B68 8HR maps, stats, and open data

B68 8HR lies on Vicarage Road in Oldbury. B68 8HR is located in the Bristnall 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 8HR maps

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

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B68 8HR geodata

Easting399957
Northing287916
Latitude52.489159
Longitude-2.002062

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Where is B68 8HR?

StreetVicarage Road
Town/CityOldbury
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB68
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B68 8HR Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B68 8HR 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

WardBristnall
ConstituencyWarley

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B68 8HR

January 2024Public orderOn or near Thompson Road338m
November 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Thompson Road338m
November 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Thompson Road338m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 8HR

Jackson St (Vicarage Rd)Langley Green32m
Keanscott Drive (Brookfields Rd)Langley Green83m
Keanscott Drive (Brookfields Rd)Langley Green93m
Bloxcidge Street (Joinings Bank)Langley Green124m
Vicarage Rd (Crosswells Rd)Langley Green145m

Nearest railway stations to B68 8HR

Langley Green Station0.6km
Smethwick Galton Bridge Station2km
Sandwell & Dudley Station2.3km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 8HR

Broadband access in B68 8HR (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband91.7%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in B68 8HR (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed75.3Mbps
Average download speed82.1Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed12.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 8HR (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 8HR

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B68 8HR gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)159,744
Meter count12
Mean (kWh/meter)13,312
Median (kWh/meter)10,061

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)51,338
Meter count13
Mean (kWh/meter)3,949
Median (kWh/meter)3,666
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B68 8HR, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in B68 8HR.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

80.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than B68 8HR:

Food Standards Agency

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

Fatima Day Nursery
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
36 Vicarage Road
107m
Steve's Plaice
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
50 Vicarage Road
107m
Ascot House Residential Care H
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Ascot House
124m

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Nearest post box to B68 8HR

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Vicarage Road Post Office17:1512:0068m
Crosswells Road / Vicarage Road17:4512:00191m
Langley Road / New Henry St17:4512:00435m

Nearest sports facilities to B68 8HR

FacilityDistance
Langley Swimming Centre (Closed)
Vicarage Road, Oldbury
Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym
44m
Barnford Park
Moat Road, Oldbury
Grass Pitches
396m
Q3 Academy
Moat Road, Oldbury
Grass Pitches, Sports Hall
429m

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Nearest schools to B68 8HR

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Q3 Academy Langley
Moat Road, Oldbury, B68 8ED
Secondary453m
Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School
Moat Road, Oldbury, B68 8ED
Primary591m
The Orchard School
Causeway Green Road, Oldbury, B68 8LD
Not applicable621m

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B68 8HR ITL and B68 8HR 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 8HR:

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

B68 8HR 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 8HR:

CodeName
OAE00050268
LSOAE01009941Sandwell 032D
MSOAE02002074Sandwell 032

Nearest postcodes to B68 8HR

B68 8NXNewlands Walk52m
B68 9RQDefford Drive81m
B68 8QGJackson Street97m
B68 9QUHeritage Close101m
B68 8QJJoinings Bank105m
B68 8QAJackson Close117m
B68 8HFOpal Gardens118m
B68 8HLVicarage Road122m
B68 9RETudor Road133m
B68 8HHCrosswells Road138m