B68 8QJ maps, stats, and open data

B68 8QJ lies on Joinings Bank in Oldbury. B68 8QJ 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 8QJ maps

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

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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B68 8QJ geodata

Easting	399853
Northing	287901
Latitude	52.489039
Longitude	-2.003588

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B68 8QJ?

Street	Joinings Bank
Town/City	Oldbury
Country	England
Postcode District	B68
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B68 8QJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B68 8QJ 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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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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 8QJ

19, JOININGS BANK, OLDBURY, B68 8QJ 2024 1 MAR £375,000
13, JOININGS BANK, OLDBURY, B68 8QJ 2021 22 DEC £360,000
25, JOININGS BANK, OLDBURY, B68 8QJ 2019 27 JUL £207,000
13, JOININGS BANK, OLDBURY, B68 8QJ 2018 20 FEB £360,000
19, JOININGS BANK, OLDBURY, B68 8QJ 2007 16 JUL £225,000
23, JOININGS BANK, OLDBURY, B68 8QJ 2004 21 DEC £250,000
25, JOININGS BANK, OLDBURY, B68 8QJ 2004 20 JAN £79,950
23, JOININGS BANK, OLDBURY, B68 8QJ 2003 14 MAR £185,000

➜ 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 8QJ

January 2024	Public order	On or near Thompson Road	251m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	474m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Thompson Road	251m
➜ Joinings Bank crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 8QJ

Bloxcidge Street (Joinings Bank)	Langley Green	20m
Jackson St (Vicarage Rd)	Langley Green	118m
Primrose Bank (Joinings Bank)	Langley Green	125m
Primrose Bank (Joinings Bank)	Langley Green	182m
Keanscott Drive (Brookfields Rd)	Langley Green	188m

Nearest railway stations to B68 8QJ

Langley Green Station	0.5km
Smethwick Galton Bridge Station	2.1km
Sandwell & Dudley Station	2.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 8QJ

Broadband access in B68 8QJ (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	72.2%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in B68 8QJ (2019 data)

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Median download speed	70.0Mbps
Average download speed	68.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	1.0Mbps
Average upload speed	6.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 8QJ (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 8QJ

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B68 8QJ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	284,984
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	28,498
Median (kWh/meter)	22,716

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	75,681
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,613
Median (kWh/meter)	7,611

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B68 8QJ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in B68 8QJ.
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 8QJ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Ascot House Residential Care H

Ascot House

36m

El Marsh Care Home Ltd

12 Joinings Bank

36m

Bloxcidge Day Nursery

Bloxcidge House

45m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Vicarage Road Post Office	17:15	12:00	54m
Crosswells Road / Vicarage Road	17:45	12:00	269m
Langley Road / New Henry St	17:45	12:00	330m

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Nearest sports facilities to B68 8QJ

Facility	Distance
Langley Swimming Centre (Closed) Vicarage Road, Oldbury Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym	145m
Barnford Park Moat Road, Oldbury Grass Pitches	355m
Q3 Academy Moat Road, Oldbury Grass Pitches, Sports Hall	438m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B68 8QJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Q3 Academy Langley Moat Road, Oldbury, B68 8ED	Secondary	465m
The Orchard School Causeway Green Road, Oldbury, B68 8LD	Not applicable	519m
Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School Moat Road, Oldbury, B68 8ED	Primary	579m

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B68 8QJ ITL and B68 8QJ 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 8QJ:

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 8QJ 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 8QJ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00050602
LSOA	E01010005	Sandwell 030D
MSOA	E02002072	Sandwell 030

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to B68 8QJ

B68 8QH	Bloxcidge Street	47m
B68 8NX	Newlands Walk	56m
B68 8QL	Joinings Bank	95m
B68 8QG	Jackson Street	97m
B68 8HR	Vicarage Road	105m
B68 8QA	Jackson Close	126m
B68 9RQ	Defford Drive	126m
B68 8RT	Wyvern Close	128m
B68 8QQ	Bloxcidge Street	142m
B68 8HF	Opal Gardens	153m

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