Latitude: 52.5377 / 52°32'15"N
Longitude: -1.9304 / 1°55'49"W
OS Eastings: 404815
OS Northings: 293317
OS Grid: SP048933
Mapcode National: GBR 2SM.J6
Mapcode Global: VH9YP.HG9Y
Plus Code: 9C4WG3Q9+3R
Maidenhead Locator System: IO92am89
What Three Birds: harrier.stone-curlew.jay
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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B42 1HY is a primarily residential postcode in Gorse Farm, Birmingham. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are B, C and A.
Residential buildings are typically terraced (including end-terrace) and semi-detached. Domestic properties are mostly houses and flats.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £64,305 to £261,971 with an average of £147,270.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1976 and 1982 and between 1967 and 1975.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly a mix of owner occupied, social housing and privately rented.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are D and C.
The average commercial rateable value is £225. The most common recorded business type is Advertising Right.
Birmingham is a city, which had a population of 1,085,810 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 118 people resident in B42 1HY, of which 57 were male and 61 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
B42 1HY is in the Birmingham travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Sandwell Primary Care Trust.
B42 1HY is approximately 127m (417ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in B42 1HY
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing B42 1HY
4c1: Multicultural Metropolitans - Asian Traits - Achieving Minorities
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for B42 1HY
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
7/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
7/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
9/10 (Very high)
Supermarkets near B42 1HY include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons, Nisa and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of B42 1HY are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Metropolitan District
Sandwell Borough Council
Ward
Newton
Councillors
Keith Allcock (Labour)
Sajad Ashraf (Labour)
Elaine Giles (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
West Bromwich East
MP
Nicola Richards (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for B42 1HY.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near B42 1HY.
Ferndale Primary School
Ferndale Avenue, Great Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B43 5QF
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
St Mark's Catholic Primary School
Almond Croft, Old Walsall Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B42 1NU
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Outstanding
Hamstead Junior School
Hamstead Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B43 5BE
Community School
Ages 7 - 11
Good
Calshot Primary School
Calshot Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B42 2BY
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Dorrington Academy
Dorrington Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B42 1QR
Academy Converter
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Hamstead Hall Academy
Craythorne Avenue, Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, West Midlands, B20 1HL
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Perry Beeches the Academy
Beeches Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B42 2PY
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Inadequate
Q3 Academy
Wilderness Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B43 7SD
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 19
Good
Great Barr Academy
Aldridge Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B44 8NU
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
Church Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands, B20 2HL
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
St John Wall Catholic School
Oxhill Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands, B21 8HH
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Barr Beacon School
Old Hall Lane, Aldridge, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 0RF
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic Technology College
Old Oscott Hill, Kingstanding, Birmingham, West Midlands, B44 9SR
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
North Birmingham Academy
395 College Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B44 0HF
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 19
Needs improvement
Broadway Academy
The Broadway, Perry Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B20 3DP
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.