B68 8JH maps, stats, and open data
B68 8JH lies on Giles Road in Oldbury. B68 8JH 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 8JH maps
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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 8JH geodata
| Easting | 399860 |
| Northing | 288358 |
| Latitude | 52.493132 |
| Longitude | -2.003491 |
Where is B68 8JH?
| Street | Giles Road |
| Town/City | Oldbury |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | B68 |
B68 8JH Elevation
Elevation or altitude of B68 8JH 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 |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to B68 8JH
| Langley Green Station (Western Rd) | Langley Green | 169m |
| Langley Green Station (Western Rd) | Langley Green | 181m |
| Richmond Hill (Vicarage Rd) | Rood End | 239m |
| Hall St (Crosswells Rd) | Langley Green | 241m |
| Tat Bank Crossroads (Tat Bank Rd) | Rood End | 251m |
Nearest railway stations to B68 8JH
| Langley Green Station | 0.1km |
| Sandwell & Dudley Station | 1.8km |
| Smethwick Galton Bridge Station | 1.8km |
Broadband
Broadband access in B68 8JH (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 8JH (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 75.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 66.2Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 200.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 1.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 1.6Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 5.22Mbps |
Broadband limitations in B68 8JH (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 8JH gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in B68 8JH by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 225,041 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 16 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 14,065 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 13,228 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 52,458 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 16 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,279 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,002 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B68 8JH, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in B68 8JH.
- 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 8JH:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B68 8JH (metres)
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Nearest post box to B68 8JH
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Priory Drive / Vicarage Road | 17:15 | 12:00 | 314m |
| Crosswells Road / Vicarage Road | 17:45 | 12:00 | 336m |
| Vicarage Road Post Office | 17:15 | 12:00 | 483m |
B68 8JH ITL and B68 8JH 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 8JH:
| 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 8JH 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 8JH:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00050681 | |
| LSOA | E01010021 | Sandwell 024D |
| MSOA | E02002066 | Sandwell 024 |
Nearest postcodes to B68 8JH
| B68 8JJ | Giles Road | 72m |
| B68 8JQ | Giles Road | 89m |
| B68 8JR | Bright Road | 98m |
| B68 8JT | Avery Myers Close | 106m |
| B68 8JL | Mushroom Hall Road | 109m |
| B68 8HE | Vicarage Street | 124m |
| B68 8JS | Vicarage Street | 130m |
| B68 8JF | Greenwood Avenue | 164m |
| B68 8JG | Giles Road | 169m |
| B68 8JP | Mushroom Hall Road | 172m |
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