B68 8HE maps, stats, and open data

B68 8HE lies on Vicarage Street in Oldbury. B68 8HE is located in the St Pauls 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 8HE maps

B68 8HE 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 8HE geodata

Easting	399748
Northing	288305
Latitude	52.492656
Longitude	-2.005141

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B68 8HE?

Street	Vicarage Street
Town/City	Oldbury
Country	England
Postcode District	B68
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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B68 8HE Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	160m	525ft

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	St Pauls
Constituency	Warley

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in B68 8HE

91, VICARAGE STREET, OLDBURY, B68 8HE 2001 23 NOV £59,950
91, VICARAGE STREET, OLDBURY, B68 8HE 1998 16 JAN £52,950

➜ 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 8HE

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	70m
January 2024	Public order	On or near Thompson Road	289m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	496m
➜ Vicarage Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 8HE

Station Road (Western Rd)	Langley	145m
Hall St (Crosswells Rd)	Langley Green	171m
Hall St (Crosswells Rd)	Langley Green	185m
Langley Green Station (Western Rd)	Langley Green	197m
Langley Green Station (Western Rd)	Langley Green	202m

Nearest railway stations to B68 8HE

Langley Green Station	0.1km
Sandwell & Dudley Station	1.8km
Smethwick Galton Bridge Station	2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 8HE

Broadband access in B68 8HE (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	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in B68 8HE (2019 data)

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Median download speed	30.2Mbps
Average download speed	42.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	3.4Mbps
Average upload speed	3.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	10.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 8HE (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 8HE

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B68 8HE gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	335,475
Meter count	35
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,585
Median (kWh/meter)	9,512

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	72,345
Meter count	26
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,783
Median (kWh/meter)	2,774

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B68 8HE, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in B68 8HE.
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

88.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than B68 8HE:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

4 Community Trust After School Club

63a Crosswells Road

230m

The New Cottage Bar and Grill

Cottage Inn

260m

Haya Guest House

13 Bloxcidge Street

285m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Crosswells Road / Vicarage Road	17:45	12:00	377m
Priory Drive / Vicarage Road	17:15	12:00	438m
Vicarage Road Post Office	17:15	12:00	455m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B68 8HE

Facility	Distance
Warley Rfc Tat Bank Road, Oldbury Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	277m
Langley Swimming Centre (Closed) Vicarage Road, Oldbury Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym	475m
Legacy (Closed) Popes Lane, Oldbury Health and Fitness Gym	631m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B68 8HE

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Rood End Primary School Rood End Road, Oldbury, B68 8SQ	Primary	476m
Langley Primary School Titford Road, Oldbury, B69 4QB	Primary	702m
The Orchard School Causeway Green Road, Oldbury, B68 8LD	Not applicable	710m

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B68 8HE ITL and B68 8HE 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 8HE:

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 8HE 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 8HE:

	Code	Name
OA	E00050684
LSOA	E01010021	Sandwell 024D
MSOA	E02002066	Sandwell 024

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to B68 8HE

B68 8JT	Avery Myers Close	26m
B68 8JS	Vicarage Street	42m
B68 8JJ	Giles Road	100m
B68 8JH	Giles Road	124m
B68 8HN	Hall Street	130m
B68 8HA	Crosswells Road	179m
B68 8HD	Crosswells Road	188m
B68 8HW	Trident Drive	189m
B68 8JQ	Giles Road	193m
B68 8HB	Crosswells Road	205m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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