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B68 8SB lies on Gresham Road in Oldbury. B68 8SB 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 8SB maps


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B68 8SB geodata
| Easting | 400021 |
| Northing | 288618 |
| Latitude | 52.495470 |
| Longitude | -2.001120 |
Where is B68 8SB?
| Street | Gresham Road |
| Town/City | Oldbury |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | B68 |
B68 8SB Elevation
Elevation or altitude of B68 8SB as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet |
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| Elevation | 160m | 525ft |
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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 | St Pauls |
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| Constituency | Warley |
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Transport
Nearest bus stops to B68 8SB
| Tat Bank Rd (Rood End Rd) | Rood End | 111m |
| Tat Bank Crossroads (Tat Bank Rd) | Rood End | 114m |
| Tat Bank Crossroads (Vicarage Rd) | Rood End | 199m |
| Western Rd (Tat Bank Rd) | Tat Bank | 262m |
| Langley Green Station (Western Rd) | Langley Green | 278m |
Nearest underground/metro/tram to B68 8SB
| Kenrick Park (Midland Metro Stop) (Roebuck Lane) | West Bromwich | 1,933m |
Nearest railway stations to B68 8SB
| Langley Green Station | 0.3km |
| Smethwick Galton Bridge Station | 1.6km |
| Sandwell & Dudley Station | 1.6km |
Broadband
Broadband access in B68 8SB (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 | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in B68 8SB (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 50.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 75.1Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 200.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 1.1Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 6.4Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 19.53Mbps |
Broadband limitations in B68 8SB (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% |
B68 8SB gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in B68 8SB by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 466,558 |
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| Meter count | 45 |
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| Mean (kWh/meter) | 10,368 |
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| Median (kWh/meter) | 9,500 |
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Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 117,460 |
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| Meter count | 42 |
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| Mean (kWh/meter) | 2,797 |
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| Median (kWh/meter) | 2,424 |
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- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B68 8SB, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in B68 8SB.
- 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 8SB:
Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B68 8SB (metres)
Veggie Punjabi
The Indian Hut
Sunrise Stores Limited
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Nearest post box to B68 8SB
| | Last Collection | |
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| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
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| Priory Drive / Vicarage Road | 17:15 | 12:00 | 188m |
| Rood End Post Office | 17:15 | 12:00 | 318m |
| Crosswells Road / Vicarage Road | 17:45 | 12:00 | 537m |
B68 8SB ITL and B68 8SB 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 8SB:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
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| TLG | West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
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| TLG3 | West Midlands |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
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| TLG37 | Sandwell |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
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| E08000028 | Sandwell |
B68 8SB 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 8SB:
| Code | Name |
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| OA | E00050675 | |
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| LSOA | E01010019 | Sandwell 024B |
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| MSOA | E02002066 | Sandwell 024 |
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