B68 0ER maps, stats, and open data

B68 0ER lies on Birch Road in Oldbury. B68 0ER 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 0ER geodata

Easting	400579
Northing	285419
Latitude	52.466711
Longitude	-1.992905

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B68 0ER?

Street	Birch Road
Town/City	Oldbury
Country	England
Postcode District	B68
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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B68 0ER Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	210m	689ft

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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Old Warley
Constituency	Warley

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in B68 0ER

136, BIRCH ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 0ER 2022 14 FEB £370,000
152, BIRCH ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 0ER 2014 28 MAY £240,000
178, BIRCH ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 0ER 2011 22 JUL £168,380
106, BIRCH ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 0ER 2007 10 OCT £245,000
140, BIRCH ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 0ER 2002 5 JUL £185,000
136, BIRCH ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 0ER 1998 8 MAY £125,000

➜ 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 0ER

September 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Birch Walk	81m
September 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Holly Bush Grove	333m
August 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Birch Walk	81m
➜ Birch Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 0ER

Chestnut Rd (Stanley Rd)	Brandhall	157m
Castle Rd West (Wolverhampton Road)	Warley Woods	220m
Stanley Rd (Castle Rd West)	Brandhall	233m
Wolverhampton Rd (Castle Rd East)	Warley Woods	260m
Clive Rd (Hagley Road West)	Ridgacre	261m

Nearest railway stations to B68 0ER

Rowley Regis Station	2.8km
Langley Green Station	3.1km
Smethwick Rolfe Street Station	3.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 0ER

Broadband access in B68 0ER (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in B68 0ER (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	34.2Mbps
Average download speed	35.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	67.37Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	9.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 0ER (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 0ER

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Source: Ofcom
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B68 0ER gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	344,018
Meter count	23
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,957
Median (kWh/meter)	14,695

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	60,140
Meter count	20
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,007
Median (kWh/meter)	3,133

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B68 0ER, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in B68 0ER.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Stanley Road Chip Shop

20 Stanley Road

196m

Premier - Padda Stores

2 Stanley Road

196m

Oliver's

492 Hagley Road West

323m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to B68 0ER

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Stanley Road Post Office	17:30	12:00	199m
Kenilworth Road	17:30	12:00	204m
Quinton Lane	17:45	12:00	407m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B68 0ER

Facility	Distance
Lightwoods Primary School Castle Road East, Oldbury Sports Hall	341m
Trigate Fitness (Closed) Hagley Road West, Oldbury Health and Fitness Gym	489m
Warley Woods Golf Course Lightwoods Hill, Smethwick Golf	625m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B68 0ER

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lightwoods Primary Academy Castle Road East, Oldbury, Sandwell, B68 9BG	Primary	267m
Brandhall Primary School Brennand Road, Oldbury, B68 0SH	Primary	987m
Woodhouse Primary Academy Woodhouse Road, Quinton, Birmingham, B32 2DL	Primary	1000m

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Source: Edubase
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B68 0ER ITL and B68 0ER 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 0ER:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLG	West Midlands (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLG3	West Midlands
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLG37	Sandwell
LAU 1 Code	Name
E08000028	Sandwell

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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B68 0ER 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 0ER:

	Code	Name
OA	E00050722
LSOA	E01010024	Sandwell 036B
MSOA	E02002078	Sandwell 036

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to B68 0ER

B68 0EP	Birch Road	44m
B68 0EY	Squirrels Hollow	46m
B68 0ES	Goodwyn Avenue	63m
B68 0EX	Birch Grove	95m
B68 0EA	Rose Avenue	109m
B68 0ET	Birch Walk	119m
B68 0DU	Johnsons Grove	127m
B68 0DP	Hawthorn Croft	148m
B68 0EQ	Stanley Road	149m
B68 0ND	Kenilworth Road	149m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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