B38 8YH maps, stats, and open data

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

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

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B38 8YH geodata

Easting403584
Northing278232
Latitude52.402089
Longitude-1.948747

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is B38 8YH?

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

Elevation or altitude of B38 8YH 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 8YH

January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Highwood Croft163m
November 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Highwood Croft163m
November 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Glenwood Road445m
➜ Vardon Way crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to B38 8YH

Brassie Close (Vardon Way)Wychall52m
Brassie Close (Vardon Way)Wychall87m
Grange Farm Drive (Rednal Rd)West Heath224m
Dormie Close (Vardon Way)Wychall237m
Grange Farm Drive (Rednal Rd)West Heath247m

Nearest railway stations to B38 8YH

Northfield Station1.3km
Kings Norton Station1.8km
Longbridge Station2.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B38 8YH

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

Download

Median download speed38.8Mbps
Average download speed74.8Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed0.9Mbps
Average upload speed0.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed0.93Mbps

Broadband limitations in B38 8YH (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 8YH

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B38 8YH gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)101,755
Meter count11
Mean (kWh/meter)9,250
Median (kWh/meter)9,227

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)26,881
Meter count10
Mean (kWh/meter)2,688
Median (kWh/meter)2,602
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B38 8YH, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in B38 8YH.
  • 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 8YH:

Food Standards Agency

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

News Plus
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
1-3 Grange Farm Drive
299m
Spicebox
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
1 Grange Farm Drive
299m
Fairway Primary School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Muirfield Gardens
335m

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Nearest post box to B38 8YH

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Birdie Close / Vardon Way17:1512:3095m
Vardon Way Shopping Precinct17:1512:30366m
Aversley Road / Rednal Road17:1512:30432m

Nearest sports facilities to B38 8YH

FacilityDistance
West Heath Park
Oddingley Road, Birmingham
Grass Pitches
327m
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
Wychall Lane, Birmingham
Health and Fitness Gym, Sports Hall
889m
Fitness Factory 2 (Closed)
Stockmans Close, Birmingham
Studio, Health and Fitness Gym
1km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B38 8YH

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Fairway Primary Academy
Muirfield Gardens, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B38 8XQ
Primary280m
West Heath Primary School
Rednal Road, West Heath Primary, Birmingham, B38 8HU
Primary495m
Wychall Primary School
Middle Field Road, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 3EH
Primary715m

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Source: Edubase
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B38 8YH ITL and B38 8YH 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 8YH:

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

B38 8YH 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 8YH:

CodeName
OAE00046189
LSOAE01009118Birmingham 127E
MSOAE02001953Birmingham 127

Nearest postcodes to B38 8YH

B38 8YGVardon Way62m
B38 8YEGullane Close69m
B38 8YJBradshaw Avenue75m
B38 8YBBraid Close94m
B38 8YLBrassie Close96m
B38 8YDThomson Avenue98m
B38 8ETHighwood Croft126m
B38 8YAVardon Way126m
B38 8YQBirdie Close131m
B38 8EXRednal Road132m