B68 8RD maps, stats, and open data

B68 8RD lies on Farm Road in Oldbury. B68 8RD 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 8RD geodata

Easting399555
Northing287656
Latitude52.486821
Longitude-2.007982

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B68 8RD?

StreetFarm Road
Town/CityOldbury
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB68
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B68 8RD Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B68 8RD 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

WardLangley
ConstituencyWarley

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B68 8RD

January 2024Public orderOn or near Thompson Road390m
November 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Thompson Road390m
November 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Thompson Road390m
➜ Farm Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 8RD

New Henry Street (Langley Rd)Langley Green161m
New Henry Street (Langley Rd)Langley Green178m
Langley Green Rd (Causeway Green Rd)Langley187m
Langley Green Rd (Causeway Green Rd)Langley201m
Parkfield Road (Farm Rd)Causeway Green256m

Nearest railway stations to B68 8RD

Langley Green Station0.8km
Rowley Regis Station1.9km
Sandwell & Dudley Station2.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 8RD

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

Download

Median download speed77.7Mbps
Average download speed102.8Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed10.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed19.73Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 8RD (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 8RD

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B68 8RD gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)557,011
Meter count38
Mean (kWh/meter)14,658
Median (kWh/meter)12,726

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)158,096
Meter count33
Mean (kWh/meter)4,791
Median (kWh/meter)3,032
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B68 8RD, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in B68 8RD.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

The Old Cross Indian Bar & Grill
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
The Old Cross
242m
The Orchard School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Causeway Green Road
242m
Sandhu Grocers
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
22 Causeway Green Road
242m

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Nearest post box to B68 8RD

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Langley Road / New Henry St17:4512:00181m
Farm Road / Parkfield Road17:4512:00241m
Vicarage Road Post Office17:1512:00411m

Nearest sports facilities to B68 8RD

FacilityDistance
Barnford Park
Moat Road, Oldbury
Grass Pitches
279m
Q3 Academy
Moat Road, Oldbury
Grass Pitches, Sports Hall
478m
Langley Swimming Centre (Closed)
Vicarage Road, Oldbury
Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym
506m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B68 8RD

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
The Orchard School
Causeway Green Road, Oldbury, B68 8LD
Not applicable187m
Al Khair Primary School
61/63 Oak Way Green, Off Causeway Green Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B68 8LR
Not applicable325m
Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School
Moat Road, Oldbury, B68 8ED
Primary495m

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Source: Edubase
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B68 8RD ITL and B68 8RD 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 8RD:

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

B68 8RD 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 8RD:

CodeName
OAE00050606
LSOAE01010005Sandwell 030D
MSOAE02002072Sandwell 030

Nearest postcodes to B68 8RD

B68 8QZFarm Road78m
B68 8RBFarm Road92m
B68 8QUBarrs Street94m
B68 8QYEthel Street98m
B68 8QXCross Street107m
B68 8RRLangley Crescent107m
B68 8REMount Pleasant117m
B68 8QPLangley Road123m
B68 8RQNew Henry Street164m
B68 8PUHadley Street174m