B68 0EN maps, stats, and open data

B68 0EN lies on Castle Road West in Oldbury. B68 0EN 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 0EN geodata

Easting400558
Northing285603
Latitude52.468365
Longitude-1.993214

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is B68 0EN?

StreetCastle Road West
Town/CityOldbury
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB68
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B68 0EN Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B68 0EN 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.

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Politics

WardOld Warley
ConstituencyWarley

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B68 0EN

September 2023Vehicle crimeOn or near Birch Walk106m
August 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Birch Walk106m
May 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Birch Walk106m
➜ Castle Road West crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 0EN

Stanley Rd (Castle Rd West)Brandhall109m
Castle Rd West (Wolverhampton Road)Warley Woods133m
Wolverhampton Rd (Castle Rd East)Warley Woods144m
Wolverhampton Rd (Castle Rd East)Warley Woods155m
Stanley Rd (Castle Rd West)Brandhall177m

Nearest railway stations to B68 0EN

Rowley Regis Station2.7km
Langley Green Station2.9km
Smethwick Rolfe Street Station3.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 0EN

Broadband access in B68 0EN (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband38.7%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in B68 0EN (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed53.4Mbps
Average download speed46.2Mbps
Maximum download speed126.90Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed18.6Mbps
Average upload speed11.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed22.36Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 0EN (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 0EN

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Source: Ofcom
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B68 0EN gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)519,130
Meter count31
Mean (kWh/meter)16,746
Median (kWh/meter)16,445

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)130,973
Meter count27
Mean (kWh/meter)4,851
Median (kWh/meter)4,396
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B68 0EN, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in B68 0EN.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

40.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than B68 0EN:

Food Standards Agency

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

Lightwoods Junior & Infant Sch
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Castle Road East
283m
Quinton And Oldbury Foodbank
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
151 Castle Road West
308m
The Wernley
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
The Wernley
360m

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Nearest post box to B68 0EN

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Kenilworth Road17:3012:00183m
Stanley Road Post Office17:3012:00377m
Castle Road West Post Office17:3012:00443m

Nearest sports facilities to B68 0EN

FacilityDistance
Lightwoods Primary School
Castle Road East, Oldbury
Sports Hall
314m
Warley Woods Golf Course
Lightwoods Hill, Smethwick
Golf
546m
Trigate Fitness (Closed)
Hagley Road West, Oldbury
Health and Fitness Gym
571m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B68 0EN

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Lightwoods Primary Academy
Castle Road East, Oldbury, Sandwell, B68 9BG
Primary239m
Brandhall Primary School
Brennand Road, Oldbury, B68 0SH
Primary867m
Bleakhouse Primary School
Bleakhouse Road, Oldbury, B68 9DS
Primary889m

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Source: Edubase
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B68 0EN ITL and B68 0EN 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 0EN:

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

B68 0EN 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 0EN:

CodeName
OAE00050715
LSOAE01010027Sandwell 036D
MSOAE02002078Sandwell 036

Nearest postcodes to B68 0EN

B68 0ETBirch Walk80m
B68 0EZCastle Road West81m
B68 0NBWolverhampton Road82m
B68 0EWCastle Road West99m
B68 0DUJohnsons Grove104m
B68 9BJCastle Road East145m
B68 0EPBirch Road146m
B68 0EXBirch Grove151m
B68 0NAAlbert Road155m
B68 0LWWolverhampton Road165m