B68 8SG maps, stats, and open data

B68 8SG lies on Rood End Road in Oldbury. B68 8SG 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 8SG maps

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

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B68 8SG geodata

Easting400120
Northing288719
Latitude52.496393
Longitude-1.999656

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Where is B68 8SG?

StreetRood End Road
Town/CityOldbury
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB68
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B68 8SG Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B68 8SG 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 8SG

January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Cemetery Road267m
December 2023Vehicle crimeOn or near Cemetery Road267m
November 2023Other crimeOn or near Cemetery Road267m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 8SG

Vernon Rd (Rood End Rd)Rood End153m
Vernon Rd (Rood End Rd)Rood End170m
Tat Bank Rd (Rood End Rd)Rood End180m
Tat Bank Crossroads (Tat Bank Rd)Rood End217m
Apollo Rd (Victoria Rd)Rood End246m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to B68 8SG

Kenrick Park (Midland Metro Stop) (Roebuck Lane)West Bromwich1,792m

Nearest railway stations to B68 8SG

Langley Green Station0.5km
Smethwick Galton Bridge Station1.4km
Sandwell & Dudley Station1.6km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 8SG

Broadband access in B68 8SG (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband41.7%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in B68 8SG (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed50.0Mbps
Average download speed92.5Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.0Mbps
Average upload speed3.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed7.96Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 8SG (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 8SG

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B68 8SG gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)150,533
Meter count9
Mean (kWh/meter)16,726
Median (kWh/meter)10,720

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)41,201
Meter count8
Mean (kWh/meter)5,150
Median (kWh/meter)4,632
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B68 8SG, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in B68 8SG.
  • 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 8SG:

Food Standards Agency

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

Lin's Kitchen
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
42 Rood End Road
1m
Robin Williams Butchers
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
34 Rood End Road
1m
Rood End News Limited
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
125 Rood End Road
53m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to B68 8SG

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Rood End Post Office17:1512:00176m
Priory Drive / Vicarage Road17:1512:00241m
Crosswells Road / Vicarage Road17:4512:00641m

Nearest sports facilities to B68 8SG

FacilityDistance
Warley Rfc (St Johns Pitches)
St. Johns Road, Oldbury
Grass Pitches
420m
Legacy (Closed)
Popes Lane, Oldbury
Health and Fitness Gym
487m
Legacy (Closed)
Popes Lane, Oldbury
Health and Fitness Gym
487m

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Nearest schools to B68 8SG

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Rood End Primary School
Rood End Road, Oldbury, B68 8SQ
Primary92m
George Betts Primary Academy
West End Avenue, Smethwick, B66 1RE
Primary649m
Holly Lodge High School College of Science
Holly Lane, Smethwick, B67 7JG
Secondary795m

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B68 8SG ITL and B68 8SG 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 8SG:

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

B68 8SG 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 8SG:

CodeName
OAE00050675
LSOAE01010019Sandwell 024B
MSOAE02002066Sandwell 024

Nearest postcodes to B68 8SG

B68 8SLRood End Road54m
B68 8SDShirley Road78m
B68 8SEVernon Road91m
B68 9UQBarker Street104m
B68 9UFBarker Street107m
B68 8SAWellesley Road108m
B68 8SJRood End Road118m
B69 4HTRood End Road138m
B68 8SBGresham Road141m
B68 9RSApollo Road160m