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| Postcode | B42 1AA |
| Postcode without spaces | B421AA |
| Status | Active postcode |
| User type | Small user postcode |
| Introduced | September 1991 |
| Directory version | 2026-06 |
| Latitude | 52.5177200 |
| Longitude | -1.9030730 |
| British National Grid | 406,674 E, 291,096 N |
| Country | England |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Output Area (2021) | E00046874 |
| LSOA (2021) | E01009242 |
| MSOA (2021) | E02001850 |
| Electoral ward | E05011160 |
| Westminster constituency | E14001098 |
The postcode is assigned to these official political geographies. Names and election results will be added when the ElectionMaps datasets are connected.
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Deprivation is published for the postcode's containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, a neighbourhood geography covering more than one postcode.
Open schools and active GP practices in the B42 postcode district, ordered by straight-line distance where coordinates are available.
Free schools
150 Wellhead Lane, Perry Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B42 2SY
Ages 11–18 · 606 pupils of 800 capacity
51.8% eligible for free school meals
Free schools
115 Holford Drive, Perry Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B42 2TU
Ages 11–18 · 950 pupils of 930 capacity
43.3% eligible for free school meals
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291-293 WALSALL ROAD, PERRY BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B42 1TY
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433 WALSALL ROAD, PERRY BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B42 1BT
Academy converter
Dorrington Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B42 1QR
Ages 3–11 · 651 pupils of 708 capacity
36.1% eligible for free school meals
Local authority nursery school
256 Beeches Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B42 2PX
Ages 3–5 · 69 pupils
7.4% eligible for free school meals
Academy converter
Almond Croft, Old Walsall Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B42 1NU
Ages 4–11 · 207 pupils of 210 capacity
40.1% eligible for free school meals
Academy sponsor led
Beeches Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B42 2PY
Ages 11–16 · 969 pupils of 900 capacity
41.5% eligible for free school meals
Community school
Beeches Junior School, Beeches Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B42 2PY
Ages 7–11 · 361 pupils of 360 capacity
49.0% eligible for free school meals
Community special school
Perry Beeches Campus, Beeches Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B42 2PY
Ages 2–19 · 94 pupils of 90 capacity
58.2% eligible for free school meals
Community school
Calshot Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B42 2BY
Ages 3–11 · 436 pupils of 420 capacity
32.1% eligible for free school meals
Companies House records whose registered-office address uses this exact postcode.
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 18 June 2026
47530 - Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 6 January 2026
47770 - Retail sale of watches and jewellery in specialised stores
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 17 July 2025
86900 - Other human health activities
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 20 May 2025
47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 2 May 2024
47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 4 April 2024
47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 22 January 2024
96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 15 March 2023
15120 - Manufacture of luggage, handbags and the like, saddlery and harness
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 27 May 2022
56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 24 March 2020
56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 31 January 2020
47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 5 November 2019
32130 - Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles
Police.uk street-level incidents recorded across the postcode's containing LSOA in May 2026.
Birmingham 024E includes B42 1AA and other nearby postcodes.
| Crime type | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 22 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 19 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Answers use the geographic scope stated with each dataset above.
B42 1AA is in Birmingham, England.
The deprivation figures describe the containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, not only the individual postcode.
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