B68 8BP maps, stats, and open data

B68 8BP lies on Grafton Road in Oldbury. B68 8BP 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 8BP maps

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

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B68 8BP geodata

Easting398893
Northing287035
Latitude52.481237
Longitude-2.017729

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Where is B68 8BP?

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

B68 8BP Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B68 8BP 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

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in B68 8BP

2021
19 NOV
£230,000
2007
15 OCT
£165,000
2005
4 MAY
£142,000

➜ 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 8BP

January 2024Public orderOn or near Parking Area228m
January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Parking Area228m
January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking Area228m
➜ Grafton Road crime map and outcomes

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 8BP

Causeway Green (Pound Rd)Causeway Green124m
Causeway Green (Pound Rd)Causeway Green133m
St Matthews Road (Brook Rd)Bristnall Fields179m
St Matthews Road (Brook Rd)Bristnall Fields209m
Wolverhampton Rd Westside (Causeway Green Rd)Causeway Green227m

Nearest railway stations to B68 8BP

Rowley Regis Station1km
Langley Green Station1.7km
Old Hill Station2.9km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 8BP

Broadband access in B68 8BP (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband97.9%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in B68 8BP (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed53.1Mbps
Average download speed70.4Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed7.6Mbps
Average upload speed6.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 8BP (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 8BP

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B68 8BP gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)668,982
Meter count47
Mean (kWh/meter)14,234
Median (kWh/meter)14,034

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)165,384
Meter count42
Mean (kWh/meter)3,938
Median (kWh/meter)3,828
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B68 8BP, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in B68 8BP.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

64.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than B68 8BP:

Food Standards Agency

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

Causeway Green Primary School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Causeway Green Primary School
177m
Grafton's Sandwich Shop
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
20 Penncricket Lane
177m
The Old Dispensary
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
234 Causeway Green Road
243m

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Nearest post box to B68 8BP

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Wolerhampton Road / Leahouse Road17:1512:00262m
Causeway Green Post Office17:1512:00285m
Cakemore Road Opposite Woodnorto17:1512:00300m

Nearest sports facilities to B68 8BP

FacilityDistance
Causeway Green Primary School
Penncricket Lane, Oldbury
Grass Pitches
109m
Sandwell College (West Bromwich Campus) (Closed)
Pound Road, Oldbury
Health and Fitness Gym
202m
Cakemore Playing Field
Grafton Road, Oldbury
Grass Pitches
388m

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Nearest schools to B68 8BP

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Causeway Green Primary School
Penncricket Lane, Oldbury, B68 8LX
Primary109m
Oldbury Academy
Pound Road, Oldbury, B68 8NE
Secondary535m
Al Khair Primary School
61/63 Oak Way Green, Off Causeway Green Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B68 8LR
Not applicable743m

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Environment

Risk of B68 8BP flooding from rivers and sea
Medium
➜ B68 8BP flood map

B68 8BP ITL and B68 8BP 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 8BP:

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

B68 8BP 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 8BP:

CodeName
OAE00050619
LSOAE01010006Sandwell 030E
MSOAE02002072Sandwell 030

Nearest postcodes to B68 8BP

B68 8NNPound Close72m
B68 8LZPound Close93m
B68 8LUCauseway Green Road144m
B68 8LYPound Road152m
B68 8AABrook Road168m
B68 8LXPenncricket Lane176m
B68 8BJGrafton Road186m
B68 8ARFerndale Road215m
B69 4QYAshes Road217m
B65 0RHField View Drive224m