B68 0EX maps, stats, and open data

B68 0EX lies on Birch Grove in Oldbury. B68 0EX 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 February 1984.

B68 0EX geodata

Easting	400649
Northing	285483
Latitude	52.467286
Longitude	-1.991875

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B68 0EX?

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

Elevation or altitude of B68 0EX 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 0EX

5, BIRCH GROVE, OLDBURY, B68 0EX 2022 29 SEP £337,500
7, BIRCH GROVE, OLDBURY, B68 0EX 2017 10 NOV £237,500
7, BIRCH GROVE, OLDBURY, B68 0EX 2013 19 NOV £192,500
5, BIRCH GROVE, OLDBURY, B68 0EX 2012 16 NOV £185,000
1, BIRCH GROVE, OLDBURY, B68 0EX 2007 5 SEP £188,500
3, BIRCH GROVE, OLDBURY, B68 0EX 2006 1 NOV £180,000
8, BIRCH GROVE, OLDBURY, B68 0EX 2002 17 JUN £125,000
8, BIRCH GROVE, OLDBURY, B68 0EX 1999 5 MAY £82,000

➜ 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 0EX

September 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Birch Walk	66m
September 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Holly Bush Grove	366m
August 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Birch Walk	66m
➜ Birch Grove crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 0EX

Castle Rd West (Wolverhampton Road)	Warley Woods	132m
Castle Rd West (Wolverhampton Road)	Warley Woods	172m
Wolverhampton Rd (Castle Rd East)	Warley Woods	176m
Wolverhampton Rd (Castle Rd East)	Warley Woods	200m
Stanley Rd (Castle Rd West)	Brandhall	238m

Nearest railway stations to B68 0EX

Rowley Regis Station	2.9km
Langley Green Station	3.1km
Smethwick Rolfe Street Station	3.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 0EX

Broadband access in B68 0EX (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 0EX (2019 data)

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Median download speed	11.2Mbps
Average download speed	16.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	43.36Mbps

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Median upload speed	0.9Mbps
Average upload speed	2.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	6.58Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 0EX (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 0EX

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Source: Ofcom
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B68 0EX gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	130,744
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,716
Median (kWh/meter)	9,205

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	26,073
Meter count	13
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,006
Median (kWh/meter)	2,057

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B68 0EX, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in B68 0EX.
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 0EX:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Lightwoods Junior & Infant Sch

Castle Road East

242m

Stanley Road Chip Shop

20 Stanley Road

281m

Premier - Padda Stores

2 Stanley Road

281m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Kenilworth Road	17:30	12:00	109m
Stanley Road Post Office	17:30	12:00	285m
Castle Road East	17:30	12:00	465m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B68 0EX

Facility	Distance
Lightwoods Primary School Castle Road East, Oldbury Sports Hall	249m
Trigate Fitness (Closed) Hagley Road West, Oldbury Health and Fitness Gym	438m
Warley Woods Golf Course Lightwoods Hill, Smethwick Golf	530m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B68 0EX

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lightwoods Primary Academy Castle Road East, Oldbury, Sandwell, B68 9BG	Primary	173m
Brandhall Primary School Brennand Road, Oldbury, B68 0SH	Primary	1km
Woodhouse Primary Academy Woodhouse Road, Quinton, Birmingham, B32 2DL	Primary	1km

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Source: Edubase
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B68 0EX ITL and B68 0EX 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 0EX:

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 0EX 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 0EX:

	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 0EX

B68 0EP	Birch Road	62m
B68 0ND	Kenilworth Road	64m
B68 0ET	Birch Walk	71m
B68 0EW	Castle Road West	73m
B68 0ER	Birch Road	95m
B68 0EY	Squirrels Hollow	140m
B68 0ES	Goodwyn Avenue	142m
B68 0EN	Castle Road West	151m
B68 0NE	Warwick Road	153m
B68 0DU	Johnsons Grove	154m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence