B68 8HW maps, stats, and open data

B68 8HW lies on Trident Drive in Oldbury. B68 8HW 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 8HW maps

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

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B68 8HW geodata

Easting399872
Northing288163
Latitude52.491379
Longitude-2.003314

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B68 8HW?

StreetTrident Drive
Town/CityOldbury
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB68
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➜ Where is Oldbury?

B68 8HW Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B68 8HW 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

WardSt Pauls
ConstituencyWarley

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B68 8HW

January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Parking Area257m
January 2024Public orderOn or near Thompson Road264m
November 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Thompson Road264m
➜ Trident Drive crime map and outcomes

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 8HW

Hall St (Crosswells Rd)Langley Green85m
Vicarage Rd (Crosswells Rd)Langley Green175m
The Merrivale (Vicarage Rd)Rood End183m
Hall St (Crosswells Rd)Langley Green194m
Jackson St (Vicarage Rd)Langley Green233m

Nearest railway stations to B68 8HW

Langley Green Station0.3km
Smethwick Galton Bridge Station1.9km
Sandwell & Dudley Station2km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 8HW

Broadband access in B68 8HW (2020 data)

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

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

Broadband speed in B68 8HW (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed55.6Mbps
Average download speed80.0Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.1Mbps
Average upload speed5.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 8HW (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 8HW

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B68 8HW gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)376,534
Meter count44
Mean (kWh/meter)8,558
Median (kWh/meter)8,227

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)110,042
Meter count39
Mean (kWh/meter)2,822
Median (kWh/meter)2,277
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B68 8HW, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in B68 8HW.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

4 Community Trust After School Club
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
63a Crosswells Road
78m
Hotshots Snooker Club
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Hotshots Snooker Club
138m
Desi Punjabi Food
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
4 Vicarage Street
138m

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Nearest post box to B68 8HW

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Crosswells Road / Vicarage Road17:4512:00197m
Vicarage Road Post Office17:1512:00287m
Priory Drive / Vicarage Road17:1512:00421m

Nearest sports facilities to B68 8HW

FacilityDistance
Langley Swimming Centre (Closed)
Vicarage Road, Oldbury
Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym
291m
Warley Rfc
Tat Bank Road, Oldbury
Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch
461m
Barnford Park
Moat Road, Oldbury
Grass Pitches
618m

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Nearest schools to B68 8HW

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Rood End Primary School
Rood End Road, Oldbury, B68 8SQ
Primary518m
The Orchard School
Causeway Green Road, Oldbury, B68 8LD
Not applicable679m
Q3 Academy Langley
Moat Road, Oldbury, B68 8ED
Secondary711m

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B68 8HW ITL and B68 8HW 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 8HW:

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

B68 8HW 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 8HW:

CodeName
OAE00050684
LSOAE01010021Sandwell 024D
MSOAE02002066Sandwell 024

Nearest postcodes to B68 8HW

B68 8HQVicarage Street64m
B68 8HNHall Street67m
B68 8HBCrosswells Road90m
B68 8JJGiles Road127m
B68 8QQBloxcidge Street137m
B68 8HHCrosswells Road143m
B68 8HFOpal Gardens145m
B68 8QAJackson Close148m
B68 8HACrosswells Road153m
B68 8JTAvery Myers Close167m