B72 1YU maps, stats, and open data
B72 1YU lies on Darnford Close in Sutton Coldfield. B72 1YU is located in the Sutton Wylde Green electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Birmingham and the English Parliamentary constituency of Sutton Coldfield. 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 June 1981.
B72 1YU maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
B72 1YU geodata
| Easting | 412607 |
| Northing | 293131 |
| Latitude | 52.535898 |
| Longitude | -1.815568 |
Where is B72 1YU?
| Street | Darnford Close |
| Town/City | Sutton Coldfield |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | B72 |
B72 1YU Elevation
Elevation or altitude of B72 1YU as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 100m | 328ft |
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 | Sutton Wylde Green |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Sutton Coldfield |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in B72 1YU
2025 2 DEC £360,000 |
1, DARNFORD CLOSE, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B72 1YU 2025 9 APR £287,500 |
2023 4 SEP £589,000 |
2021 15 FEB £342,000 |
2014 24 OCT £248,000 |
2012 6 JUL £249,999 |
5, DARNFORD CLOSE, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B72 1YU 2011 21 APR £270,000 |
2009 6 NOV £190,000 |
2009 11 JUN £210,000 |
2002 28 MAR £170,000 |
➜ Royal Sutton Coldfield house prices
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 B72 1YU
| Berwood Rd (Penns Lane) | Yenton | 106m |
| Berwood Rd (Penns Lane) | Yenton | 119m |
| Fourlands Ave (Penns Lane) | Yenton | 139m |
| The Chase (Penns Lane) | Walmley | 177m |
| The Chase (Penns Lane) | Walmley | 223m |
Nearest railway stations to B72 1YU
| Chester Road Station | 1.1km |
| Wylde Green Station | 1.5km |
| Erdington Station | 1.8km |
Broadband
Broadband access in B72 1YU (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 | 88.9% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in B72 1YU (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 74.5Mbps |
| Average download speed | 98.9Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 9.8Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 10.2Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in B72 1YU (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% |
B72 1YU gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in B72 1YU by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 134,797 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 9 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 14,977 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 11,820 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 27,914 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 8 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,489 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 2,550 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B72 1YU, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in B72 1YU.
- 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
9.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than B72 1YU:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B72 1YU (metres)
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Nearest post box to B72 1YU
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Penns Lane Near Bearwood Road | 17:15 | 12:00 | 120m |
| 60 Berwood Farm Road | 17:15 | 12:00 | 454m |
| Holifast Road / Orphanage Road | 17:15 | 12:00 | 536m |
B72 1YU ITL and B72 1YU 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 B72 1YU:
| 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 |
B72 1YU 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 B72 1YU:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00047966 | |
| LSOA | E01009461 | Birmingham 015C |
| MSOA | E02001841 | Birmingham 015 |
Nearest postcodes to B72 1YU
| B72 1XG | Cattock Hurst Drive | 62m |
| B72 1BN | Penns Lane | 83m |
| B72 1YY | Fourlands Avenue | 89m |
| B72 1YT | Foxford Close | 98m |
| B72 1YZ | Foxlands Drive | 124m |
| B72 1YF | Beverley Close | 136m |
| B76 1JU | Penns Lane | 151m |
| B72 1BP | Penns Lane | 153m |
| B72 1XQ | Hayes Meadow | 155m |
| B72 1XY | Salisbury Grove | 175m |
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