B68 9BG maps, stats, and open data

B68 9BG lies on Castle Road East in Oldbury. B68 9BG is located in the Old Warley 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 9BG maps

B68 9BG map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
B68 9BG map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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B68 9BG geodata

Easting400841
Northing285635
Latitude52.468652
Longitude-1.989048

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B68 9BG?

StreetCastle Road East
Town/CityOldbury
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB68
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B68 9BG Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B68 9BG as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation230m755ft

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.

➜ How high above sea level am I? Find the elevation of your current position using your device's GPS.

Politics

WardOld Warley
ConstituencyWarley

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in B68 9BG

70, CASTLE ROAD EAST, OLDBURY, B68 9BG
2023
28 APR
£340,000
2022
15 SEP
£610,000
2012
6 DEC
£310,000
1999
23 JUL
£110,500
1997
25 JUL
£89,500

➜ Oldbury house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B68 9BG

September 2023Vehicle crimeOn or near Birch Walk289m
August 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Birch Walk289m
May 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Birch Walk289m
➜ Castle Road East crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 9BG

Castle Rd West (Wolverhampton Road)Warley Woods76m
Harborne Rd (Castle Rd East)Warley Woods109m
Harborne Rd (Castle Rd East)Warley Woods111m
Warley Water Tower (Harborne Rd)Warley Woods138m
Wolverhampton Rd (Castle Rd East)Warley Woods149m

Nearest railway stations to B68 9BG

Rowley Regis Station3km
Langley Green Station3km
Smethwick Rolfe Street Station3.3km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 9BG

Broadband access in B68 9BG (2020 data)

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

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

Broadband speed in B68 9BG (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed10.6Mbps
Average download speed27.7Mbps
Maximum download speed80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.0Mbps
Average upload speed6.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 9BG (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 9BG

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B68 9BG gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in B68 9BG by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)223,440
Meter count10
Mean (kWh/meter)22,344
Median (kWh/meter)22,716

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)39,471
Meter count9
Mean (kWh/meter)4,386
Median (kWh/meter)3,578
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B68 9BG, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in B68 9BG.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

40.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than B68 9BG:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B68 9BG (meters)

Lightwoods Junior & Infant Sch
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Castle Road East
2m
St Huberts Pre-School Playgroup
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Warley Baptist Church
122m
Chiquitos Restaurant Group Plc
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Chiquitos Restaurant
341m

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Nearest post box to B68 9BG

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Kenilworth Road17:3012:00135m
Castle Road East17:3012:00237m
Lightwoods Post Office17:3012:00415m

Nearest sports facilities to B68 9BG

FacilityDistance
Lightwoods Primary School
Castle Road East, Oldbury
Sports Hall
52m
Warley Woods Golf Course
Lightwoods Hill, Smethwick
Golf
285m
Trigate Fitness (Closed)
Hagley Road West, Oldbury
Health and Fitness Gym
375m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B68 9BG

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Lightwoods Primary Academy
Castle Road East, Oldbury, Sandwell, B68 9BG
Primary75m
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School
Winchfield Drive, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 8TR
Primary916m
Bleakhouse Primary School
Bleakhouse Road, Oldbury, B68 9DS
Primary1km

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B68 9BG ITL and B68 9BG 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 9BG:

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

B68 9BG 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 9BG:

CodeName
OAE00050711
LSOAE01010027Sandwell 036D
MSOAE02002078Sandwell 036

Nearest postcodes to B68 9BG

B68 9BHCastle Road East38m
B68 9BQCastle Croft123m
B68 0NFWolverhampton Road127m
B68 9LAHadzor Road144m
B68 9BJCastle Road East181m
B68 0NEWarwick Road190m
B68 0LJWolverhampton Road195m
B68 0NDKenilworth Road198m
B68 0EWCastle Road West211m
B68 9JHHarborne Road211m