B68 0QL maps, stats, and open data

B68 0QL lies on Norfolk Road in Oldbury. B68 0QL 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 0QL maps

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

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B68 0QL geodata

Easting399782
Northing285322
Latitude52.465839
Longitude-2.004637

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Where is B68 0QL?

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

B68 0QL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B68 0QL 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 0QL

December 2023ShopliftingOn or near Chance Croft355m
December 2023ShopliftingOn or near Chance Croft355m
November 2023BurglaryOn or near Chance Croft355m
➜ Norfolk Road crime map and outcomes

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 0QL

Lewis Avenue (Kingsway)Brandhall190m
Lewis Avenue (Kingsway)Brandhall221m
Foley Drive (Foley Dr)Brandhall275m
Perry Hill Rd (Tame Rd)Brandhall280m
Perry Hill Rd (Tame Rd)Brandhall297m

Nearest railway stations to B68 0QL

Rowley Regis Station2.2km
Langley Green Station3.1km
Old Hill Station3.5km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 0QL

Broadband access in B68 0QL (2020 data)

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

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

Broadband speed in B68 0QL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed40.0Mbps
Average download speed51.1Mbps
Maximum download speed127.93Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed11.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed22.87Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 0QL (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 0QL

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B68 0QL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)341,042
Meter count21
Mean (kWh/meter)16,240
Median (kWh/meter)12,516

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)58,482
Meter count19
Mean (kWh/meter)3,078
Median (kWh/meter)2,874
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B68 0QL, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in B68 0QL.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

58.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than B68 0QL:

Food Standards Agency

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

Central England Co-operative
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Tame Road
274m
Perryfields Primary School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Perryfields Primary School
294m
Brandhall Labour Club Limited
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Brandhall Labour Club
308m

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Nearest post box to B68 0QL

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
City Road Post Office17:3012:00121m
Shrublands Avenue Opp Lewis17:3012:00125m
Perryhill Road17:4512:00130m

Nearest sports facilities to B68 0QL

FacilityDistance
Perryfields High School
Oldacre Road, Oldbury
Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches
482m
Brandhall Primary School
Brennand Road, Oldbury
Grass Pitches
704m
The Gym Group (Birmingham Hagley)
Hagley Road West, Halesowen
Health and Fitness Gym
783m

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Nearest schools to B68 0QL

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Perryfields Academy
Oldacre Road, Oldbury, B68 0RG
Secondary482m
Perryfields Primary School
Apsley Road, Oldbury, B68 0QY
Primary517m
Quinton Church Primary School
Hagley Road West, Quinton, Birmingham, B32 1AJ
Primary647m

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B68 0QL ITL and B68 0QL 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 0QL:

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

B68 0QL 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 0QL:

CodeName
OAE00050695
LSOAE01010023Sandwell 037C
MSOAE02002079Sandwell 037

Nearest postcodes to B68 0QL

B68 0QHRadnor Road38m
B68 0PPShrublands Avenue76m
B68 0PEHereford Road80m
B68 0PDCharter Place95m
B68 0AQPerry Hill Road99m
B68 0PXLewis Road129m
B68 0ALCumberland Road136m
B68 0PYKingsway157m
B68 0BJPerry Hill Road159m
B68 0QQHereford Road164m