Latitude: 52.4549 / 52°27'17"N
Longitude: -2.0717 / 2°4'18"W
OS Eastings: 395223
OS Northings: 284106
OS Grid: SO952841
Mapcode National: GBR 2DK.51H
Mapcode Global: VH9Z0.1KMF
Plus Code: 9C4VFW3H+X8
Maidenhead Locator System: IO82xk19
What Three Birds: magpie.sanderling.avocet
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B63 3QS is a primarily residential postcode in Short Cross, Halesowen. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax band is C.
Residential buildings are primarily semi-detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £62,313 to £436,832 with an average of £221,213.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1930 and 1949 and between 1950 and 1966.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly owner occupied, with some privately rented
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are D and E.
Commercial rateable values range from £240 to £1,600 with an average of £920. The most common recorded business types are Stables and Advertising Right.
Halesowen is a town, which had a population of 58,135 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 59 people resident in B63 3QS, of which 32 were male and 27 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
B63 3QS is in the Dudley travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Dudley Primary Care Trust.
B63 3QS is approximately 118m (387ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in B63 3QS
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing B63 3QS
6b4: Suburbanites - Semi-Detached Suburbia - Older Workers and Retirement
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for B63 3QS
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Area Retail Diversity Index
9/10 (Very high)
Supermarkets near B63 3QS include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of B63 3QS are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Metropolitan District
Dudley Borough Council
Ward
Belle Vale
Councillors
Simon Phipps (Conservative)
Daniel Bevan (Conservative)
Peter Dobb (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Halesowen and Rowley Regis
MP
James Morris (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for B63 3QS.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near B63 3QS.
Huntingtree Primary School
Huntingtree Road, Halesowen, West Midlands, B63 4HY B63 4DZ
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Needs improvement
Newfield Park Primary School
Whittingham Road, Halesowen, West Midlands, B63 3TP
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Timbertree Academy
Valley Road, Cradley Heath, West Midlands, B64 7LT
Academy Converter
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Caslon Primary Community School
Beeches View Avenue, Halesowen, West Midlands, B63 2ES
Community School
Ages 5 - 11
Good
Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School
Bundle Hill, Halesowen, West Midlands, B63 4AR
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Outstanding
Windsor High School and Sixth Form
Richmond Street, Halesowen, West Midlands, B63 4BB
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The Earls High School
Furnace Lane, Halesowen, West Midlands, B63 3SL
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
Ormiston Forge Academy
Wrights Lane, Cradley Heath, West Midlands, B64 6QU
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Leasowes High School
Kent Road, Halesowen, West Midlands, B62 8PJ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Thorns Community College
STOCKWELL AVENUE, QUARRY BANK, BRIERLEY HILL, WEST MIDLANDS, DY5 2NU
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 16
Inadequate
St Michael's CE High School
Curral Road, Rowley Regis, West Midlands, B65 9AN
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Pedmore Technology College and Community School
Grange Lane, Pedmore, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY9 7HS
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
The Hillcrest School and Community College
Simms Lane, Netherton, Dudley, West Midlands, DY2 0PB
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Inadequate
Perryfields High School Specialist Maths and Computing College
Oldacre Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B68 0RG
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Redhill School and Specialist Language College
Junction Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 1JX
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
The overall school grade in this area is high.