B42 2RU maps, stats, and open data

B42 2RU lies on Castleton Road in Birmingham. B42 2RU is located in the Oscott 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 2RU maps

B42 2RU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

B42 2RU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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B42 2RU geodata

Easting	406894
Northing	293351
Latitude	52.537977
Longitude	-1.899789

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B42 2RU?

Street	Castleton Road
Town/City	Birmingham
Country	England
Postcode District	B42
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B42 2RU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B42 2RU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	110m	361ft

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	Oscott
Constituency	Birmingham, Perry Barr

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B42 2RU

Sutton Coldfield College (Beeches Rd)	Old Oscott	189m
Beeches Rd (Hassop Rd)	Old Oscott	200m
Sutton Coldfield College (Beeches Rd)	Old Oscott	200m
North Birmingham College (Aldridge Rd)	Old Oscott	205m
Beeches Rd (Hassop Rd)	Old Oscott	228m

Nearest railway stations to B42 2RU

Hamstead (Birmingham) Station	2.1km
Perry Barr Station	2.4km
Witton (West Midlands) Station	3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in B42 2RU (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	100.0%

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

Broadband speed in B42 2RU (2019 data)

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Median download speed	52.8Mbps
Average download speed	57.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	2.9Mbps
Average upload speed	5.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

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

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	140,276
Meter count	14
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,020
Median (kWh/meter)	9,143

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	53,315
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,554
Median (kWh/meter)	3,265

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B42 2RU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in B42 2RU.
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

65.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than B42 2RU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Perry Beeches Nursery

Perry Beeches Nursery School

159m

Birmingham Metropolitan College

North Birmingham College

187m

Tinuke's Kitchen

273A Beeches Road

229m

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Nearest post box to B42 2RU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Old Oscott Lane / Aldridge Road	17:15	12:30	283m
Thornbridge Avenue / Aldridge	17:15	12:30	316m
Wingfield Road / Hassop Road	17:15	12:30	339m

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B42 2RU ITL and B42 2RU 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 2RU:

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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B42 2RU 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 2RU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00046844
LSOA	E01009248	Birmingham 019D
MSOA	E02001845	Birmingham 019

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to B42 2RU

B42 2RX	Smalldale Road	52m
B42 2QP	Beeches Road	83m
B42 2RS	Castleton Road	111m
B42 2RT	Bradfield Road	119m
B42 2QU	Vicarage Close	151m
B42 2QR	Beeches Road	156m
B42 2QW	Beeches Road	158m
B42 2RZ	Hathersage Road	177m
B44 8NB	Aldridge Road	180m
B42 2QN	Beeches Road	187m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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