B68 9BS maps, stats, and open data

B68 9BS lies on Parsons Hill in Oldbury. B68 9BS 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 9BS maps

B68 9BS map - large scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)
B68 9BS map - small scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)

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B68 9BS geodata

Easting399788
Northing286492
Latitude52.476357
Longitude-2.004550

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Where is B68 9BS?

StreetParsons Hill
Town/CityOldbury
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB68
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➜ Where is Oldbury?

B68 9BS Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation190m623ft

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

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B68 9BS

August 2023Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Shire Close204m
July 2023Anti-social behaviourOn or near Shire Close204m
April 2023Vehicle crimeOn or near Shire Close204m
➜ Parsons Hill crime map and outcomes

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 9BS

Brandhall Rd (Wolverhampton Road)Bristnall Fields149m
Brandhall Rd (Wolverhampton Road)Bristnall Fields171m
Hill Top Rd (George Rd)Warley304m
Broadway (Wolverhampton Road)Brandhall307m
Bristnall Fields (George Rd)Bristnall Fields323m

Nearest railway stations to B68 9BS

Rowley Regis Station1.8km
Langley Green Station1.9km
Smethwick Rolfe Street Station3.2km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 9BS

Broadband access in B68 9BS (2020 data)

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

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

Broadband speed in B68 9BS (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed39.8Mbps
Average download speed41.4Mbps
Maximum download speed80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed10.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 9BS (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 9BS

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B68 9BS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)449,230
Meter count31
Mean (kWh/meter)14,491
Median (kWh/meter)13,960

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)111,068
Meter count28
Mean (kWh/meter)3,967
Median (kWh/meter)3,653
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B68 9BS, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in B68 9BS.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

52.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than B68 9BS:

Food Standards Agency

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

The Happy Coffee Man
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
7 Parsons Hill
152m
Neptune Fish Bar
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
21 George Road
291m
The Plough
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Plough Inn
291m

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Nearest post box to B68 9BS

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Parsons Hill / Wolverhamptonrd17:1512:00117m
Bristnall Fields Post Office17:1512:00356m
George Road Opp George House17:3011:30509m

Nearest sports facilities to B68 9BS

FacilityDistance
Brandhall Primary School
Brennand Road, Oldbury
Grass Pitches
466m
Brandhall Golf Course (Closed)
Heron Road, Oldbury
Golf
487m
Oldbury Academy
Pound Road, Oldbury
Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Studio
565m

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Nearest schools to B68 9BS

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Bleakhouse Primary School
Bleakhouse Road, Oldbury, B68 9DS
Primary395m
Brandhall Primary School
Brennand Road, Oldbury, B68 0SH
Primary466m
Oldbury Academy
Pound Road, Oldbury, B68 8NE
Secondary565m

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B68 9BS ITL and B68 9BS 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 9BS:

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

B68 9BS 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 9BS:

CodeName
OAE00050299
LSOAE01009939Sandwell 032B
MSOAE02002074Sandwell 032

Nearest postcodes to B68 9BS

B68 8DTBrandhall Road63m
B68 9DDYardley Close91m
B68 8DQWolverhampton Road94m
B68 9BTRomsley Road131m
B68 8DJThe Constables140m
B68 9BXParsons Hill144m
B68 9DGYardley Close148m
B68 8DUThe Green154m
B68 0TEWolverhampton Road169m
B68 8DSBrandhall Road188m