Postcode B26 1QY (Birmingham)

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

B26 1QY is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.1 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 1QY as Multicultural metropolitans > Asian traits > Achieving minorities.

The closest road name to B26 1QY is Arden Drive which is centered 20 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Barrows Lane and is 107 m away. The closest railway station is Lea Hall Rail Station, 1.94 km away.

The closest primary school to B26 1QY (for ages 11 and under) is Lyndon Green Junior School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Requires improvement on September 11, 2019. 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 126.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14.1 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 1.1 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for B26 1QY 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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