B68 8LX maps, stats, and open data

B68 8LX lies on Penncricket Lane in Oldbury. B68 8LX is located in the Langley 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 8LX maps

B68 8LX map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
B68 8LX map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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B68 8LX geodata

Easting398761
Northing287152
Latitude52.482289
Longitude-2.019673

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Where is B68 8LX?

StreetPenncricket Lane
Town/CityOldbury
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB68
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B68 8LX Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation160m525ft

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

WardLangley
ConstituencyWarley

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in B68 8LX

27, PENNCRICKET LANE, OLDBURY, B68 8LX
2019
1 FEB
£252,000

➜ Oldbury house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B68 8LX

January 2024Other theftOn or near Parking Area240m
January 2024Public orderOn or near Parking Area240m
January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking Area240m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 8LX

Griffin Industrial Estate (Penncricket Lane)Titford109m
Griffin Industrial Estate (Penncricket Lane)Titford139m
Causeway Green (Pound Rd)Causeway Green188m
Causeway Green (Pound Rd)Causeway Green198m
Wolverhampton Rd Westside (Causeway Green Rd)Causeway Green220m

Nearest railway stations to B68 8LX

Rowley Regis Station0.9km
Langley Green Station1.6km
Old Hill Station2.8km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 8LX

Broadband access in B68 8LX (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband98.4%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in B68 8LX (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed50.0Mbps
Average download speed61.0Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed8.4Mbps
Average upload speed8.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 8LX (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 8LX

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B68 8LX gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)534,014
Meter count43
Mean (kWh/meter)12,419
Median (kWh/meter)10,384

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)317,356
Meter count67
Mean (kWh/meter)4,737
Median (kWh/meter)4,210
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B68 8LX, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in B68 8LX.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

88.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than B68 8LX:

Food Standards Agency

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

Causeway Green Primary School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Causeway Green Primary School
1m
Grafton's Sandwich Shop
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
20 Penncricket Lane
1m
News Express
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
245 Causeway Green Road
227m

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Nearest post box to B68 8LX

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Cakemore Road Opposite Woodnorto17:1512:00190m
Causeway Green Post Office17:1512:00266m
Wolerhampton Road / Leahouse Road17:1512:00368m

Nearest sports facilities to B68 8LX

FacilityDistance
Causeway Green Primary School
Penncricket Lane, Oldbury
Grass Pitches
106m
Sandwell College (West Bromwich Campus) (Closed)
Pound Road, Oldbury
Health and Fitness Gym
367m
York Road Social And Sports Club
York Road, Rowley Regis
Grass Pitches
420m

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Nearest schools to B68 8LX

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Causeway Green Primary School
Penncricket Lane, Oldbury, B68 8LX
Primary106m
Oldbury Academy
Pound Road, Oldbury, B68 8NE
Secondary695m
Al Khair Primary School
61/63 Oak Way Green, Off Causeway Green Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B68 8LR
Not applicable720m

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B68 8LX ITL and B68 8LX 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 8LX:

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

B68 8LX 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 8LX:

CodeName
OAE00050614
LSOAE01010004Sandwell 027D
MSOAE02002069Sandwell 027

Nearest postcodes to B68 8LX

B69 4QYAshes Road125m
B68 8LUCauseway Green Road126m
B65 0RHField View Drive148m
B69 4QZAshes Road161m
B65 0REPenncricket Lane172m
B68 8BPGrafton Road176m
B65 0RBCakemore Road183m
B68 8NNPound Close193m
B68 8LTCauseway Green Road226m
B69 4RPVictoria Mews228m