B42 1HR maps, stats, and open data

B42 1HR lies on Old Walsall Road in Birmingham. B42 1HR is located in the Perry Barr electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Birmingham and the English Parliamentary constituency of Birmingham, Perry Barr. 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.

B42 1HR maps

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

B42 1HR 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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B42 1HR geodata

Easting	404870
Northing	293442
Latitude	52.538816
Longitude	-1.929629

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B42 1HR?

Street	Old Walsall Road
Town/City	Birmingham
Country	England
Postcode District	B42
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B42 1HR Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	130m	427ft

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	Perry Barr
Constituency	Birmingham, Perry Barr

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B42 1HR

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Coleridge Road	474m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Coleridge Road	474m
March 2023	Burglary	On or near Coleridge Road	474m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B42 1HR

Spouthouse Lane (Old Walsall Rd)	Gorse Farm	69m
Spouthouse Lane (Old Walsall Rd)	Gorse Farm	101m
Dyas Avenue (Old Walsall Rd)	Gorse Farm	184m
Dyas Avenue (Old Walsall Rd)	Gorse Farm	216m
Stanford Avenue (Walsall Rd)	Perry Beeches	294m

Nearest railway stations to B42 1HR

Hamstead (Birmingham) Station	0.9km
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 1HR

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

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Median download speed	80.0Mbps
Average download speed	72.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	5.6Mbps
Average upload speed	9.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B42 1HR (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%

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B42 1HR gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	526,310
Meter count	39
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,495
Median (kWh/meter)	14,754

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	106,196
Meter count	38
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,795
Median (kWh/meter)	2,573

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

69.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than B42 1HR:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Hamstead Social Welfare Club

Hamstead Institute

136m

The Baker's Pantry

93 Charnwood Road

142m

Cake Shop and Sunita's Sweet Centre

205-207 Dyas Avenue

245m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to B42 1HR

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Old Walsall Road / Spouthouse	16:15	12:30	123m
Rockford Road / Dyas Avenue	17:45	12:30	355m
Yateley Avenue	17:30	12:30	396m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B42 1HR

Facility	Distance
Ferndale Primary School Ferndale Avenue, Birmingham Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	379m
Red House Park Newton Road, Great Barr, Birmingham Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts	1km
Dorrington Academy Dorrington Road, Birmingham Artificial Grass Pitch	1.1km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B42 1HR

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Ferndale Primary School Ferndale Avenue, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 5QF	Primary	379m
St Mark's Catholic Primary School Almond Croft, Old Walsall Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B42 1NU	Primary	486m
Calshot Primary School Calshot Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B42 2BY	Primary	916m

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B42 1HR ITL and B42 1HR 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 1HR:

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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B42 1HR 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 1HR:

	Code	Name
OA	E00046893
LSOA	E01009245	Birmingham 016C
MSOA	E02001842	Birmingham 016

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to B42 1HR

B42 1JS	Charnwood Road	99m
B42 1HS	Cedarwood Croft	104m
B42 1HY	Old Walsall Road	137m
B43 5QA	Spouthouse Lane	143m
B42 1JR	Charnwood Road	157m
B43 5QB	Spouthouse Lane	159m
B42 1HW	Old Walsall Road	169m
B42 1HT	Hollywood Croft	179m
B42 1JU	Stanford Avenue	181m
B42 1JB	Croyde Avenue	198m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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