Postcode B26 1JY (Birmingham)

The postcode B26 1JY is located in Birmingham, in the county of West Midlands. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. B26 1JY is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

B26 1JY is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 3.2 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of B26 1JY as Hard-pressed living > Industrious communities > Industrious hardship.

The closest road name to B26 1JY is Gilbertstone Avenue which is centered 87 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Gilbertstone Ave and is 75 m away. The closest railway station is Acocks Green Rail Station, 1.26 km away.

The closest primary school to B26 1JY (for ages 11 and under) is Gilbertstone Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on June 5, 2018. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Cockshut Hill School. The last OFSTED inspection on July 10, 2019 rated this school as Requires improvement

Residents reported an average download speed of 150.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 18 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.2 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for B26 1JY is covered by the West Midlands police force association and Birmingham East and North is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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