B68 8AB maps, stats, and open data

B68 8AB lies on St Matthews Road in Oldbury. B68 8AB is located in the Langley 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 8AB maps

B68 8AB map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
B68 8AB map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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B68 8AB geodata

Easting399180
Northing286827
Latitude52.479368
Longitude-2.013502

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Where is B68 8AB?

StreetSt Matthews Road
Town/CityOldbury
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB68
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B68 8AB Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B68 8AB as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation170m558ft

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

WardLangley
ConstituencyWarley

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B68 8AB

January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking Area463m
January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Parking Area463m
January 2024Other theftOn or near Parking Area463m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 8AB

St Matthews Rd (Brook Rd)Bristnall Fields87m
St Matthews Rd (Brook Rd)Bristnall Fields113m
St Matthews Road (Brook Rd)Bristnall Fields146m
St Matthews Road (Brook Rd)Bristnall Fields177m
Pound Rd (Wolverhampton Road)Bristnall Fields178m

Nearest railway stations to B68 8AB

Rowley Regis Station1.2km
Langley Green Station1.7km
Old Hill Station3km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 8AB

Broadband access in B68 8AB (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband97.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in B68 8AB (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed50.0Mbps
Average download speed52.4Mbps
Maximum download speed100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed9.9Mbps
Average upload speed10.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 8AB (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 8AB

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B68 8AB gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in B68 8AB by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)250,168
Meter count28
Mean (kWh/meter)8,935
Median (kWh/meter)9,521

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)99,012
Meter count31
Mean (kWh/meter)3,194
Median (kWh/meter)3,134
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B68 8AB, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in B68 8AB.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

63.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than B68 8AB:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B68 8AB (meters)

Teddylicious Oldbury
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
124 Brook Road
199m
Angel Garden
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
136 Brook Road
210m
The Friary
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
122 Brook Road
210m

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Nearest post box to B68 8AB

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Ferndale Road / Falcon Road17:1512:00164m
Wolerhampton Road / Leahouse Road17:1512:00326m
Causeway Green Post Office17:1512:00522m

Nearest sports facilities to B68 8AB

FacilityDistance
Sandwell College (West Bromwich Campus) (Closed)
Pound Road, Oldbury
Health and Fitness Gym
186m
Oldbury Academy
Pound Road, Oldbury
Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Studio
251m
Brandhall Golf Course (Closed)
Heron Road, Oldbury
Golf
293m

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Nearest schools to B68 8AB

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Oldbury Academy
Pound Road, Oldbury, B68 8NE
Secondary251m
Causeway Green Primary School
Penncricket Lane, Oldbury, B68 8LX
Primary453m
Al Khair Primary School
61/63 Oak Way Green, Off Causeway Green Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B68 8LR
Not applicable871m

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B68 8AB ITL and B68 8AB 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 8AB:

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

B68 8AB 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 8AB:

CodeName
OAE00050579
LSOAE01010000Sandwell 030A
MSOAE02002072Sandwell 030

Nearest postcodes to B68 8AB

B68 8ADBrook Road97m
B68 8AJFerndale Road129m
B68 8AFSt Matthews Road133m
B68 8BGOld College Avenue158m
B68 8ARFerndale Road163m
B68 8NLHollyoake Close165m
B68 8ALFerndale Road168m
B68 8BFOld College Avenue184m
B68 8AABrook Road197m
B68 8AUFalcon Road198m