B68 8JA maps, stats, and open data

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

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

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B68 8JA geodata

Easting400091
Northing288424
Latitude52.493741
Longitude-2.000083

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Where is B68 8JA?

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

Elevation or altitude of B68 8JA 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

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in B68 8JA

151, VICARAGE ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 8JA
2017
10 MAY
£140,000
151, VICARAGE ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 8JA
2006
24 FEB
£126,500
151, VICARAGE ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 8JA
2004
14 MAY
£126,500
151, VICARAGE ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 8JA
2003
3 SEP
£109,000
151, VICARAGE ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 8JA
2001
19 APR
£100,000

➜ Oldbury house prices

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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B68 8JA

January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Parking Area406m
October 2023DrugsOn or near Parking Area406m
October 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Dog Kennel Lane421m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 8JA

Tat Bank Crossroads (Vicarage Rd)Rood End24m
Tat Bank Crossroads (Tat Bank Rd)Rood End93m
Tat Bank Rd (Rood End Rd)Rood End116m
Richmond Hill (Vicarage Rd)Rood End124m
Richmond Hill (Vicarage Rd)Rood End159m

Nearest railway stations to B68 8JA

Langley Green Station0.3km
Smethwick Galton Bridge Station1.6km
Sandwell & Dudley Station1.8km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 8JA

Broadband access in B68 8JA (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband71.4%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in B68 8JA (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed47.7Mbps
Average download speed67.3Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.0Mbps
Average upload speed7.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 8JA (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 8JA

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B68 8JA gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)194,034
Meter count9
Mean (kWh/meter)21,559
Median (kWh/meter)13,610

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)26,537
Meter count6
Mean (kWh/meter)4,423
Median (kWh/meter)2,481
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B68 8JA, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in B68 8JA.
  • 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 8JA:

Food Standards Agency

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

Acorn Lodge
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Acorn Lodge
8m
Angella Caribbean Takeaway
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
151 Vicarage Road
8m
Sam's Fish Chips & Pizza
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
166 Vicarage Road
8m

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Nearest post box to B68 8JA

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Priory Drive / Vicarage Road17:1512:0081m
Crosswells Road / Vicarage Road17:4512:00344m
Basons Lane / Darby Road17:3012:00427m

Nearest sports facilities to B68 8JA

FacilityDistance
Warley Rfc (St Johns Pitches)
St. Johns Road, Oldbury
Grass Pitches
427m
Basons Playing Fields
Basons Lane, Oldbury
Grass Pitches
442m
Warley Rfc
Tat Bank Road, Oldbury
Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch
480m

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Nearest schools to B68 8JA

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Rood End Primary School
Rood End Road, Oldbury, B68 8SQ
Primary206m
George Betts Primary Academy
West End Avenue, Smethwick, B66 1RE
Primary929m
Holly Lodge High School College of Science
Holly Lane, Smethwick, B67 7JG
Secondary939m

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B68 8JA ITL and B68 8JA 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 8JA:

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

B68 8JA 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 8JA:

CodeName
OAE00050679
LSOAE01010021Sandwell 024D
MSOAE02002066Sandwell 024

Nearest postcodes to B68 8JA

B68 8JBVicarage Road49m
B68 8JEGreenwood Avenue62m
B68 8JPMushroom Hall Road68m
B68 8HYVicarage Road73m
B68 9UGBarker Street93m
B68 9RZWarley Road112m
B68 8HZPriory Drive117m
B68 8SHRood End Road123m
B68 8JFGreenwood Avenue129m
B68 9RYWarley Road142m