B68 8JR maps, stats, and open data

B68 8JR lies on Bright Road in Oldbury. B68 8JR 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 8JR maps

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

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B68 8JR geodata

Easting399950
Northing288398
Latitude52.493492
Longitude-2.002166

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Where is B68 8JR?

StreetBright Road
Town/CityOldbury
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB68
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B68 8JR Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B68 8JR 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

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B68 8JR

January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Parking Area263m
January 2024Public orderOn or near Thompson Road476m
November 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Thompson Road476m
➜ Bright Road crime map and outcomes

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 8JR

Tat Bank Crossroads (Tat Bank Rd)Rood End157m
Tat Bank Crossroads (Vicarage Rd)Rood End164m
Richmond Hill (Vicarage Rd)Rood End173m
Richmond Hill (Vicarage Rd)Rood End196m
Tat Bank Rd (Rood End Rd)Rood End207m

Nearest railway stations to B68 8JR

Langley Green Station0.2km
Smethwick Galton Bridge Station1.7km
Sandwell & Dudley Station1.8km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 8JR

Broadband access in B68 8JR (2020 data)

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

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

Broadband speed in B68 8JR (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed100.0Mbps
Average download speed89.6Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed4.4Mbps
Average upload speed3.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed7.75Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 8JR (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 8JR

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B68 8JR gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)317,443
Meter count24
Mean (kWh/meter)13,227
Median (kWh/meter)12,494

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)65,662
Meter count18
Mean (kWh/meter)3,648
Median (kWh/meter)2,803
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B68 8JR, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in B68 8JR.
  • 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 8JR:

Food Standards Agency

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

Angella Caribbean Takeaway
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
151 Vicarage Road
141m
Sam's Fish Chips & Pizza
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
166 Vicarage Road
141m
Costcutter
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
158-160 Vicarage Road
141m

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Nearest post box to B68 8JR

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Priory Drive / Vicarage Road17:1512:00215m
Crosswells Road / Vicarage Road17:4512:00332m
Vicarage Road Post Office17:1512:00523m

Nearest sports facilities to B68 8JR

FacilityDistance
Warley Rfc
Tat Bank Road, Oldbury
Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch
357m
Langley Swimming Centre (Closed)
Vicarage Road, Oldbury
Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym
499m
Warley Rfc (St Johns Pitches)
St. Johns Road, Oldbury
Grass Pitches
570m

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Nearest schools to B68 8JR

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Rood End Primary School
Rood End Road, Oldbury, B68 8SQ
Primary274m
The Orchard School
Causeway Green Road, Oldbury, B68 8LD
Not applicable904m
Langley Primary School
Titford Road, Oldbury, B69 4QB
Primary918m

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B68 8JR ITL and B68 8JR 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 8JR:

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

B68 8JR 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 8JR:

CodeName
OAE00050681
LSOAE01010021Sandwell 024D
MSOAE02002066Sandwell 024

Nearest postcodes to B68 8JR

B68 8JPMushroom Hall Road76m
B68 8JLMushroom Hall Road80m
B68 8JFGreenwood Avenue82m
B68 8JQGiles Road83m
B68 8JHGiles Road98m
B68 8JEGreenwood Avenue112m
B68 8JGGiles Road117m
B68 8NPTat Bank Road137m
B68 8JAVicarage Road143m
B68 8HYVicarage Road149m