B8 2LQ maps, stats, and open data

B8 2LQ lies on Thornton Road in Birmingham. B8 2LQ is located in the Ward End electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Birmingham and the English Parliamentary constituency of Birmingham, Hodge Hill. 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.

B8 2LQ maps

B8 2LQ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
B8 2LQ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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B8 2LQ geodata

Easting411778
Northing288177
Latitude52.491395
Longitude-1.827958

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B8 2LQ?

StreetThornton Road
Town/CityBirmingham
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB8
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B8 2LQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B8 2LQ 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

WardWard End
ConstituencyBirmingham, Hodge Hill

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in B8 2LQ

37, THORNTON ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B8 2LQ
2018
21 SEP
£189,000

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B8 2LQ

June 2022Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Thornton Road18m
June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Thornton Road18m
June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Thornton Road18m
➜ Thornton Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B8 2LQ

St Agatha's Rd (Washwood Heath Rd)Ward End169m
Woodwells Rd (Alum Rock Rd)Alum Rock171m
Treaford Lane (Alum Rock Rd)Alum Rock173m
Treaford Lane (Alum Rock Rd)Alum Rock198m
St Agatha's Rd (Washwood Heath Rd)Ward End202m

Nearest railway stations to B8 2LQ

Stechford Station1.4km
Adderley Park Station2.1km
Duddeston Station3km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B8 2LQ

Broadband access in B8 2LQ (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 Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in B8 2LQ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed77.7Mbps
Average download speed103.3Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed14.8Mbps
Average upload speed13.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B8 2LQ (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 B8 2LQ

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B8 2LQ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in B8 2LQ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)391,046
Meter count21
Mean (kWh/meter)18,621
Median (kWh/meter)20,621

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)57,889
Meter count16
Mean (kWh/meter)3,618
Median (kWh/meter)3,459
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B8 2LQ, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in B8 2LQ.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

87.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than B8 2LQ:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B8 2LQ (meters)

Thornton Junior School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Thornton Road
24m
Flying High Nursery School Limited
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
48 Thornton Road
123m
Pavlos Fish Bar
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
844 Alum Rock Road
142m

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Nearest post box to B8 2LQ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Rogers Road / Washwood Heath Road17:4511:30201m
Burney Lane / Alum Rock Road17:3011:30206m
Ward End Post Office17:4511:30366m

Nearest sports facilities to B8 2LQ

FacilityDistance
Women's Health & Fitness Gym (Closed)
Alum Rock Road, Birmingham
Health and Fitness Gym
347m
Washwood Heath Academy
Burney Lane, Birmingham
Sports Hall, Grass Pitches, Health and Fitness Gym
607m
St Margarets Recreation Ground (Rec Park)
St Margarets Road, Birmingham
Artificial Grass Pitch
609m

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Nearest schools to B8 2LQ

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Thornton Primary School
Thornton Road, Ward End, Birmingham, B8 2LQ
Primary63m
Sladefield Infant School
Bamville Road, Ward End, Birmingham, B8 2TJ
Primary316m
Washwood Heath Nursery School
201 Sladefield Road, Ward End, Birmingham, B8 2SY
Nursery360m

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B8 2LQ ITL and B8 2LQ 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 B8 2LQ:

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

B8 2LQ 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 B8 2LQ:

CodeName
OAE00048022
LSOAE01009487Birmingham 044F
MSOAE02001870Birmingham 044

Nearest postcodes to B8 2LQ

B8 2LGThornton Road35m
B8 2TUSt Agathas Road104m
B8 2LBChetwynd Road107m
B8 2TXAlum Rock Road141m
B8 2LDWashwood Heath Road145m
B8 2LHWashwood Heath Road147m
B8 2TYAlum Rock Road147m
B8 2TTSt Agathas Road156m
B8 2LAChetwynd Road162m
B8 2TSMonk Road168m