B8 2RS maps, stats, and open data

B8 2RS lies on Bromford Lane in Washwood Heath, Birmingham. B8 2RS is located in the Bromford & Hodge Hill 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 2RS maps

B8 2RS map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

B8 2RS 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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B8 2RS geodata

Easting	411940
Northing	288936
Latitude	52.498201
Longitude	-1.825551

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B8 2RS?

Street	Bromford Lane
Locality	Washwood Heath
Town/City	Birmingham
Country	England
Postcode District	B8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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B8 2RS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B8 2RS 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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Bromford & Hodge Hill
Constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B8 2RS

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Penley Grove	369m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Penley Grove	369m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Penley Grove	369m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B8 2RS

St Margarets Rd (Bromford Lane)	Ward End	65m
St Margarets Avenue (Bromford Lane)	Bromford Bridge	130m
St Margarets Rd (Bromford Lane)	Ward End	148m
St Margarets Avenue (Bromford Lane)	Bromford Bridge	291m
Old Bromford Lane (Bromford Lane)	Ward End	352m

Nearest railway stations to B8 2RS

Stechford Station	1.8km
Gravelly Hill Station	2.6km
Adderley Park Station	2.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B8 2RS

Broadband access in B8 2RS (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	63.0%

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

Broadband speed in B8 2RS (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	50.0Mbps
Average download speed	63.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	0.9Mbps
Average upload speed	6.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in B8 2RS (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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B8 2RS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	285,894
Meter count	25
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,436
Median (kWh/meter)	11,284

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	75,816
Meter count	21
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,610
Median (kWh/meter)	2,859

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B8 2RS, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in B8 2RS.
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

77.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than B8 2RS:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Bromford F/ & Wine-MGS STORES

514 Bromford Lane

Ward End Social Club

10 St Margarets Road

209m

Prime Time Childrens Day Nursery

2 Old Bromford Lane

227m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to B8 2RS

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Old Bromford Lane / Lindale Ae	17:30	11:30	163m
Ingleton Road / Ward End Road	17:30	11:30	413m
Drews Lane Post Office	17:30	11:30	437m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B8 2RS

Facility	Distance
St Margarets Recreation Ground (Rec Park) St Margarets Road, Birmingham Artificial Grass Pitch	182m
Hodge Hill College Bromford Road, Birmingham Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Artificial Grass Pitch	485m
Puregym (Birmingham Beaufort Park) Coleshill Road, Birmingham Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	647m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B8 2RS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Ward End Primary School Ingleton Road, Birmingham, B8 2RA	Primary	380m
Hodge Hill College Bromford Road, Hodge Hill, Birmingham, B36 8HB	Secondary	508m
Heart of Birmingham Vocational College 328 - 332 Bromford Lane, Birmingham, B8 2SD	Not applicable	520m

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B8 2RS ITL and B8 2RS 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 2RS:

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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B8 2RS 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 2RS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00046107
LSOA	E01009086	Birmingham 044B
MSOA	E02001870	Birmingham 044

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to B8 2RS

B8 2RP	Old Bromford Lane	80m
B8 2RH	St Margarets Road	104m
B8 2RT	Bromford Lane	109m
B8 2RR	Old Bromford Lane	114m
B8 2RJ	Old Bromford Lane	156m
B8 2EA	Bromford Lane	198m
B8 2DU	Bromford Lane	203m
B8 2DY	St Margarets Road	210m
B8 2RN	Gilpin Close	217m
B8 2RL	Gilpin Close	219m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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