B68 8JG maps, stats, and open data

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

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

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B68 8JG geodata

Easting	399927
Northing	288513
Latitude	52.494526
Longitude	-2.002504

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Where is B68 8JG?

Street	Giles Road
Town/City	Oldbury
Country	England
Postcode District	B68
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B68 8JG Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B68 8JG as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	160m	525ft

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B68 8JG

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	288m
October 2023	Drugs	On or near Parking Area	288m
June 2022	Public order	On or near Greenwood Avenue	98m
➜ Giles Road crime map and outcomes

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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

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Source: NaPTAN
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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%

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Deprivation

88.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than B68 8JG:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

The New Cottage Bar and Grill

Cottage Inn

101m

Elite Wine & Convenience

12 Rood End Road

167m

Lazio Pizza

26 Rood End Road

167m

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Nearest post box to B68 8JG

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
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

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Nearest sports facilities to B68 8JG

Facility	Distance
Warley Rfc Tat Bank Road, Oldbury Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	301m
Legacy (Closed) Popes Lane, Oldbury Health and Fitness Gym	486m
Legacy (Closed) Popes Lane, Oldbury Health and Fitness Gym	486m

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Nearest schools to B68 8JG

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Rood End Primary School Rood End Road, Oldbury, B68 8SQ	Primary	206m
George Betts Primary Academy West End Avenue, Smethwick, B66 1RE	Primary	925m
Langley Primary School Titford Road, Oldbury, B69 4QB	Primary	927m

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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
TLG	West Midlands (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLG3	West Midlands
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLG37	Sandwell
LAU 1 Code	Name
E08000028	Sandwell

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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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
OA	E00050674
LSOA	E01010019	Sandwell 024B
MSOA	E02002066	Sandwell 024

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to B68 8JG

B68 8JF	Greenwood Avenue	58m
B68 8NP	Tat Bank Road	66m
B68 8JQ	Giles Road	82m
B68 8NR	Tat Bank Road	84m
B69 4NB	Tat Bank Road	94m
B69 4ND	Tat Bank Road	101m
B68 8JR	Bright Road	117m
B68 8JE	Greenwood Avenue	126m
B68 8RY	Wellesley Road	133m
B68 8SB	Gresham Road	141m

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