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B42 2BS lies on Calshot Road in Birmingham. B42 2BS 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 2BS maps

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

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B42 2BS geodata

Easting404988
Northing293987
Latitude52.543715
Longitude-1.927881

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B42 2BS?

StreetCalshot Road
Town/CityBirmingham
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB42

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B42 2BS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B42 2BS 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 2BS

2025
4 FEB
£460,000
2022
6 JUL
£380,000
1999
31 MAR
£69,000
1997
6 JUN
£57,000

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B42 2BS

Old Walsall Rd (Walsall Rd)Great Barr113m
Old Walsall Rd (Walsall Rd)Great Barr181m
Walsall Rd (Old Walsall Rd)Gorse Farm205m
Scott Arms (Walsall Rd)Great Barr212m
Scott Arms (Walsall Rd)Great Barr225m

Nearest railway stations to B42 2BS

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

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in B42 2BS (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 2BS (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed50.0Mbps
Average download speed70.9Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.2Mbps
Average upload speed2.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B42 2BS (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 2BS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)405,239
Meter count33
Mean (kWh/meter)12,280
Median (kWh/meter)12,374

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)97,365
Meter count30
Mean (kWh/meter)3,246
Median (kWh/meter)2,963

Deprivation

69.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than B42 2BS:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B42 2BS (metres)

St Pauls Community Centre
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Walsall Road
243m
Poundland
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
943 Walsall Road
298m
99p Stores
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
941-943 Walsall Road
298m

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Nearest post box to B42 2BS

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Walsall Road / Catshot Road17:3012:30164m
Whitecrest / Queslett Road17:1512:30349m
Old Walsall Road / Spouthouse16:1512:30446m

B42 2BS ITL and B42 2BS 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 2BS:

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

B42 2BS 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 2BS:

CodeName
OAE00046877
LSOAE01009245Birmingham 016C
MSOAE02001842Birmingham 016

Nearest postcodes to B42 2BS

B42 2BTCalshot Road41m
B42 2BPThe Rise85m
B42 1ERWalsall Road86m
B42 2PJMildenhall Road135m
B42 1THWalsall Road170m
B42 2JQHamble Road173m
B42 2PHMildenhall Road174m
B42 2JHNortholt Grove184m
B42 1EPWalsall Road207m
B42 2BJPerry Wood Road211m