B68 8AJ maps, stats, and open data

B68 8AJ lies on Ferndale Road in Oldbury. B68 8AJ 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 8AJ maps

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

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B68 8AJ geodata

Easting399077
Northing286749
Latitude52.478667
Longitude-2.015018

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B68 8AJ?

StreetFerndale Road
Town/CityOldbury
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB68
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B68 8AJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B68 8AJ 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 8AJ

June 2022Public orderOn or near Ferndale Road55m
June 2022Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Ferndale Road55m
June 2022Vehicle crimeOn or near Ferndale Road55m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 8AJ

St Matthews Rd (Brook Rd)Bristnall Fields68m
St Matthews Rd (Brook Rd)Bristnall Fields106m
St Matthews Road (Brook Rd)Bristnall Fields172m
St Matthews Road (Brook Rd)Bristnall Fields195m
Brook Rd (Heron Rd)Bristnall Fields212m

Nearest railway stations to B68 8AJ

Rowley Regis Station1.1km
Langley Green Station1.8km
Old Hill Station2.9km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 8AJ

Broadband access in B68 8AJ (2020 data)

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

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

Broadband speed in B68 8AJ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed82.2Mbps
Average download speed98.9Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed5.4Mbps
Average upload speed5.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed11.98Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 8AJ (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 8AJ

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B68 8AJ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)220,170
Meter count18
Mean (kWh/meter)12,232
Median (kWh/meter)12,713

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)52,837
Meter count16
Mean (kWh/meter)3,302
Median (kWh/meter)3,387
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B68 8AJ, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in B68 8AJ.
  • 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 8AJ:

Food Standards Agency

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

Teddylicious Oldbury
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
124 Brook Road
169m
Angel Garden
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
136 Brook Road
178m
The Friary
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
122 Brook Road
178m

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Nearest post box to B68 8AJ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Ferndale Road / Falcon Road17:1512:0045m
Wolerhampton Road / Leahouse Road17:1512:00403m
Causeway Green Post Office17:1512:00568m

Nearest sports facilities to B68 8AJ

FacilityDistance
Sandwell College (West Bromwich Campus) (Closed)
Pound Road, Oldbury
Health and Fitness Gym
241m
Cakemore Playing Field
Grafton Road, Oldbury
Grass Pitches
262m
Brandhall Golf Course (Closed)
Heron Road, Oldbury
Golf
296m

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Nearest schools to B68 8AJ

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Oldbury Academy
Pound Road, Oldbury, B68 8NE
Secondary377m
Causeway Green Primary School
Penncricket Lane, Oldbury, B68 8LX
Primary419m
Al Khair Primary School
61/63 Oak Way Green, Off Causeway Green Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B68 8LR
Not applicable960m

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B68 8AJ ITL and B68 8AJ 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 8AJ:

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

B68 8AJ 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 8AJ:

CodeName
OAE00050588
LSOAE01010001Sandwell 037A
MSOAE02002079Sandwell 037

Nearest postcodes to B68 8AJ

B68 8ADBrook Road60m
B68 8AUFalcon Road69m
B68 8ATThrush Road85m
B68 8ALFerndale Road88m
B68 8ARFerndale Road126m
B68 8ABSt Matthews Road129m
B68 8ASKestrel Road159m
B68 8APFerndale Road181m
B68 8AFSt Matthews Road183m
B68 8AXFalcon Road184m