The postcode B8 2AW is located in Birmingham, in the county of West Midlands. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. B8 2AW is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
B8 2AW is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.5 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 B8 2AW as Multicultural metropolitans > Challenged Asian terraces > Pakistani communities.
The closest road name to B8 2AW is Stechford Lane which is centered 86 m away.
The nearest bus stop is The Fox & Goose and is 116 m away. The closest railway station is Stechford Rail Station, 939 m away.
The closest primary school to B8 2AW (for ages 11 and under) is Colebourne Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on May 2, 2019.
Residents reported an average download speed of 65.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 7.1 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 2.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for B8 2AW 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).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to B8 2AW and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to B8 2AW, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode B8 2AW
Introduction | January 1980 |
Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
User Type | Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical |
School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from B8 2AW - Data from 2020-2021
School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Colebourne Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (May 2, 2019) | 676 m |
Beaufort School | Special school | 2-11 | Outstanding (November 15, 2016) | 676 m |
Riverside Education | Independent school | 14-19 | Good (November 28, 2019) | 727 m |
Hodge Hill College | Maintained school | 11-16 | Good (October 14, 2021) | 1.08 km |
Hodge Hill Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | Requires improvement (September 12, 2019) | 1.1 km |
Hodge Hill Girls' School | Maintained school | 11-16 | Good (March 8, 2017) | 1.17 km |
Braidwood School for the Deaf | Special school | 11-19 | Good (October 17, 2018) | 1.19 km |
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (January 20, 2022) | 1.33 km |
Stechford Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (July 17, 2018) | 1.42 km |
Heathlands Primary Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Requires improvement (September 26, 2019) | 1.65 km |
Audley Primary School | Academy | 3-11 | Requires improvement (June 20, 2019) | 1.67 km |
Tame Valley Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Good (November 27, 2018) | 1.78 km |
St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School | Academy | 3-11 | 1.8 km | |
Firs Primary School | Academy | 3-11 | Requires improvement (October 2, 2019) | 1.81 km |
Blakesley Hall Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (July 5, 2018) | 1.83 km |
The Oval School | Academy | 3-11 | Good (June 5, 2019) | 2.03 km |
Lea Forest Primary Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Good (November 11, 2021) | 2.38 km |
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham | Academy | 11-16 | 2.43 km | |
Starbank School | Academy | 3-16 | 2.47 km | |
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (January 11, 2018) | 2.58 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to B8 2AW - Data from Apr 2022
The Fox & Goose | 116 m | |
The Fox & Goose | 134 m | |
Washwood Heath Rd | 134 m | |
The Fox & Goose | 180 m | |
Stechford Rd | 194 m | |
Stechford Rail Station | 939 m | |
Lea Hall Rail Station | 2.54 km | |
Lea Hall Rail Station | 2.55 km | |
East Midlands Airport | 49.76 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to B8 2AW - Data from Dec 2021
Kent's Moat | 2.81 km | |
Langley Hill Wood | 3.39 km | |
York's Wood | 3.96 km | |
Parkhill Wood | 3.99 km | |
Plants Brook Reservoirs | 4.24 km | |
Dragonfly Pool | 4.25 km | |
Black Pool | 4.3 km | |
Grey Lake | 4.32 km | |
Brookvale Park | 4.41 km | |
Eachelhurst Spinney | 4.73 km | |
Parkhall Wood | 4.79 km | |
Bosworth's Wood | 4.82 km | |
Smith's Wood | 4.89 km | |
The Shrubbery | 5 km | |
Alcott Wood | 5.29 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for B8 2AW - Data from Ofcom 2017
All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
---|---|---|---|
Download | 52 Mbps | 65.9 Mbps | 205 Mbps |
Upload | 5 Mbps | 7.1 Mbps | 21 Mbps |
Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 8.5 | 0.5 |
2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 11.8 | 1 |
30-300 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 102.7 | 11.2 |
300+ Mbps | 100% | 100% | - | - |
Energy usage data for B8 2AW - Data from 2020
Country | England |
County | West Midlands |
Latitude | 52.49198600 |
Longitude | -1.81812300 |
OS Easting | 412446 |
OS Northing | 0288246 |
OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
West Midlands |
Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
Birmingham, Hodge Hill |
Electoral Ward | Ward End |
Local Authority District | Birmingham |
Region / Government Office Region | West Midlands |
European Electoral Region | West Midlands |
Local Enterprise Partnership | Primary: Greater Birmingham and Solihull Secondary: |
Local Learning and Skills Council | Birmingham and Solihull |
International Territorial Level Code | E08000025 |
Travel To Work Area | Birmingham |
NHS England Region | Midlands |
Primary Care Trust (PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
Birmingham East and North |
Cancer Alliance | West Midlands |
Strategic Health Authority (SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB) |
West Midlands |
Sustainability and Transformation Partnership |
Birmingham and Solihull |
Clinical Comissioning Group (CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
NHS Birmingham and Solihull CCG |
Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Multicultural metropolitans Group: Challenged Asian terraces Subgroup: Pakistani communities |
Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation |
Built-Up Area | West Midlands BUA |
Built-Up Area Sub-Division | Birmingham BUASD |
Workplace Zone | E33020201 |
Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Birmingham 055 |
Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Birmingham 055D |
Output Area / Small Area | 4B2 |