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B68 8JG lies on Giles Road in Oldbury. B68 8JG 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 8JG maps


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Attribution: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025
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B68 8JG geodata
| Easting | 399927 |
| Northing | 288513 |
| Latitude | 52.494526 |
| Longitude | -2.002504 |
Where is B68 8JG?
| Street | Giles Road |
| Town/City | Oldbury |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | B68 |
B68 8JG Elevation
Elevation or altitude of B68 8JG as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet |
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| Elevation | 160m | 525ft |
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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 |
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| Constituency | Warley |
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Transport
Nearest bus stops to B68 8JG
| Tat Bank Crossroads (Tat Bank Rd) | Rood End | 132m |
| Langley Green Station (Western Rd) | Langley Green | 158m |
| Langley Green Station (Western Rd) | Langley Green | 170m |
| Tat Bank Rd (Rood End Rd) | Rood End | 175m |
| Tat Bank Crossroads (Vicarage Rd) | Rood End | 196m |
Nearest railway stations to B68 8JG
| Langley Green Station | 0.2km |
| Sandwell & Dudley Station | 1.7km |
| Smethwick Galton Bridge Station | 1.7km |
Broadband
Broadband access in B68 8JG (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 | 75.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband limitations in B68 8JG (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% |
Deprivation
88.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than
B68 8JG:
Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B68 8JG (metres)
The New Cottage Bar and Grill
Cottage Inn 193 Tat Bank Road
69m
Club 99 Banqueting Suite Ltd
Oldbury Trade Union Hall 173 Tat Bank Road
140m
International Mini Market
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Nearest post box to B68 8JG
| | Last Collection | |
|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
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| Priory Drive / Vicarage Road | 17:15 | 12:00 | 224m |
| Crosswells Road / Vicarage Road | 17:45 | 12:00 | 449m |
| Rood End Post Office | 17:15 | 12:00 | 459m |
B68 8JG ITL and B68 8JG 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 8JG:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
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| TLG | West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
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| TLG3 | West Midlands |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
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| TLG37 | Sandwell |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
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| E08000028 | Sandwell |
B68 8JG 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 8JG:
| Code | Name |
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| OA | E00050674 | |
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| LSOA | E01010019 | Sandwell 024B |
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| MSOA | E02002066 | Sandwell 024 |
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