B68 8SA maps, stats, and open data

B68 8SA lies on Wellesley Road in Oldbury. B68 8SA 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 8SA maps

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

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B68 8SA geodata

Easting400021
Northing288762
Latitude52.496780
Longitude-2.001114

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Where is B68 8SA?

StreetWellesley Road
Town/CityOldbury
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB68
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➜ Where is Oldbury?

B68 8SA Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B68 8SA 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 8SA

January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Cemetery Road326m
December 2023Vehicle crimeOn or near Cemetery Road326m
November 2023Other crimeOn or near Cemetery Road326m
➜ Wellesley Road crime map and outcomes

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 8SA

Vernon Rd (Rood End Rd)Rood End211m
Vernon Rd (Rood End Rd)Rood End233m
Tat Bank Rd (Rood End Rd)Rood End236m
Tat Bank Crossroads (Tat Bank Rd)Rood End254m
Western Rd (Tat Bank Rd)Tat Bank293m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to B68 8SA

Kenrick Park (Midland Metro Stop) (Roebuck Lane)West Bromwich1,825m

Nearest railway stations to B68 8SA

Langley Green Station0.4km
Sandwell & Dudley Station1.5km
Smethwick Galton Bridge Station1.5km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 8SA

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

Download

Median download speed39.9Mbps
Average download speed35.7Mbps
Maximum download speed100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed5.4Mbps
Average upload speed5.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed10.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 8SA (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 8SA

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B68 8SA gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)205,193
Meter count18
Mean (kWh/meter)11,400
Median (kWh/meter)10,688

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)28,979
Meter count13
Mean (kWh/meter)2,229
Median (kWh/meter)2,204
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B68 8SA, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in B68 8SA.
  • 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 8SA:

Food Standards Agency

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

Lin's Kitchen
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
42 Rood End Road
109m
Robin Williams Butchers
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
34 Rood End Road
109m
Rood End News Limited
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
125 Rood End Road
142m

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Nearest post box to B68 8SA

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Rood End Post Office17:1512:00234m
Priory Drive / Vicarage Road17:1512:00310m
Frazer St17:3012:00671m

Nearest sports facilities to B68 8SA

FacilityDistance
Legacy (Closed)
Popes Lane, Oldbury
Health and Fitness Gym
380m
Legacy (Closed)
Popes Lane, Oldbury
Health and Fitness Gym
380m
Warley Rfc
Tat Bank Road, Oldbury
Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch
443m

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Nearest schools to B68 8SA

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Rood End Primary School
Rood End Road, Oldbury, B68 8SQ
Primary152m
George Betts Primary Academy
West End Avenue, Smethwick, B66 1RE
Primary667m
Holly Lodge High School College of Science
Holly Lane, Smethwick, B67 7JG
Secondary883m

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B68 8SA ITL and B68 8SA 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 8SA:

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

B68 8SA 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 8SA:

CodeName
OAE00050674
LSOAE01010019Sandwell 024B
MSOAE02002066Sandwell 024

Nearest postcodes to B68 8SA

B68 8SDShirley Road41m
B68 8SEVernon Road59m
B68 8RZWellesley Road85m
B68 8SGRood End Road108m
B69 4HTRood End Road131m
B68 8SLRood End Road143m
B68 8SBGresham Road144m
B68 8RYWellesley Road153m
B68 8SJRood End Road194m
B68 8NRTat Bank Road196m