The UK Postcode Database

B42 2AQ

a postcode in Birmingham

Introduced in January 1980
B42 2AQ Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with B42 2AQ

Thornbridge Avenue - 43 properties, USRN 2751668

Castleton Road - 1 property, USRN 2704747

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.535 / 52°32'5"N

Longitude: -1.8995 / 1°53'58"W

UTM Reference: 30U 574646 5821109

OS Easting: 406915

OS Northing: 293013

OS Grid: SP069930

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 30N.95

Mapcode Global: VH9YQ.1K52

Open Location Code: 9C4WG4M2+X6

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92bm28

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

  • major urban conurbation
  • a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 5b1

  • Ethnically Diverse Suburb-an Professionals
  • Suburban Professionals
  • Families in Multi-Ethnic Terraces

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 11346 / 32844

  • 4th decile
  • somewhat more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for B42 2AQ on Tuesday 23 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:31
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:54
Sunrise 04:44
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:09
Sunset 21:34
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:25
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:48
Hours of daylight today04:14 to 22:04
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:04 to 04:15
Moon Phase Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets 00:06
Moon Rises 14:16

For a full sun and moon calendar for B42 2AQ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in B42 2AQ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
12 January 2024 203 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £120,000
24 November 2023 199 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £50,000
14 April 2022 249 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Semi-detached Freehold £223,000
28 October 2021 187 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £195,000
19 March 2021 181 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £153,000
28 January 2021 239 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £180,000
12 July 2019 183 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £125,000
13 December 2018 219 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £160,095
13 December 2018 219 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Other property type Freehold £4,400
26 January 2018 191 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Semi-detached Freehold £146,000
17 November 2017 237 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £166,000
21 December 2015 249 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Semi-detached Freehold £128,000
30 January 2015 199 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £124,000
21 November 2008 183 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £66,250
12 November 2008 215 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Semi-detached Freehold £104,000
7 November 2008 239 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £125,000
16 May 2008 247 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Semi-detached Freehold £130,000
7 March 2008 195 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Semi-detached Leasehold £137,000
16 January 2008 249 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Semi-detached Freehold £124,999
2 October 2007 223 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £123,500
13 September 2007 175 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £125,000
25 July 2007 209 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £136,500
25 May 2007 187 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £117,000
1 February 2007 219 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Semi-detached Leasehold £133,500
3 February 2006 245 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Semi-detached Freehold £125,000
20 January 2006 191 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Semi-detached Freehold £120,000
28 September 2005 185 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £119,000
8 September 2004 249 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Semi-detached Freehold £120,000
27 August 2004 237 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £130,000
12 July 2004 247 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Semi-detached Freehold £129,000
26 January 2004 185 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £78,500
7 November 2003 175 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £100,000
6 November 2003 217 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £87,000
26 September 2003 189 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £92,950
4 August 2003 191 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Semi-detached Freehold £87,000
16 May 2003 245 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Semi-detached Freehold £90,000
28 April 2003 211 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £94,000
21 March 2003 239 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £81,000
21 November 2002 189 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £75,950
26 July 2002 201 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £87,500
14 September 2001 249 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Semi-detached Freehold £60,000
3 August 2001 189 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £50,500
24 November 2000 255 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Semi-detached Freehold £51,000
10 November 2000 175 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £59,950
26 October 2000 231 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Semi-detached Freehold £60,000
4 August 2000 177 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £38,000
27 April 2000 235 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £55,950
27 April 2000 235 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £55,950
20 April 2000 219 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Semi-detached Leasehold £52,750
28 January 2000 231 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Semi-detached Freehold £40,000
30 June 1999 209 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £46,500
23 December 1998 179 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £32,000
12 November 1998 257 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Semi-detached Leasehold £50,000
10 July 1998 241 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Semi-detached Freehold £45,500
17 July 1997 229 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Semi-detached Leasehold £43,000
30 May 1997 235 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £45,500
30 November 1995 183 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £36,000
17 November 1995 237 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £34,000
20 January 1995 197 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham B42 2AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £36,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for B42 2AQ

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Birmingham Erdington

MP

Paulette Hamilton Labour

Birmingham City Council
Metropolitan district ward

Oscott

Councillors

Darius Sandhu Conservative

Barbara Dring Labour

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for B42 2AQ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00046842 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01009248 Birmingham 019D Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02001845 Birmingham 019 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E05011159 Oscott Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 3 May 2018 DLUHC
E08000025 Birmingham Metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000005 West Midlands Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001093 Birmingham Erdington Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000014 West Midlands Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000169 Birmingham Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33020049 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000012 Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 28 October 2010 BEIS
E38000258 NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB - 15E Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E40000011 Midlands NHS England Regions Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E43000250 Birmingham, unparished area Non-Civil Parished Areas Census 1 April 2016 ONS
E54000055 NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000007 West Midlands Cancer Alliances Health 1 September 2016 NHS England
E63010038 Birmingham Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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