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Coordinates & Location for B40 1NS
Postcode
B40 1NS
Coordinates
52.4803, -1.7407
Grid reference
SP177869
Easting
417,704
Northing
286,964
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WF7J5+4P
User Type
Large user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Birmingham
Travel to Work
Birmingham
ITL Region
Solihull
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
1399
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1399 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.83.1%
White & Black Caribbean4.5%
Other White2.9%
Caribbean2.1%
Indian1.1%
+ 2 other groups · 6.3%
Religion
No religion49.7%
Christian40.5%
Not answered6.5%
Muslim1.6%
Hindu1.0%
+ other · 0.6%
Age groups
25–3417.9%
50–6417.4%
35–4914.9%
≤410.3%
65–749.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.4%
Households
Other23.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children15.8%
Any member 66+14.0%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children8.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.2%
+ 7 other households · 31.2%
Administrative Information
Solihull
Local Authority
Council AreaMeriden and Solihull East E14001358
Constituency
E14001358West Midlands
Police Force
England
Ward
Fordbridge
Constituency code
E14001358
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Chelmsley Wood
International Territorial Level
Solihull
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWest Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
West Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Solihull
Sub ICB Location
NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB - 15E
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Solihull 006A E01010125
E01010125MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Solihull 006 E02002086
E02002086LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Solihull 006A E01010125
E01010125MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Solihull 006 E02002086
E02002086Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:55 AM
Sunrise
6:02 PM
Sunset
12 hours 7 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:55 AM
Sunset (today)
6:02 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 7 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
November 2004
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~22 years
Active Duration
2004 -> PresentNovember 2004 — Introduced
Postcode B40 1NS introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 1399
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01010125 and MSOA E02002086 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode B40 1NS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
November 2004
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~22 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near B40 1NS
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–19FSM 52%
Attainment 8
30.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
76%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 65%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 42%
Attainment 8
43.6
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 57%
RWM expected
61%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 62%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 63%
RWM expected
74%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 59%
Attainment 8
31.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 56%
RWM expected
35%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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