B68 8RN maps, stats, and open data

B68 8RN 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 8RN geodata

Easting	399592
Northing	288010
Latitude	52.490004
Longitude	-2.007438

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Where is B68 8RN?

Country	England
Postcode District	B68
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B68 8RN Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	160m	525ft

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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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B68 8RN

January 2024	Public order	On or near Thompson Road	55m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	352m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	380m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 8RN

Joinings Bank (Thompson Rd)	Langley Green	53m
Joinings Bank (Thompson Rd)	Langley Green	126m
Primrose Bank (Joinings Bank)	Langley Green	127m
Hall St (Crosswells Rd)	Langley Green	164m
Western Rd (Station Rd)	Langley	172m

Nearest railway stations to B68 8RN

Langley Green Station	0.5km
Sandwell & Dudley Station	2.1km
Rowley Regis Station	2.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 8RN

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

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

Broadband speed in B68 8RN (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	71.4Mbps
Average download speed	67.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	20.0Mbps
Average upload speed	18.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 8RN (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%

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B68 8RN gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	28,768
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	1,918
Median (kWh/meter)	1

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	346,958
Meter count	56
Mean (kWh/meter)	6,196
Median (kWh/meter)	5,391

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B68 8RN, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in B68 8RN.
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)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

93.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than B68 8RN:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

First Steps Oldbury

Methodist Church

197m

Haya Guest House

13 Bloxcidge Street

218m

Bloxcidge Day Nursery

Bloxcidge House

238m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Langley Road / New Henry St	17:45	12:00	186m
Vicarage Road Post Office	17:15	12:00	336m
Crosswells Road / Vicarage Road	17:45	12:00	466m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B68 8RN

Facility	Distance
Langley Swimming Centre (Closed) Vicarage Road, Oldbury Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym	420m
Barnford Park Moat Road, Oldbury Grass Pitches	512m
Warley Rfc Tat Bank Road, Oldbury Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	546m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B68 8RN

School	Phase of Education	Distance
The Orchard School Causeway Green Road, Oldbury, B68 8LD	Not applicable	378m
Al Khair Primary School 61/63 Oak Way Green, Off Causeway Green Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B68 8LR	Not applicable	478m
Langley Primary School Titford Road, Oldbury, B69 4QB	Primary	573m

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B68 8RN ITL and B68 8RN 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 8RN:

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 8RN 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 8RN:

	Code	Name
OA	E00050599
LSOA	E01010003	Sandwell 030C
MSOA	E02002072	Sandwell 030

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to B68 8RN

B68 8QE	Thompson Road	68m
B68 8RJ	All Angels Walk	83m
B68 8QD	Thompson Road	84m
B68 8RP	Suffolk Close	117m
B68 8QF	Highbury Road	130m
B68 8HD	Crosswells Road	146m
B68 8RT	Wyvern Close	157m
B68 8QR	Langley Gardens	164m
B68 8RS	Old Chapel Walk	167m
B68 8QN	Primrose Bank	168m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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