B postcode area
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The B postcode area, also known as the Birmingham postcode area, is a group of 79 postcode districts in central England, within 15 post towns. These include all of Birmingham, West Bromwich, Smethwick, Solihull, Halesowen, Cradley Heath, Oldbury and Rowley Regis), plus north-east Worcestershire (including Bromsgrove and Redditch), north and west Warwickshire (including Alcester, Studley and Henley-in-Arden), and part of south-east 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. __TOC__
The B postcode area, also known as the Birmingham postcode area, is a group of 79 postcode districts in central England, within 15 post towns. These include all of Birmingham, West Bromwich, Smethwick, Solihull, Halesowen, Cradley Heath, Oldbury and Rowley Regis), plus north-east Worcestershire (including Bromsgrove and Redditch), north and west Warwickshire (including Alcester, Studley and Henley-in-Arden), and part of south-east 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. __TOC__ ==Coverage== The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" ! B99 | BIRMINGHAM | | non-geographic |} ==Notes== The B postcode area as a whole, is the largest by population. B1 1AA is Birmingham Head Post office; this is no longer in the B1 area, but retains the B1 code. B1 1BB is Birmingham Council House ==Maps== ==Former scheme== Before the introduction of postcodes in the 1960s, Birmingham along with other major cities were divided into numbered postal districts. With a few exceptions these were directly incorporated into the outcode (the first part of the postcode). For example, Great Barr was formerly Birmingham 22 (now B43 and 44) and Smethwick was formerly Smethwick 40 and 41 (now B66 and 67). ==See also== List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom Postcode Address File ==References==
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