B68 0LU maps, stats, and open data

B68 0LU lies on Bleakhouse Road in Oldbury. B68 0LU 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 0LU maps

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

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B68 0LU geodata

Easting400120
Northing285719
Latitude52.469423
Longitude-1.999656

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B68 0LU?

StreetBleakhouse Road
Town/CityOldbury
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB68
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➜ Where is Oldbury?

B68 0LU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B68 0LU 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

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in B68 0LU

2017
9 JUN
£189,000
2016
10 JUN
£155,000

➜ 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 0LU

December 2023ShopliftingOn or near Chance Croft446m
December 2023ShopliftingOn or near Chance Croft446m
November 2023BurglaryOn or near Chance Croft446m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 0LU

Castle Rd West (Bleakhouse Rd)Brandhall19m
Perry Hill Rd (Castle Rd West)Brandhall55m
Perry Hill Rd (Castle Rd West)Brandhall71m
Castle Rd West (Bleakhouse Rd)Brandhall78m
Bodenham Rd (Brennand Rd)Brandhall220m

Nearest railway stations to B68 0LU

Rowley Regis Station2.3km
Langley Green Station2.7km
Smethwick Rolfe Street Station3.6km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 0LU

Broadband access in B68 0LU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband23.8%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in B68 0LU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed40.0Mbps
Average download speed44.9Mbps
Maximum download speed80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed10.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 0LU (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 0LU

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B68 0LU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)356,551
Meter count24
Mean (kWh/meter)14,856
Median (kWh/meter)15,035

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)73,210
Meter count21
Mean (kWh/meter)3,486
Median (kWh/meter)3,779
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B68 0LU, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in B68 0LU.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

86.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than B68 0LU:

Food Standards Agency

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

Coffee Shop
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Coffee Shop
38m
S. Broadhurst & Sons
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
147 Bleakhouse Road
38m
Perry Hill Fish Bar
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
143 Bleakhouse Road
38m

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Nearest post box to B68 0LU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Castle Road West Post Office17:3012:0063m
Clent Road Opp Ramsey Road18:0012:00436m
Brandhall Medical17:3012:00463m

Nearest sports facilities to B68 0LU

FacilityDistance
Brandhall Primary School
Brennand Road, Oldbury
Grass Pitches
443m
Lightwoods Primary School
Castle Road East, Oldbury
Sports Hall
762m
Perryfields High School
Oldacre Road, Oldbury
Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches
826m

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Nearest schools to B68 0LU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Brandhall Primary School
Brennand Road, Oldbury, B68 0SH
Primary443m
Bleakhouse Primary School
Bleakhouse Road, Oldbury, B68 9DS
Primary687m
Lightwoods Primary Academy
Castle Road East, Oldbury, Sandwell, B68 9BG
Primary690m

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B68 0LU ITL and B68 0LU 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 0LU:

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

B68 0LU 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 0LU:

CodeName
OAE00050713
LSOAE01010025Sandwell 037D
MSOAE02002079Sandwell 037

Nearest postcodes to B68 0LU

B68 0APPerry Hill Road89m
B68 0LTBleakhouse Road102m
B68 0SDBrennand Close110m
B68 0ATHolly Road141m
B68 0ELCastle Road West148m
B68 0LYEdward Road150m
B68 0LZEdward Road150m
B68 0SNCornwall Avenue152m
B68 0EJCastle Road West171m
B68 0SWCornwall Avenue177m