Postcode B73 5LX (Birmingham)

The postcode B73 5LX is located in Birmingham, in the county of West Midlands. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. B73 5LX is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

B73 5LX is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 6.2 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 B73 5LX as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Indian tech achievers.

The closest road name to B73 5LX is The Gardens which is centered 108 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Oakhurst Road and is 186 m away. The closest railway station is Wylde Green Rail Station, 317 m away.

The closest primary school to B73 5LX (for ages 11 and under) is Wylde Green Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on October 17, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Bishop Walsh Catholic School. The last OFSTED inspection on March 4, 2020 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of B73 5LX is Toby Carvery and is 7.42 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on October 21, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 163.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 18.9 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 4.2 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.6 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for B73 5LX 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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