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Hodge Hill, Birmingham

Hodge Hill
Hodge Hill is located in West Midlands county
Hodge Hill
Hodge Hill
Hodge Hill shown within the West Midlands
Population 28,026 (2011.Ward)
• Density 48.2 per ha
OS grid reference SP130890
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BIRMINGHAM
Postcode district B34 & B36
Dialling code 0121
Police West Midlands
Fire West Midlands
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK Parliament
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52°29′49″N 1°49′08″W / 52.497°N 1.819°W / 52.497; -1.819Coordinates: 52°29′49″N 1°49′08″W / 52.497°N 1.819°W / 52.497; -1.819

Hodge Hill is an area seven km east of Birmingham City Centre, England. It is also a council constituency, managed by its own district committee.

The constituency includes the smaller constituency ward and the wards of Bordesley Green, Shard End and Washwood Heath.

A by-election for the parliamentary constituency of Hodge Hill took place on July 15, 2004 after the resignation of sitting MP Terry Davis. It was won by Liam Byrne.

The Hodge Hill Ward is currently represented by three councillors on Birmingham City Council.

Hodge Hill Ward has adopted a Ward Support Officer.

The boundaries of the Hodge Hill Ward are defined by the M6 motorway to the north and A4040 outer circle to the west.

Hodge Hill Common and the Cole Valley, which are covered by the Kingfisher Country Park, are major areas of open space within the ward.

The 2001 Population Census recorded 24,825 people living within the ward with a population density of 4,566 people per km² compared with 3,649 people per km² for Birmingham. Ethnic minorities represent 13.9% (3,442) of the ward's population as opposed to 29.6% for Birmingham in general.

The B4114 Coleshill Road is the main road that separates the area. Stechford Railway Station on the Coventry to Birmingham New Street line, as well as occasional services to Walsall via Aston, serves the area.


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