B38 8XY maps, stats, and open data

B38 8XY lies on Vardon Way in Kings Norton, Birmingham. B38 8XY 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 8XY maps

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

B38 8XY 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 8XY geodata

Easting	403564
Northing	278402
Latitude	52.403617
Longitude	-1.949040

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is B38 8XY?

Street	Vardon Way
Locality	Kings Norton
Town/City	Birmingham
Country	England
Postcode District	B38
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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B38 8XY Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	170m	558ft

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 8XY

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Highwood Croft	326m
December 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Moor Leasow	467m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Highwood Croft	326m
➜ Vardon Way crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B38 8XY

Dormie Close (Vardon Way)	Wychall	75m
Dormie Close (Vardon Way)	Wychall	83m
Brassie Close (Vardon Way)	Wychall	211m
Brassie Close (Vardon Way)	Wychall	239m
Oddingley Rd (Staple Lodge Rd)	Wychall	368m

Nearest railway stations to B38 8XY

Northfield Station	1.3km
Kings Norton Station	1.6km
Longbridge Station	2.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B38 8XY

Broadband access in B38 8XY (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	9.1%

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

Broadband speed in B38 8XY (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	89.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	0.8Mbps
Average upload speed	0.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.07Mbps

Broadband limitations in B38 8XY (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 8XY

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Source: Ofcom
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B38 8XY gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	187,511
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,523
Median (kWh/meter)	8,131

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	62,423
Meter count	19
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,285
Median (kWh/meter)	2,924

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

80.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than B38 8XY:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Fortune House

135 Vardon Way

272m

Vardon Supermarket Ltd

143 Vardon Way

272m

The Kings Oak

133 Vardon Way

272m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Vardon Way Shopping Precinct	17:15	12:30	242m
Birdie Close / Vardon Way	17:15	12:30	243m
Aversley Road / Rednal Road	17:15	12:30	502m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B38 8XY

Facility	Distance
West Heath Park Oddingley Road, Birmingham Grass Pitches	196m
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School Wychall Lane, Birmingham Health and Fitness Gym, Sports Hall	724m
Fitness Factory 2 (Closed) Stockmans Close, Birmingham Studio, Health and Fitness Gym	1.2km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B38 8XY

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Fairway Primary Academy Muirfield Gardens, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B38 8XQ	Primary	192m
Wychall Primary School Middle Field Road, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 3EH	Primary	544m
West Heath Primary School Rednal Road, West Heath Primary, Birmingham, B38 8HU	Primary	587m

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B38 8XY ITL and B38 8XY 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 8XY:

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 8XY 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 8XY:

	Code	Name
OA	E00046242
LSOA	E01009118	Birmingham 127E
MSOA	E02001953	Birmingham 127

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to B38 8XY

B38 8XU	Par Green	37m
B38 8XZ	Portrush Avenue	57m
B38 8YA	Vardon Way	57m
B38 8XX	Mashie Gardens	74m
B38 8XS	Forfar Walk	100m
B38 8YB	Braid Close	100m
B38 8XT	Dormie Close	152m
B38 8YD	Thomson Avenue	154m
B38 8YH	Vardon Way	171m
B38 8YE	Gullane Close	179m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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