B42 1HB maps, stats, and open data

B42 1HB lies on Hobhouse Close in Great Barr, Birmingham. B42 1HB is located in the Newton electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Sandwell and the English Parliamentary constituency of West Bromwich East. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Black Country ICB - D2P2L and the police force is West Midlands. This postcode has been in use since June 1999.

B42 1HB maps

B42 1HB map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

B42 1HB map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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B42 1HB geodata

Easting	404731
Northing	293278
Latitude	52.537343
Longitude	-1.931680

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B42 1HB?

Street	Hobhouse Close
Locality	Great Barr
Town/City	Birmingham
Country	England
Postcode District	B42
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B42 1HB Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B42 1HB as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	120m	394ft

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	Newton
Constituency	West Bromwich East

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in B42 1HB

45, HOBHOUSE CLOSE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B42 1HB 2023 31 MAY £360,000
2, HOBHOUSE CLOSE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B42 1HB 2022 27 JAN £334,968
37, HOBHOUSE CLOSE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B42 1HB 2021 17 DEC £334,000
14, HOBHOUSE CLOSE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B42 1HB 2020 30 JUN £320,000
32, HOBHOUSE CLOSE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B42 1HB 2018 13 DEC £278,000
27, HOBHOUSE CLOSE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B42 1HB 2018 14 NOV £280,000
34, HOBHOUSE CLOSE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B42 1HB 2018 14 NOV £295,000
45, HOBHOUSE CLOSE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B42 1HB 2018 28 FEB £245,000
33, HOBHOUSE CLOSE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B42 1HB 2017 21 AUG £235,000
42, HOBHOUSE CLOSE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B42 1HB 2016 15 DEC £280,000

➜ West Bromwich house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B42 1HB

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Coleridge Road	295m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Coleridge Road	295m
January 2024	Other crime	On or near Allen Close	346m
➜ Hobhouse Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B42 1HB

Dyas Avenue (Old Walsall Rd)	Gorse Farm	112m
Dyas Avenue (Old Walsall Rd)	Gorse Farm	115m
Appleton Ave (Spouthouse Lane)	Gorse Farm	171m
Appleton Ave (Spouthouse Lane)	Gorse Farm	207m
Spouthouse Lane (Old Walsall Rd)	Gorse Farm	264m

Nearest railway stations to B42 1HB

Hamstead (Birmingham) Station	0.7km
Perry Barr Station	3.1km
Tame Bridge Parkway Station	3.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B42 1HB

Broadband access in B42 1HB (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 B42 1HB (2019 data)

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Median download speed	70.0Mbps
Average download speed	77.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	13.2Mbps
Average upload speed	11.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B42 1HB (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 B42 1HB

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B42 1HB gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in B42 1HB by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	819,582
Meter count	46
Mean (kWh/meter)	17,817
Median (kWh/meter)	18,098

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	188,632
Meter count	41
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,601
Median (kWh/meter)	4,147

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B42 1HB, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in B42 1HB.
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)
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Deprivation

64.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than B42 1HB:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B42 1HB (meters)

Abis Kitchen (Parekh Catering)

35 Farlands Grove

79m

Hamstead Social Welfare Club

Hamstead Institute

92m

Cake Shop and Sunita's Sweet Centre

205-207 Dyas Avenue

160m

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Nearest post box to B42 1HB

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Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Old Walsall Road / Spouthouse	16:15	12:30	309m
Rockford Road / Dyas Avenue	17:45	12:30	327m
Ennerdale Road	17:45	12:30	359m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B42 1HB

Facility	Distance
Ferndale Primary School Ferndale Avenue, Birmingham Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	322m
Dorrington Academy Dorrington Road, Birmingham Artificial Grass Pitch	1km
Hamstead Hall Academy Craythorne Avenue, Birmingham Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Artificial Grass Pitch, Grass Pitches, Studio	1.1km

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Nearest schools to B42 1HB

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Ferndale Primary School Ferndale Avenue, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 5QF	Primary	322m
St Mark's Catholic Primary School Almond Croft, Old Walsall Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B42 1NU	Primary	379m
Hamstead Primary School Hamstead Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 5BE	Primary	832m

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B42 1HB ITL and B42 1HB 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 B42 1HB:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLG	West Midlands (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLG3	West Midlands
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLG37	Sandwell
LAU 1 Code	Name
E08000028	Sandwell

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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B42 1HB 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 B42 1HB:

	Code	Name
OA	E00050627
LSOA	E01010008	Sandwell 011A
MSOA	E02002053	Sandwell 011

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to B42 1HB

B42 1HY	Old Walsall Road	93m
B43 5PY	Farlands Grove	110m
B42 1HW	Old Walsall Road	132m
B43 5RB	Langdale Road	154m
B42 1HN	Dyas Avenue	167m
B43 5QA	Spouthouse Lane	178m
B42 1JR	Charnwood Road	178m
B42 1HR	Old Walsall Road	215m
B43 5QB	Spouthouse Lane	218m
B43 5PX	Spouthouse Lane	219m

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