B68 8QB maps, stats, and open data

B68 8QB lies on Westmead Drive in Oldbury. B68 8QB is located in the Bristnall 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 8QB maps

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

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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B68 8QB geodata

Easting	399719
Northing	287792
Latitude	52.488044
Longitude	-2.005567

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Where is B68 8QB?

Street	Westmead Drive
Town/City	Oldbury
Country	England
Postcode District	B68
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B68 8QB Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	170m	558ft

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	Bristnall
Constituency	Warley

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in B68 8QB

37, WESTMEAD DRIVE, OLDBURY, B68 8QB 2022 21 JAN £275,000
39, WESTMEAD DRIVE, OLDBURY, B68 8QB 2022 14 JAN £280,000
19, WESTMEAD DRIVE, OLDBURY, B68 8QB 2021 24 JUN £232,500
7, WESTMEAD DRIVE, OLDBURY, B68 8QB 2016 15 JUL £277,000
19, WESTMEAD DRIVE, OLDBURY, B68 8QB 2011 12 OCT £149,000
37, WESTMEAD DRIVE, OLDBURY, B68 8QB 2010 21 DEC £148,000
11, WESTMEAD DRIVE, OLDBURY, B68 8QB 2008 16 MAY £156,000
45, WESTMEAD DRIVE, OLDBURY, B68 8QB 2003 5 SEP £136,000
3, WESTMEAD DRIVE, OLDBURY, B68 8QB 2003 8 AUG £130,000
3, WESTMEAD DRIVE, OLDBURY, B68 8QB 2000 27 NOV £88,500

➜ 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 8QB

January 2024	Public order	On or near Thompson Road	256m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Thompson Road	256m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Thompson Road	256m
➜ Westmead Drive crime map and outcomes

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 8QB

Primrose Bank (Joinings Bank)	Langley Green	101m
Primrose Bank (Joinings Bank)	Langley Green	128m
Bloxcidge Street (Joinings Bank)	Langley Green	153m
New Henry Street (Langley Rd)	Langley Green	188m
New Henry Street (Langley Rd)	Langley Green	193m

Nearest railway stations to B68 8QB

Langley Green Station	0.6km
Rowley Regis Station	2.1km
Smethwick Galton Bridge Station	2.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 8QB

Broadband access in B68 8QB (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 8QB (2019 data)

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Median download speed	49.3Mbps
Average download speed	88.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	4.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	16.48Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 8QB (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 8QB

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B68 8QB gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	754,119
Meter count	62
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,163
Median (kWh/meter)	12,375

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	204,667
Meter count	59
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,469
Median (kWh/meter)	3,031

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B68 8QB, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in B68 8QB.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
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Deprivation

75% of English postcodes are less deprived than B68 8QB:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Ascot House Residential Care H

Ascot House

144m

El Marsh Care Home Ltd

12 Joinings Bank

144m

Bloxcidge Day Nursery

Bloxcidge House

169m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to B68 8QB

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Langley Road / New Henry St	17:45	12:00	194m
Vicarage Road Post Office	17:15	12:00	201m
Crosswells Road / Vicarage Road	17:45	12:00	442m

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Nearest sports facilities to B68 8QB

Facility	Distance
Barnford Park Moat Road, Oldbury Grass Pitches	261m
Langley Swimming Centre (Closed) Vicarage Road, Oldbury Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym	300m
Q3 Academy Moat Road, Oldbury Grass Pitches, Sports Hall	415m

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Nearest schools to B68 8QB

School	Phase of Education	Distance
The Orchard School Causeway Green Road, Oldbury, B68 8LD	Not applicable	357m
Q3 Academy Langley Moat Road, Oldbury, B68 8ED	Secondary	444m
Al Khair Primary School 61/63 Oak Way Green, Off Causeway Green Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B68 8LR	Not applicable	496m

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B68 8QB ITL and B68 8QB 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 8QB:

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 8QB 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 8QB:

	Code	Name
OA	E00050605
LSOA	E01010005	Sandwell 030D
MSOA	E02002072	Sandwell 030

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to B68 8QB

B68 8QN	Primrose Bank	84m
B68 8QL	Joinings Bank	87m
B68 8ES	Barnfordhill Close	95m
B68 8QR	Langley Gardens	99m
B68 8RE	Mount Pleasant	108m
B68 8RR	Langley Crescent	112m
B68 8RP	Suffolk Close	146m
B68 8QH	Bloxcidge Street	173m
B68 8QJ	Joinings Bank	173m
B68 8RT	Wyvern Close	176m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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