B68 8HY maps, stats, and open data

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

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

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B68 8HY geodata

Easting400091
Northing288351
Latitude52.493070
Longitude-2.000089

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Where is B68 8HY?

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

Elevation or altitude of B68 8HY 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 8HY

January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Parking Area399m
October 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Dog Kennel Lane354m
October 2023DrugsOn or near Parking Area399m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 8HY

Richmond Hill (Vicarage Rd)Rood End51m
Richmond Hill (Vicarage Rd)Rood End86m
Tat Bank Crossroads (Vicarage Rd)Rood End91m
Tat Bank Crossroads (Tat Bank Rd)Rood End163m
Tat Bank Rd (Rood End Rd)Rood End189m

Nearest railway stations to B68 8HY

Langley Green Station0.3km
Smethwick Galton Bridge Station1.6km
Sandwell & Dudley Station1.9km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 8HY

Broadband access in B68 8HY (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 8HY (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed71.8Mbps
Average download speed108.3Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed14.5Mbps
Average upload speed11.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 8HY (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 8HY

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B68 8HY gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)334,585
Meter count16
Mean (kWh/meter)20,912
Median (kWh/meter)16,119

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)48,750
Meter count12
Mean (kWh/meter)4,062
Median (kWh/meter)3,830
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B68 8HY, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in B68 8HY.
  • 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 8HY:

Food Standards Agency

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

Acorn Lodge
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Acorn Lodge
81m
Angella Caribbean Takeaway
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
151 Vicarage Road
81m
Sam's Fish Chips & Pizza
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
166 Vicarage Road
81m

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Nearest post box to B68 8HY

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Priory Drive / Vicarage Road17:1512:00141m
Crosswells Road / Vicarage Road17:4512:00272m
Basons Lane / Darby Road17:3012:00381m

Nearest sports facilities to B68 8HY

FacilityDistance
Basons Playing Fields
Basons Lane, Oldbury
Grass Pitches
428m
Warley Rfc (St Johns Pitches)
St. Johns Road, Oldbury
Grass Pitches
453m
Langley Swimming Centre (Closed)
Vicarage Road, Oldbury
Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym
460m

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Nearest schools to B68 8HY

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Rood End Primary School
Rood End Road, Oldbury, B68 8SQ
Primary279m
Q3 Academy Langley
Moat Road, Oldbury, B68 8ED
Secondary886m
The Orchard School
Causeway Green Road, Oldbury, B68 8LD
Not applicable968m

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B68 8HY ITL and B68 8HY 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 8HY:

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

B68 8HY 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 8HY:

CodeName
OAE00050679
LSOAE01010021Sandwell 024D
MSOAE02002066Sandwell 024

Nearest postcodes to B68 8HY

B68 8JAVicarage Road73m
B68 8HZPriory Drive83m
B68 8JPMushroom Hall Road87m
B68 9TJRichmond Hill93m
B68 8HUVicarage Road103m
B68 9RZWarley Road116m
B68 8JBVicarage Road117m
B68 8JEGreenwood Avenue121m
B68 8JLMushroom Hall Road133m
B68 8JRBright Road149m