B68 8BB maps, stats, and open data

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

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

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B68 8BB geodata

Easting399119
Northing286496
Latitude52.476392
Longitude-2.014399

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Where is B68 8BB?

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

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

MetresFeet
Elevation180m591ft

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 8BB

June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Oakdale Close89m
June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Oakdale Close89m
June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Oakdale Close89m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 8BB

Brook Rd (Heron Rd)Bristnall Fields91m
Brook Rd (Heron Rd)Bristnall Fields97m
Fairway Rd (Ferndale Rd)Bristnall Fields144m
Fairway Rd (Ferndale Rd)Bristnall Fields150m
St Matthews Rd (Brook Rd)Bristnall Fields226m

Nearest railway stations to B68 8BB

Rowley Regis Station1.1km
Langley Green Station2km
Old Hill Station2.9km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 8BB

Broadband access in B68 8BB (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 8BB (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed71.7Mbps
Average download speed98.6Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed9.3Mbps
Average upload speed8.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 8BB (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 8BB

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B68 8BB gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)241,252
Meter count24
Mean (kWh/meter)10,052
Median (kWh/meter)9,732

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)75,776
Meter count22
Mean (kWh/meter)3,444
Median (kWh/meter)3,075
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B68 8BB, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in B68 8BB.
  • 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 8BB:

Food Standards Agency

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

Sams Wines
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
134 Brook Road
136m
Nash Supermarket
Food Hygiene Rating: 1 (Major Improvement Necessary)
132 Brook Road
140m
Angel Garden
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
136 Brook Road
145m

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Nearest post box to B68 8BB

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Ferndale Road / Falcon Road17:1512:00213m
Parsons Hill / Wolverhamptonrd17:1512:00650m
Wolerhampton Road / Leahouse Road17:1512:00653m

Nearest sports facilities to B68 8BB

FacilityDistance
Brandhall Golf Course (Closed)
Heron Road, Oldbury
Golf
198m
Cakemore Playing Field
Grafton Road, Oldbury
Grass Pitches
325m
Sandwell College (West Bromwich Campus) (Closed)
Pound Road, Oldbury
Health and Fitness Gym
495m

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Nearest schools to B68 8BB

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Oldbury Academy
Pound Road, Oldbury, B68 8NE
Secondary514m
Causeway Green Primary School
Penncricket Lane, Oldbury, B68 8LX
Primary646m
Brandhall Primary School
Brennand Road, Oldbury, B68 0SH
Primary828m

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B68 8BB ITL and B68 8BB 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 8BB:

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

B68 8BB 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 8BB:

CodeName
OAE00050580
LSOAE01010001Sandwell 037A
MSOAE02002079Sandwell 037

Nearest postcodes to B68 8BB

B68 8BAOakdale Close74m
B68 8APFerndale Road80m
B68 8AZOakdale Road109m
B68 8AEBrook Road142m
B68 8BDFerndale Road146m
B68 8AYOakdale Road155m
B68 8ALFerndale Road175m
B68 8BEFairway Road176m
B68 8AGHeron Road203m
B68 8BHFerndale Road209m