B38 8YG maps, stats, and open data

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

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

B38 8YG 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 8YG geodata

Easting	403644
Northing	278216
Latitude	52.401944
Longitude	-1.947866

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B38 8YG?

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 8YG Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B38 8YG 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 8YG

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Highwood Croft	177m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Highwood Croft	177m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Glenwood Road	436m
➜ Vardon Way crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B38 8YG

Brassie Close (Vardon Way)	Wychall	25m
Brassie Close (Vardon Way)	Wychall	36m
Grange Farm Drive (Rednal Rd)	West Heath	240m
Dormie Close (Vardon Way)	Wychall	257m
Grange Farm Drive (Rednal Rd)	West Heath	265m

Nearest railway stations to B38 8YG

Northfield Station	1.4km
Kings Norton Station	1.7km
Longbridge Station	2.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B38 8YG

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

Download

Median download speed	75.0Mbps
Average download speed	95.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	0.8Mbps
Average upload speed	0.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.14Mbps

Broadband limitations in B38 8YG (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 8YG

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Source: Ofcom
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B38 8YG gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	74,364
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,295
Median (kWh/meter)	9,387

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	37,162
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,645
Median (kWh/meter)	3,965

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

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1-3 Grange Farm Drive

282m

Spicebox

1 Grange Farm Drive

282m

Fairway Primary School

Muirfield Gardens

306m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Birdie Close / Vardon Way	17:15	12:30	41m
Vardon Way Shopping Precinct	17:15	12:30	358m
Aversley Road / Rednal Road	17:15	12:30	370m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B38 8YG

Facility	Distance
West Heath Park Oddingley Road, Birmingham Grass Pitches	377m
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School Wychall Lane, Birmingham Health and Fitness Gym, Sports Hall	901m
Fitness Factory 2 (Closed) Stockmans Close, Birmingham Studio, Health and Fitness Gym	988m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B38 8YG

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Fairway Primary Academy Muirfield Gardens, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B38 8XQ	Primary	265m
West Heath Primary School Rednal Road, West Heath Primary, Birmingham, B38 8HU	Primary	540m
Wychall Primary School Middle Field Road, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 3EH	Primary	742m

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B38 8YG ITL and B38 8YG 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 8YG:

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 8YG 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 8YG:

	Code	Name
OA	E00046201
LSOA	E01009118	Birmingham 127E
MSOA	E02001953	Birmingham 127

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to B38 8YG

B38 8YE	Gullane Close	31m
B38 8YH	Vardon Way	62m
B38 8YQ	Birdie Close	72m
B38 8YL	Brassie Close	93m
B38 8YJ	Bradshaw Avenue	102m
B38 8YB	Braid Close	106m
B38 8EX	Rednal Road	110m
B38 8ET	Highwood Croft	141m
B38 8EE	Rednal Road	142m
B38 8YA	Vardon Way	148m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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