B68 9BH maps, stats, and open data

B68 9BH lies on Castle Road East in Oldbury. B68 9BH 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 9BH maps

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

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B68 9BH geodata

Easting400826
Northing285670
Latitude52.468967
Longitude-1.989269

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B68 9BH?

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

Elevation or altitude of B68 9BH 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.

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Politics

WardOld Warley
ConstituencyWarley

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in B68 9BH

WARLEY RESERVOIR COTTAGE, CASTLE ROAD EAST, OLDBURY, B68 9BH
2010
4 AUG
£260,000

➜ 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 9BH

September 2023Vehicle crimeOn or near Birch Walk295m
August 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Birch Walk295m
May 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Birch Walk295m
➜ Castle Road East crime map and outcomes

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 9BH

Castle Rd West (Wolverhampton Road)Warley Woods101m
Harborne Rd (Castle Rd East)Warley Woods117m
Harborne Rd (Castle Rd East)Warley Woods118m
Wolverhampton Rd (Castle Rd East)Warley Woods132m
Warley Water Tower (Harborne Rd)Warley Woods133m

Nearest railway stations to B68 9BH

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

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 9BH

Broadband access in B68 9BH (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 9BH (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed59.1Mbps
Average download speed42.5Mbps
Maximum download speed67.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed19.5Mbps
Average upload speed12.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 9BH (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 9BH

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B68 9BH gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)174,165
Meter count7
Mean (kWh/meter)24,881
Median (kWh/meter)26,677

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)28,786
Meter count6
Mean (kWh/meter)4,798
Median (kWh/meter)4,057
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B68 9BH, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in B68 9BH.
  • 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 9BH:

Food Standards Agency

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

Lightwoods Junior & Infant Sch
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Castle Road East
40m
St Huberts Pre-School Playgroup
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Warley Baptist Church
151m
Chiquitos Restaurant Group Plc
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Chiquitos Restaurant
374m

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Nearest post box to B68 9BH

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Kenilworth Road17:3012:00150m
Castle Road East17:3012:00250m
Lightwoods Post Office17:3012:00448m

Nearest sports facilities to B68 9BH

FacilityDistance
Lightwoods Primary School
Castle Road East, Oldbury
Sports Hall
90m
Warley Woods Golf Course
Lightwoods Hill, Smethwick
Golf
277m
Trigate Fitness (Closed)
Hagley Road West, Oldbury
Health and Fitness Gym
412m

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Nearest schools to B68 9BH

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Lightwoods Primary Academy
Castle Road East, Oldbury, Sandwell, B68 9BG
Primary99m
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School
Winchfield Drive, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 8TR
Primary939m
Bleakhouse Primary School
Bleakhouse Road, Oldbury, B68 9DS
Primary982m

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B68 9BH ITL and B68 9BH 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 9BH:

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

B68 9BH 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 9BH:

CodeName
OAE00050711
LSOAE01010027Sandwell 036D
MSOAE02002078Sandwell 036

Nearest postcodes to B68 9BH

B68 9BGCastle Road East38m
B68 9LAHadzor Road108m
B68 9BQCastle Croft152m
B68 9BJCastle Road East158m
B68 0NFWolverhampton Road163m
B68 9JXLenwade Road191m
B68 0EWCastle Road West214m
B68 9JULenwade Road215m
B68 0NDKenilworth Road218m
B68 9JTHadzor Road222m