B68 0EJ maps, stats, and open data

B68 0EJ lies on Castle Road West in Oldbury. B68 0EJ is located in the Old Warley electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Sandwell and the English Parliamentary constituency of Warley. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Black Country ICB - D2P2L and the police force is West Midlands. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

B68 0EJ maps

B68 0EJ map - large scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)
B68 0EJ map - small scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)

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B68 0EJ geodata

Easting400260
Northing285621
Latitude52.468527
Longitude-1.997601

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Where is B68 0EJ?

StreetCastle Road West
Town/CityOldbury
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB68
➜ B68 open data dashboard
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➜ Where is Oldbury?

B68 0EJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B68 0EJ as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation210m689ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

➜ How high above sea level am I? Find the elevation of your current position using your device's GPS.

Politics

WardOld Warley
ConstituencyWarley

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in B68 0EJ

2021
27 SEP
£207,000
2016
12 AUG
£173,500
2015
15 MAY
£127,500

➜ Oldbury house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B68 0EJ

September 2023Vehicle crimeOn or near Birch Walk347m
August 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Birch Walk347m
May 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Birch Walk347m
➜ Castle Road West crime map and outcomes

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 0EJ

Perry Hill Rd (Castle Rd West)Brandhall114m
Stanley Rd (Castle Rd West)Brandhall121m
Perry Hill Rd (Castle Rd West)Brandhall135m
Castle Rd West (Bleakhouse Rd)Brandhall181m
Stanley Rd (Castle Rd West)Brandhall189m

Nearest railway stations to B68 0EJ

Rowley Regis Station2.5km
Langley Green Station2.9km
Smethwick Rolfe Street Station3.6km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 0EJ

Broadband access in B68 0EJ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband41.7%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in B68 0EJ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed15.7Mbps
Average download speed35.8Mbps
Maximum download speed97.80Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.2Mbps
Average upload speed7.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 0EJ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 0EJ

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B68 0EJ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in B68 0EJ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)606,948
Meter count36
Mean (kWh/meter)16,860
Median (kWh/meter)16,832

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)92,000
Meter count26
Mean (kWh/meter)3,538
Median (kWh/meter)3,234
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B68 0EJ, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in B68 0EJ.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

40.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than B68 0EJ:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B68 0EJ (meters)

Quinton And Oldbury Foodbank
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
151 Castle Road West
39m
One Stop
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
214-216 Castle Road West
134m
Mrs G's Oldbury
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
149 Castle Road West
141m

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Nearest post box to B68 0EJ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Castle Road West Post Office17:3012:00146m
Clent Road Opp Ramsey Road18:0012:00448m
Stanley Road Post Office17:3012:00472m

Nearest sports facilities to B68 0EJ

FacilityDistance
Brandhall Primary School
Brennand Road, Oldbury
Grass Pitches
612m
Lightwoods Primary School
Castle Road East, Oldbury
Sports Hall
613m
Warley Woods Golf Course
Lightwoods Hill, Smethwick
Golf
823m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B68 0EJ

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Lightwoods Primary Academy
Castle Road East, Oldbury, Sandwell, B68 9BG
Primary537m
Brandhall Primary School
Brennand Road, Oldbury, B68 0SH
Primary612m
Bleakhouse Primary School
Bleakhouse Road, Oldbury, B68 9DS
Primary788m

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B68 0EJ ITL and B68 0EJ LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for B68 0EJ:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLGWest Midlands (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLG3West Midlands
ITL 3 CodeName
TLG37Sandwell
LAU 1 CodeName
E08000028Sandwell

B68 0EJ census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for B68 0EJ:

CodeName
OAE00050720
LSOAE01010024Sandwell 036B
MSOAE02002078Sandwell 036

Nearest postcodes to B68 0EJ

B68 0ELCastle Road West38m
B68 0ASHolly Road74m
B68 0LZEdward Road97m
B68 0AUHolly Road112m
B68 0LYEdward Road133m
B68 0ATHolly Road136m
B68 0EHStanley Road161m
B68 0LUBleakhouse Road171m
B68 0AYChestnut Road171m
B68 0LXElsma Road199m