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B42 1ER lies on Walsall Road in Great Barr, Birmingham. B42 1ER 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 1ER maps

B42 1ER map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
B42 1ER map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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B42 1ER geodata

Easting404919
Northing293935
Latitude52.543248
Longitude-1.928899

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Where is B42 1ER?

StreetWalsall Road
LocalityGreat Barr
Town/CityBirmingham
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB42

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B42 1ER Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B42 1ER as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation140m459ft

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

WardPerry Barr
ConstituencyBirmingham, Perry Barr

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in B42 1ER

883, WALSALL ROAD, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B42 1ER
2005
7 JAN
£179,950

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B42 1ER

Old Walsall Rd (Walsall Rd)Great Barr59m
Old Walsall Rd (Walsall Rd)Great Barr129m
Walsall Rd (Old Walsall Rd)Gorse Farm130m
Walsall Rd (Old Walsall Rd)Gorse Farm151m
Scott Arms (Walsall Rd)Great Barr180m

Nearest railway stations to B42 1ER

Hamstead (Birmingham) Station1.4km
Tame Bridge Parkway Station3.4km
Perry Barr Station3.5km

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Broadband

Broadband access in B42 1ER (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 B42 1ER (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed22.0Mbps
Average download speed68.7Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.1Mbps
Average upload speed1.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed1.28Mbps

Broadband limitations in B42 1ER (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%

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B42 1ER gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in B42 1ER by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)309,589
Meter count18
Mean (kWh/meter)17,199
Median (kWh/meter)18,566

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)61,012
Meter count15
Mean (kWh/meter)4,067
Median (kWh/meter)3,819

Deprivation

69.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than B42 1ER:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B42 1ER (metres)

St Pauls Community Centre
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Walsall Road
188m
Poundland
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
943 Walsall Road
278m
Piri Fino
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
927 Walsall Road
278m

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Nearest post box to B42 1ER

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Walsall Road / Catshot Road17:3012:30131m
Old Walsall Road / Spouthouse16:1512:30378m
Whitecrest / Queslett Road17:1512:30429m

B42 1ER ITL and B42 1ER 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 1ER:

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

B42 1ER 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 1ER:

CodeName
OAE00046881
LSOAE01009245Birmingham 016C
MSOAE02001842Birmingham 016

Nearest postcodes to B42 1ER

B42 2BSCalshot Road86m
B42 1THWalsall Road89m
B42 2BTCalshot Road104m
B42 2BPThe Rise112m
B43 5RNFarnham Close181m
B42 1EPWalsall Road192m
B42 1HXOld Walsall Road193m
B42 2JHNortholt Grove203m
B43 5RJJayshaw Avenue205m
B42 1ESWalsall Road207m