B68 8RZ maps, stats, and open data

B68 8RZ lies on Wellesley Road in Oldbury. B68 8RZ is located in the St Pauls 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 8RZ maps

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

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B68 8RZ geodata

Easting399955
Northing288708
Latitude52.496279
Longitude-2.002092

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Where is B68 8RZ?

StreetWellesley Road
Town/CityOldbury
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB68
➜ B68 open data dashboard
➜ See where B68 is on a map
➜ Where is Oldbury?

B68 8RZ Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation160m525ft

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

WardSt Pauls
ConstituencyWarley

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B68 8RZ

January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Cemetery Road409m
January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Parking Area447m
December 2023Vehicle crimeOn or near Cemetery Road409m
➜ Wellesley Road crime map and outcomes

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 8RZ

Western Rd (Tat Bank Rd)Tat Bank211m
Tat Bank Rd (Rood End Rd)Rood End222m
Tat Bank Crossroads (Tat Bank Rd)Rood End223m
Western Rd (Tat Bank Rd)Tat Bank231m
Langley Green Station (Western Rd)Langley Green278m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to B68 8RZ

Kenrick Park (Midland Metro Stop) (Roebuck Lane)West Bromwich1,910m

Nearest railway stations to B68 8RZ

Langley Green Station0.3km
Sandwell & Dudley Station1.5km
Smethwick Galton Bridge Station1.6km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 8RZ

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

Download

Median download speed40.0Mbps
Average download speed48.6Mbps
Maximum download speed100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.2Mbps
Average upload speed4.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed10.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 8RZ (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 8RZ

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B68 8RZ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)374,246
Meter count36
Mean (kWh/meter)10,396
Median (kWh/meter)10,289

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)70,434
Meter count32
Mean (kWh/meter)2,201
Median (kWh/meter)2,031
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B68 8RZ, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in B68 8RZ.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

88.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than B68 8RZ:

Food Standards Agency

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

Rood End Primary School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Rood End Primary School
159m
Lin's Kitchen
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
42 Rood End Road
166m
Robin Williams Butchers
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
34 Rood End Road
166m

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Nearest post box to B68 8RZ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Priory Drive / Vicarage Road17:1512:00299m
Rood End Post Office17:1512:00317m
Crosswells Road / Vicarage Road17:4512:00633m

Nearest sports facilities to B68 8RZ

FacilityDistance
Legacy (Closed)
Popes Lane, Oldbury
Health and Fitness Gym
354m
Legacy (Closed)
Popes Lane, Oldbury
Health and Fitness Gym
354m
Warley Rfc
Tat Bank Road, Oldbury
Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch
360m

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Nearest schools to B68 8RZ

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Rood End Primary School
Rood End Road, Oldbury, B68 8SQ
Primary161m
George Betts Primary Academy
West End Avenue, Smethwick, B66 1RE
Primary750m
Holly Lodge High School College of Science
Holly Lane, Smethwick, B67 7JG
Secondary958m

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B68 8RZ ITL and B68 8RZ 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 8RZ:

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

B68 8RZ 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 8RZ:

CodeName
OAE00050674
LSOAE01010019Sandwell 024B
MSOAE02002066Sandwell 024

Nearest postcodes to B68 8RZ

B68 8RYWellesley Road71m
B68 8SAWellesley Road85m
B68 8SDShirley Road89m
B68 8SBGresham Road112m
B69 4NDTat Bank Road126m
B68 8NRTat Bank Road144m
B68 8SEVernon Road144m
B68 8SGRood End Road165m
B68 8NPTat Bank Road183m
B69 4NBTat Bank Road192m