B42 2BG maps, stats, and open data
B42 2BG lies on Perry Wood Road in Great Barr, Birmingham. B42 2BG 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 2BG maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
B42 2BG geodata
| Easting | 405537 |
| Northing | 293268 |
| Latitude | 52.537246 |
| Longitude | -1.919797 |
Where is B42 2BG?
| Street | Perry Wood Road |
| Locality | Great Barr |
| Town/City | Birmingham |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | B42 |
B42 2BG Elevation
Elevation or altitude of B42 2BG as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 140m | 459ft |
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
| Ward | Perry Barr |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Birmingham, Perry Barr |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in B42 2BG
125, PERRY WOOD ROAD, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B42 2BG 2002 26 APR £106,500 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to B42 2BG
| Booths Farm Rd (Walsall Rd) | Perry Beeches | 204m |
| Foden Rd (Booths Farm Rd) | Perry Beeches | 250m |
| Beeches Rd (Walsall Rd) | Tower Hill | 268m |
| The Towers (Beeches Rd) | Tower Hill | 268m |
| Foden Rd (Beeches Rd) | Tower Hill | 294m |
Nearest railway stations to B42 2BG
| Hamstead (Birmingham) Station | 0.9km |
| Perry Barr Station | 2.6km |
| Witton (West Midlands) Station | 3.7km |
Broadband
Broadband access in B42 2BG (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 2BG (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 78.1Mbps |
| Average download speed | 80.5Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 1.3Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 9.2Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 29.93Mbps |
Broadband limitations in B42 2BG (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% |
B42 2BG gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in B42 2BG by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 932,358 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 61 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 15,285 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 15,634 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 175,479 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 55 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,191 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 2,917 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B42 2BG, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in B42 2BG.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
56.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than B42 2BG:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B42 2BG (metres)
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Nearest post box to B42 2BG
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Tower Hill Post Office | 17:30 | 12:30 | 183m |
| Perrywood Road/Foden Road | 17:15 | 12:30 | 192m |
| Booths Farm Road | 17:30 | 12:30 | 277m |
B42 2BG ITL and B42 2BG 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 2BG:
| 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 |
B42 2BG 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 2BG:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00046897 | |
| LSOA | E01009247 | Birmingham 016E |
| MSOA | E02001842 | Birmingham 016 |
Nearest postcodes to B42 2BG
| B42 2BQ | Perry Wood Road | 38m |
| B42 2EW | Foden Road | 87m |
| B42 2EL | Foden Road | 122m |
| B42 1EJ | Walsall Road | 166m |
| B42 1EY | Walsall Road | 170m |
| B42 1EH | Walsall Road | 170m |
| B42 2JB | Thetford Road | 209m |
| B42 2JE | Duxford Road | 211m |
| B42 1JL | Yateley Avenue | 230m |
| B42 2EP | Foden Road | 232m |
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