B68 8RS maps, stats, and open data

B68 8RS lies on Old Chapel Walk in Oldbury. B68 8RS 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 8RS geodata

Easting	399484
Northing	287883
Latitude	52.488862
Longitude	-2.009028

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B68 8RS?

Street	Old Chapel Walk
Town/City	Oldbury
Country	England
Postcode District	B68
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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B68 8RS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B68 8RS 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	Langley
Constituency	Warley

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B68 8RS

January 2024	Public order	On or near Thompson Road	219m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	387m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Thompson Road	219m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 8RS

New Henry Street (Langley Rd)	Langley Green	69m
Mill Lane (Langley Green Rd)	Langley	74m
New Henry Street (Langley Rd)	Langley Green	83m
Mill Lane (Langley Green Rd)	Langley	84m
Langley Green Rd (Causeway Green Rd)	Langley	129m

Nearest railway stations to B68 8RS

Langley Green Station	0.6km
Rowley Regis Station	2km
Sandwell & Dudley Station	2.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 8RS

Broadband access in B68 8RS (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	88.9%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in B68 8RS (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	9.9Mbps
Average download speed	19.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	55.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	0.9Mbps
Average upload speed	3.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	10.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 8RS (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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Source: Ofcom
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B68 8RS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	111,755
Meter count	16
Mean (kWh/meter)	6,985
Median (kWh/meter)	6,096

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	30,472
Meter count	16
Mean (kWh/meter)	1,905
Median (kWh/meter)	1,941

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

First Steps Oldbury

Methodist Church

51m

Options for Life

Oak Green Way

172m

Causeway Pizza and Grill

5 Causeway Green Road

223m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Langley Road / New Henry St	17:45	12:00	66m
Vicarage Road Post Office	17:15	12:00	417m
Farm Road / Parkfield Road	17:45	12:00	443m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B68 8RS

Facility	Distance
Barnford Park Moat Road, Oldbury Grass Pitches	469m
Langley Swimming Centre (Closed) Vicarage Road, Oldbury Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym	514m
Langley Primary School Titford Road, Oldbury Grass Pitches	537m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B68 8RS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
The Orchard School Causeway Green Road, Oldbury, B68 8LD	Not applicable	213m
Al Khair Primary School 61/63 Oak Way Green, Off Causeway Green Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B68 8LR	Not applicable	314m
Langley Primary School Titford Road, Oldbury, B69 4QB	Primary	537m

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B68 8RS ITL and B68 8RS 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 8RS:

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 8RS 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 8RS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00050594
LSOA	E01010003	Sandwell 030C
MSOA	E02002072	Sandwell 030

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to B68 8RS

B68 8RG	New Henry Street	32m
B68 8RH	Edward Street	50m
B68 8RQ	New Henry Street	74m
B68 8RJ	All Angels Walk	90m
B68 8QP	Langley Road	115m
B68 8RB	Farm Road	149m
B68 8QU	Barrs Street	154m
B68 8QR	Langley Gardens	160m
B69 4TG	Langley Green Road	173m
B68 8RE	Mount Pleasant	185m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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