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Source: Edubase
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B38 8AE ITL and B38 8AE 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 B38 8AE:

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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B38 8AE 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 B38 8AE:

	Code	Name
OA	E00046229
LSOA	E01009116	Birmingham 127D
MSOA	E02001953	Birmingham 127

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to B38 8AE

B38 8AD	Wychall Lane	77m
B38 8TD	Woodglade Croft	121m
B38 8AQ	Wychall Park Grove	124m
B38 8AJ	Nortune Close	130m
B38 8AG	Wychall Park Grove	131m
B38 8AL	Wychall Lane	150m
B38 8TB	Wychall Lane	161m
B38 8AN	Wychall Lane	165m
B38 8YX	Marbury Close	182m
B38 8BU	Grassmoor Road	199m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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