Birmingham | |
|---|---|
  B | |
| Coordinates: 52°27′47″N 1°53′20″W / 52.463°N 1.889°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Postcode area | B |
| Postcode area name | Birmingham |
| Post towns | 15 |
| Postcode districts | 79 |
| Postcode sectors | 268 |
| Postcodes (live) | 41,397 |
| Postcodes (total) | 61,202 |
| Statistics as at May 2020[1] | |
The B postcode area, also known as the Birmingham postcode area,[2] is a group of 79 postcode districts in central England, within 15 post towns. These cover the central portion of the West Midlands (including Birmingham, West Bromwich, Sutton Coldfield, Smethwick, Solihull, Halesowen, Cradley Heath, Oldbury and Rowley Regis), plus northeast Worcestershire (including Bromsgrove and Redditch), north and west Warwickshire (including Alcester, Studley and Henley-in-Arden), and part of southeast Staffordshire (including Tamworth) and a very small part of Leicestershire. It is the most populated postcode area in the United Kingdom, with a population of over 1.9 million.
- ^ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
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