Postcode B38 8YW (Birmingham)

The postcode B38 8YW is located in Birmingham, in the county of West Midlands. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. B38 8YW is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

B38 8YW is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.5 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 B38 8YW as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Multi-ethnic suburbia.

The closest road name to B38 8YW is Alderney Gardens which is centered 29 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Brassie Close and is 196 m away. The closest railway station is Northfield Rail Station, 1.52 km away.

The closest primary school to B38 8YW (for ages 11 and under) is Fairway Primary Academy. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on February 5, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School. The last OFSTED inspection on November 8, 2018 rated this school as Good

Residents reported an average download speed of 102.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 10.6 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 98.1% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 98.1% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 1.9% of residents have broadband access of 5-10 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for B38 8YW is covered by the West Midlands police force association and South Birmingham is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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