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


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B68 8SH geodata
| Easting | 400092 |
| Northing | 288547 |
| Latitude | 52.494847 |
| Longitude | -2.000068 |
Where is B68 8SH?
| Street | Rood End Road |
| Town/City | Oldbury |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | B68 |
B68 8SH Elevation
Elevation or altitude of B68 8SH as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet |
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| Elevation | 170m | 558ft |
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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 8SH
| Tat Bank Rd (Rood End Rd) | Rood End | 11m |
| Tat Bank Crossroads (Tat Bank Rd) | Rood End | 49m |
| Tat Bank Crossroads (Vicarage Rd) | Rood End | 108m |
| Richmond Hill (Vicarage Rd) | Rood End | 247m |
| Richmond Hill (Vicarage Rd) | Rood End | 282m |
Nearest railway stations to B68 8SH
| Langley Green Station | 0.3km |
| Smethwick Galton Bridge Station | 1.5km |
| Sandwell & Dudley Station | 1.7km |
B68 8SH gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in B68 8SH by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 174,966 |
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| Meter count | 13 |
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| Mean (kWh/meter) | 13,459 |
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| Median (kWh/meter) | 5,954 |
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- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B68 8SH, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in B68 8SH.
- 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 8SH:
Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B68 8SH (metres)
Elite Wine & Convenience
Charlies Sweet Centre
Sunrise Stores Limited
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Nearest post box to B68 8SH
| | Last Collection | |
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| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
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| Priory Drive / Vicarage Road | 17:15 | 12:00 | 88m |
| Rood End Post Office | 17:15 | 12:00 | 336m |
| Crosswells Road / Vicarage Road | 17:45 | 12:00 | 467m |
B68 8SH ITL and B68 8SH 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 8SH:
| 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 8SH 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 8SH:
| 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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