B42 2RU maps, stats, and open data

B42 2RU lies on Castleton Road in Birmingham. B42 2RU is located in the Oscott 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 2RU maps

B42 2RU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
B42 2RU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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B42 2RU geodata

Easting406894
Northing293351
Latitude52.537977
Longitude-1.899789

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B42 2RU?

StreetCastleton Road
Town/CityBirmingham
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB42
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B42 2RU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B42 2RU as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation110m361ft

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

WardOscott
ConstituencyBirmingham, Perry Barr

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B42 2RU

June 2022BurglaryOn or near Vicarage Close124m
June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Castleton Road125m
June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Castleton Road125m
➜ Castleton Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B42 2RU

Sutton Coldfield College (Beeches Rd)Old Oscott189m
Beeches Rd (Hassop Rd)Old Oscott200m
Sutton Coldfield College (Beeches Rd)Old Oscott200m
North Birmingham College (Aldridge Rd)Old Oscott205m
Beeches Rd (Hassop Rd)Old Oscott228m

Nearest railway stations to B42 2RU

Hamstead (Birmingham) Station2.1km
Perry Barr Station2.4km
Witton (West Midlands) Station3km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B42 2RU

Broadband access in B42 2RU (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 Broadband100.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in B42 2RU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed52.8Mbps
Average download speed57.3Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed2.9Mbps
Average upload speed5.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B42 2RU (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 B42 2RU

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B42 2RU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in B42 2RU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)140,276
Meter count14
Mean (kWh/meter)10,020
Median (kWh/meter)9,143

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)53,315
Meter count15
Mean (kWh/meter)3,554
Median (kWh/meter)3,265
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B42 2RU, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in B42 2RU.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

65.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than B42 2RU:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B42 2RU (meters)

Perry Beeches Nursery
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Perry Beeches Nursery School
159m
Birmingham Metropolitan College
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
North Birmingham College
187m
Veggie Master
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
273A Beeches Road
229m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to B42 2RU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Old Oscott Lane / Aldridge Road17:1512:30283m
Thornbridge Avenue / Aldridge17:1512:30316m
Wingfield Road / Hassop Road17:1512:30339m

Nearest sports facilities to B42 2RU

FacilityDistance
Birmingham Metropolitan College (James Watt Campus)
Aldridge Road, Great Barr, Birmingham
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
187m
Glenmead Primary School
Glenmead Road, Birmingham
Grass Pitches
362m
Glenmead
Glenmead Road, Birmingham
Grass Pitches
480m

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Nearest schools to B42 2RU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Glenmead Primary School
Glenmead Road, Birmingham, B44 8UQ
Primary404m
Greenholm Primary School
Greenholm Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B44 8HS
Primary525m
Perry Beeches Nursery School
256 Beeches Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B42 2PX
Nursery567m

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Source: Edubase
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B42 2RU ITL and B42 2RU 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 2RU:

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

B42 2RU 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 2RU:

CodeName
OAE00046844
LSOAE01009248Birmingham 019D
MSOAE02001845Birmingham 019

Nearest postcodes to B42 2RU

B42 2RXSmalldale Road52m
B42 2QPBeeches Road83m
B42 2RSCastleton Road111m
B42 2RTBradfield Road119m
B42 2QUVicarage Close151m
B42 2QRBeeches Road156m
B42 2QWBeeches Road158m
B42 2RZHathersage Road177m
B44 8NBAldridge Road180m
B42 2QNBeeches Road187m