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
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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
Attribution: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0
B68 8HY geodata
| Easting | 400091 |
| Northing | 288351 |
| Latitude | 52.493070 |
| Longitude | -2.000089 |
Where is B68 8HY?
| Street | Vicarage Road |
| Town/City | Oldbury |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | B68 |
B68 8HY Elevation
Elevation or altitude of B68 8HY 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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Politics
| Ward | St Pauls |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Warley |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to B68 8HY
| Richmond Hill (Vicarage Rd) | Rood End | 51m |
| Richmond Hill (Vicarage Rd) | Rood End | 86m |
| Tat Bank Crossroads (Vicarage Rd) | Rood End | 91m |
| Tat Bank Crossroads (Tat Bank Rd) | Rood End | 163m |
| Tat Bank Rd (Rood End Rd) | Rood End | 189m |
Nearest railway stations to B68 8HY
| Langley Green Station | 0.3km |
| Smethwick Galton Bridge Station | 1.6km |
| Sandwell & Dudley Station | 1.9km |
Broadband
Broadband access in B68 8HY (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 8HY (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 71.8Mbps |
| Average download speed | 108.3Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 200.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 14.5Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 11.8Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in B68 8HY (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% |
B68 8HY gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in B68 8HY by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 334,585 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 16 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 20,912 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 16,119 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 48,750 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 12 |
| 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.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
88.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than B68 8HY:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B68 8HY (metres)
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Nearest post box to B68 8HY
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Priory Drive / Vicarage Road | 17:15 | 12:00 | 141m |
| Crosswells Road / Vicarage Road | 17:45 | 12:00 | 272m |
| Basons Lane / Darby Road | 17:30 | 12:00 | 381m |
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 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 |
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:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00050679 | |
| LSOA | E01010021 | Sandwell 024D |
| MSOA | E02002066 | Sandwell 024 |
Nearest postcodes to B68 8HY
| B68 8JA | Vicarage Road | 73m |
| B68 8HZ | Priory Drive | 83m |
| B68 8JP | Mushroom Hall Road | 87m |
| B68 9TJ | Richmond Hill | 93m |
| B68 8HU | Vicarage Road | 103m |
| B68 9RZ | Warley Road | 116m |
| B68 8JB | Vicarage Road | 117m |
| B68 8JE | Greenwood Avenue | 121m |
| B68 8JL | Mushroom Hall Road | 133m |
| B68 8JR | Bright Road | 149m |
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