Bacteriostatic water in Hockley

Local facts for Hockley

Hockley sits in the B19 postcode district (B area), within Birmingham, West Midlands, England.

B19 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Hockley go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• The University of Birmingham, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 4.9 km
• The University of Warwick, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 26.9 km
• University of Worcester, Biological Sciences, 39.7 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Hockley with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• The University of Leicester (UKPRN 10007796): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 55.2 km east
• Loughborough University (UKPRN 10004113): Chemistry, 55.4 km north-east
• University of Keele (UKPRN 10007767): Biological Sciences, 61.7 km north-west
• The University of Nottingham (UKPRN 10007154): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 69.2 km north-east
• The University of Northampton (UKPRN 10007138): Biological Sciences, 74.5 km east

Nearby: Smethwick (3.7 km), Sandwell (3.9 km), West Bromwich (6.4 km), Erdington (6.7 km), Oldbury (7.1 km).

Regional hub: Birmingham.

Hockley lies north-west of Birmingham, about 1.7 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the B postcode area (26 of the 150 we list for West Midlands):

• B, 1.5 km
• Birmingham, B2, 1.7 km
• Blackheath, B65, 8.9 km
• Rowley Regis, B65, 9 km
• Sutton Coldfield, B72, 9.8 km
• Halesowen, B63, 10.9 km
• Fordbridge, B37, 11.5 km
• Cradley Heath, B64, 11.7 km

Postcode districts in the B area covered by our West Midlands location pages: B2, B19, B24, B37, B46, B49, B60, B63, B64, B65, B66, B69, B70, B72, B78, B79, B91, B95, B97.

More nearby location pages in West Midlands (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Birmingham (5 location pages): B 1.5 km, Birmingham 1.7 km, Erdington 6.7 km, Sutton Coldfield 9.8 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Hockley: north, Erdington (6.7 km); east, Birmingham (1.7 km); south, B (1.5 km); west, Smethwick (3.7 km).

Location pages in West Midlands within 10 km of Hockley: 11; within 25 km: 55; within 50 km: 108.

Map reference: 52.4929, -1.9128 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074575982).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.