B8 1LY

a postcode in Birmingham

Introduced in January 1980

B8 1LY	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with B8 1LY

Alum Rock Road - 53 properties, USRN 2735876

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.4903 / 52°29'25"N

Longitude: -1.8559 / 1°51'21"W

UTM Reference: 30U 577678 5816187

OS Easting: 409878

OS Northing: 288050

OS Grid: SP098880

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 6B5.45

Mapcode Global: VH9YX.SN6T

Open Location Code: 9C4WF4RV+4J

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92bl77

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

major urban conurbation
a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 4c2

Low-Skilled Migrant and Student Communities
Challenged Multicultural Communities and Students
European and Asian Heritage

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 956 / 32844

1st decile
most deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for B8 1LY on Wednesday 10 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:36
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:55
Sunrise	04:45
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:06
Sunset	21:28
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:17
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:37

Hours of daylight today	04:15 to 21:58
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:58 to 04:14
Moon Phase	Waning Crescent
Moon Rises	00:40
Moon sets	13:33

For a full sun and moon calendar for B8 1LY, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in B8 1LY

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
8 July 2022	79 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham B8 1LY	Other property type	Leasehold	£1,000,000
8 July 2022	77 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham B8 1LY	Other property type	Freehold	£1,000,000
8 July 2022	79 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham B8 1LY	Other property type	Freehold	£1,000,000
1 August 2019	79 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham B8 1LY	Other property type	Leasehold	£130,000
15 January 2019	61 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham B8 1LY	Other property type	Leasehold	£60,000
8 June 2018	71 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham B8 1LY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£275,000
21 September 2017	69 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham B8 1LY	Other property type	Freehold	£500,000
25 May 2017	87 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham B8 1LY	Other property type	Leasehold	£20,000
31 March 2011	67 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham B8 1LY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£220,000
31 March 2011	77 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham B8 1LY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£180,000
18 March 2011	79 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham B8 1LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£342,000
22 December 2009	81 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham B8 1LY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£290,000
31 March 2009	75a Alum Rock Road, Birmingham B8 1LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£495,000
31 March 2009	77 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham B8 1LY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£130,000
14 January 2004	87 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham B8 1LY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£150,000
19 December 2001	85 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham B8 1LY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£59,995
18 October 2000	63 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham B8 1LY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£101,000
5 June 2000	85 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham B8 1LY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£15,340
17 September 1999	61 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham B8 1LY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£82,000
13 November 1998	65 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham B8 1LY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£90,000
22 April 1998	63 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham B8 1LY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£95,000
29 November 1996	69 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham B8 1LY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£92,000
17 March 1995	93 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham B8 1LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£73,000

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 B8 1LY

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Birmingham Ladywood

MP

Shabana Mahmood Labour

Birmingham City Council

Metropolitan district ward

Alum Rock

Councillors

Mohammed Idrees Labour

Mariam Khan Labour

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for B8 1LY

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00046675		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	31 December 2011	ONS
E01009190	Birmingham 052A	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E01033644	Birmingham 052F	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	31 December 2011	ONS
E01034933	Birmingham 052G	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	21 March 2021	ONS
E02001878	Birmingham 052	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05011120	Alum Rock	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
E14001096	Birmingham Ladywood	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
E33020188		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

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