B38 8YA maps, stats, and open data

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

B38 8YA map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
B38 8YA map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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B38 8YA geodata

Easting403599
Northing278357
Latitude52.403212
Longitude-1.948526

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B38 8YA?

StreetVardon Way
LocalityKings Norton
Town/CityBirmingham
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB38
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B38 8YA Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation170m558ft

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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Politics

WardKing's Norton North
ConstituencyBirmingham, Northfield

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B38 8YA

January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Highwood Croft287m
November 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Highwood Croft287m
July 2023Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Highwood Croft287m
➜ Vardon Way crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B38 8YA

Dormie Close (Vardon Way)Wychall112m
Dormie Close (Vardon Way)Wychall124m
Brassie Close (Vardon Way)Wychall159m
Brassie Close (Vardon Way)Wychall184m
Grange Farm Drive (Rednal Rd)West Heath347m

Nearest railway stations to B38 8YA

Northfield Station1.3km
Kings Norton Station1.7km
Longbridge Station2.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B38 8YA

Broadband access in B38 8YA (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in B38 8YA (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed100.0Mbps
Average download speed90.6Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed0.8Mbps
Average upload speed0.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed0.87Mbps

Broadband limitations in B38 8YA (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B38 8YA

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B38 8YA gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)221,583
Meter count21
Mean (kWh/meter)10,552
Median (kWh/meter)10,588

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)58,412
Meter count19
Mean (kWh/meter)3,074
Median (kWh/meter)3,119
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B38 8YA, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in B38 8YA.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Fairway Primary School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Muirfield Gardens
254m
Fortune House
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
135 Vardon Way
282m
Vardon Supermarket Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 1 (Major Improvement Necessary)
143 Vardon Way
283m

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Nearest post box to B38 8YA

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Birdie Close / Vardon Way17:1512:30189m
Vardon Way Shopping Precinct17:1512:30251m
Aversley Road / Rednal Road17:1512:30451m

Nearest sports facilities to B38 8YA

FacilityDistance
West Heath Park
Oddingley Road, Birmingham
Grass Pitches
249m
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
Wychall Lane, Birmingham
Health and Fitness Gym, Sports Hall
763m
Fitness Factory 2 (Closed)
Stockmans Close, Birmingham
Studio, Health and Fitness Gym
1.1km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B38 8YA

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Fairway Primary Academy
Muirfield Gardens, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B38 8XQ
Primary180m
West Heath Primary School
Rednal Road, West Heath Primary, Birmingham, B38 8HU
Primary581m
Wychall Primary School
Middle Field Road, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 3EH
Primary595m

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Source: Edubase
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B38 8YA ITL and B38 8YA 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 8YA:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLGWest Midlands (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLG3West Midlands
ITL 3 CodeName
TLG31Birmingham
LAU 1 CodeName
E08000025Birmingham

B38 8YA 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 8YA:

CodeName
OAE00046242
LSOAE01009118Birmingham 127E
MSOAE02001953Birmingham 127

Nearest postcodes to B38 8YA

B38 8YBBraid Close43m
B38 8XYVardon Way57m
B38 8XXMashie Gardens74m
B38 8XUPar Green93m
B38 8XZPortrush Avenue97m
B38 8YEGullane Close123m
B38 8YHVardon Way126m
B38 8YDThomson Avenue140m
B38 8YGVardon Way148m
B38 8XSForfar Walk152m