B68 8HT maps, stats, and open data

B68 8HT lies on Vicarage Road in Oldbury. B68 8HT 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 8HT maps

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

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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B68 8HT geodata

Easting	400079
Northing	288139
Latitude	52.491179
Longitude	-2.000259

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Where is B68 8HT?

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

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	170m	558ft

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 8HT

77, VICARAGE ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 8HT 2019 7 FEB £270,000
71, VICARAGE ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 8HT 2000 21 JUL £69,000

➜ 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 8HT

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	439m
January 2024	Public order	On or near Thompson Road	450m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Thompson Road	450m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 8HT

The Merrivale (Vicarage Rd)	Rood End	40m
The Merrivale (Dog Kennel Lane)	Langley Green	105m
Vicarage Rd (Crosswells Rd)	Langley Green	113m
Richmond Hill (Vicarage Rd)	Rood End	127m
Richmond Hill (Vicarage Rd)	Rood End	162m

Nearest railway stations to B68 8HT

Langley Green Station	0.4km
Smethwick Galton Bridge Station	1.8km
Sandwell & Dudley Station	2.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 8HT

Broadband access in B68 8HT (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	85.7%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in B68 8HT (2019 data)

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Median download speed	76.2Mbps
Average download speed	62.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	12.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 8HT (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%

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B68 8HT gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	320,216
Meter count	13
Mean (kWh/meter)	24,632
Median (kWh/meter)	21,008

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	28,018
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,802
Median (kWh/meter)	2,472

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Alphonsus House

81 Vicarage Road

18m

Desi Punjabi Food

4 Vicarage Street

80m

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9-11 Dog Kennel Lane

130m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Crosswells Road / Vicarage Road	17:45	12:00	63m
Vicarage Road Post Office	17:15	12:00	317m
Basons Lane / Darby Road	17:30	12:00	324m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B68 8HT

Facility	Distance
Langley Swimming Centre (Closed) Vicarage Road, Oldbury Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym	251m
Basons Playing Fields Basons Lane, Oldbury Grass Pitches	469m
Warley Rfc (St Johns Pitches) St. Johns Road, Oldbury Grass Pitches	584m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B68 8HT

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Rood End Primary School Rood End Road, Oldbury, B68 8SQ	Primary	491m
Q3 Academy Langley Moat Road, Oldbury, B68 8ED	Secondary	673m
Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School Moat Road, Oldbury, B68 8ED	Primary	828m

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B68 8HT ITL and B68 8HT 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 8HT:

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 8HT 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 8HT:

	Code	Name
OA	E00050680
LSOA	E01010021	Sandwell 024D
MSOA	E02002066	Sandwell 024

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to B68 8HT

B68 9LX	Thornwood Close	54m
B68 8HJ	Rectory Gardens	76m
B68 8HU	Vicarage Road	110m
B68 9LU	Dog Kennel Lane	130m
B68 8HL	Vicarage Road	133m
B68 9TJ	Richmond Hill	140m
B68 8HH	Crosswells Road	142m
B68 9TH	Richmond Hill	156m
B68 9QD	Keanscott Drive	157m
B68 8HQ	Vicarage Street	162m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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