B68 8DQ maps, stats, and open data

B68 8DQ lies on Wolverhampton Road in Oldbury. B68 8DQ 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 8DQ maps

B68 8DQ map - large scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)
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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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B68 8DQ geodata

Easting	399728
Northing	286420
Latitude	52.475710
Longitude	-2.005433

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B68 8DQ?

Street	Wolverhampton Road
Town/City	Oldbury
Country	England
Postcode District	B68
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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B68 8DQ Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	190m	623ft

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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Old Warley
Constituency	Warley

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in B68 8DQ

438, WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 8DQ 2016 3 OCT £223,000
438, WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 8DQ 2013 21 JUN £223,000

➜ 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 8DQ

August 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Shire Close	290m
July 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Shire Close	290m
April 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Shire Close	290m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 8DQ

Brandhall Rd (Wolverhampton Road)	Bristnall Fields	103m
Brandhall Rd (Wolverhampton Road)	Bristnall Fields	119m
Broadway (Wolverhampton Road)	Brandhall	284m
Brennand Rd (Queensway)	Brandhall	293m
Broadway (Wolverhampton Road)	Brandhall	321m

Nearest railway stations to B68 8DQ

Rowley Regis Station	1.7km
Langley Green Station	2km
Smethwick Rolfe Street Station	3.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 8DQ

Broadband access in B68 8DQ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	100.0%

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

Broadband speed in B68 8DQ (2019 data)

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Median download speed	44.0Mbps
Average download speed	39.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	56.22Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	6.5Mbps
Average upload speed	6.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	9.76Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 8DQ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 8DQ

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B68 8DQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	137,985
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	19,712
Median (kWh/meter)	21,677

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	22,351
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,725
Median (kWh/meter)	3,978

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B68 8DQ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in B68 8DQ.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
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Deprivation

52.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than B68 8DQ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

The Happy Coffee Man

7 Parsons Hill

246m

Bradbury House Day Hospice

Bradbury Day Care Centre

306m

Brandhall Golf & Social Club

Brandhall Golf Club

378m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to B68 8DQ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Parsons Hill / Wolverhamptonrd	17:15	12:00	51m
Bristnall Fields Post Office	17:15	12:00	435m
Queensway	17:15	12:00	539m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B68 8DQ

Facility	Distance
Brandhall Primary School Brennand Road, Oldbury Grass Pitches	401m
Brandhall Golf Course (Closed) Heron Road, Oldbury Golf	445m
Oldbury Academy Pound Road, Oldbury Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Studio	587m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B68 8DQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Brandhall Primary School Brennand Road, Oldbury, B68 0SH	Primary	401m
Bleakhouse Primary School Bleakhouse Road, Oldbury, B68 9DS	Primary	445m
Oldbury Academy Pound Road, Oldbury, B68 8NE	Secondary	587m

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B68 8DQ ITL and B68 8DQ 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 8DQ:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLG	West Midlands (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLG3	West Midlands
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLG37	Sandwell
LAU 1 Code	Name
E08000028	Sandwell

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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B68 8DQ 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 8DQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00050299
LSOA	E01009939	Sandwell 032B
MSOA	E02002074	Sandwell 032

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to B68 8DQ

B68 9BS	Parsons Hill	94m
B68 9DD	Yardley Close	103m
B68 8DT	Brandhall Road	112m
B68 8DU	The Green	140m
B68 0TE	Wolverhampton Road	141m
B68 9DG	Yardley Close	188m
B68 9BT	Romsley Road	218m
B68 9DE	Yardley Close	218m
B68 8DJ	The Constables	226m
B68 9DQ	Broadway	232m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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