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B postcode area
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__
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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__
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