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| Postcode | B42 2HB |
| Postcode without spaces | B422HB |
| Status | Active postcode |
| User type | Large user postcode |
| Introduced | January 1980 |
| Directory version | 2026-06 |
| Latitude | 52.5262000 |
| Longitude | -1.8977330 |
| British National Grid | 407,035 E, 292,039 N |
| Country | England |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Output Area (2021) | E00046855 |
| LSOA (2021) | E01009239 |
| MSOA (2021) | E02001859 |
| 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.
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291-293 WALSALL ROAD, PERRY BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B42 1TY
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
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
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433 WALSALL ROAD, PERRY BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B42 1BT
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
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
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
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
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
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
Police.uk street-level incidents recorded across the postcode's containing LSOA in May 2026.
Birmingham 033F includes B42 2HB and other nearby postcodes.
| Crime type | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 52 |
| Public order | 32 |
| Drugs | 22 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 15 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Possession of weapons | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
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B42 2HB is in Birmingham, England.
The deprivation figures describe the containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, not only the individual postcode.
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