B68 9BU maps, stats, and open data

B68 9BU lies on Romsley Road in Oldbury. B68 9BU 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 9BU maps

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

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B68 9BU geodata

Easting399983
Northing286470
Latitude52.476159
Longitude-2.001679

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B68 9BU?

StreetRomsley Road
Town/CityOldbury
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB68
➜ B68 open data dashboard
➜ See where B68 is on a map
➜ Where is Oldbury?

B68 9BU Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation200m656ft

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

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B68 9BU

August 2023Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Shire Close270m
July 2023Anti-social behaviourOn or near Shire Close270m
April 2023Vehicle crimeOn or near Shire Close270m
➜ Romsley Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 9BU

Hill Top Rd (George Rd)Warley179m
Hill Top Rd (George Rd)Warley210m
Broadway (Bleakhouse Rd)Warley236m
Broadway (Wolverhampton Road)Brandhall257m
George Rd (Bleakhouse Rd)Warley283m

Nearest railway stations to B68 9BU

Langley Green Station2km
Rowley Regis Station2km
Smethwick Rolfe Street Station3.1km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 9BU

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

Download

Median download speed46.6Mbps
Average download speed44.8Mbps
Maximum download speed78.12Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed9.8Mbps
Average upload speed9.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 9BU (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 9BU

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B68 9BU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)255,655
Meter count22
Mean (kWh/meter)11,621
Median (kWh/meter)11,083

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)57,865
Meter count17
Mean (kWh/meter)3,404
Median (kWh/meter)2,952
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B68 9BU, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in B68 9BU.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

82.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than B68 9BU:

Food Standards Agency

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

The Happy Coffee Man
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
7 Parsons Hill
169m
George Road (previously Kings) Community Church - Community Meals
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Kings Community Church
190m
The George
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
The George
190m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to B68 9BU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Parsons Hill / Wolverhamptonrd17:1512:00243m
George Road Opp George House17:3011:30317m
Bristnall Fields Post Office17:1512:00418m

Nearest sports facilities to B68 9BU

FacilityDistance
Brandhall Primary School
Brennand Road, Oldbury
Grass Pitches
480m
The Warley Health & Fitness Centre
Abbey Road, Smethwick
Health and Fitness Gym
680m
Brandhall Golf Course (Closed)
Heron Road, Oldbury
Golf
683m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B68 9BU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Bleakhouse Primary School
Bleakhouse Road, Oldbury, B68 9DS
Primary201m
Brandhall Primary School
Brennand Road, Oldbury, B68 0SH
Primary480m
Oldbury Academy
Pound Road, Oldbury, B68 8NE
Secondary722m

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B68 9BU ITL and B68 9BU 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 9BU:

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

B68 9BU 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 9BU:

CodeName
OAE00050302
LSOAE01009940Sandwell 032C
MSOAE02002074Sandwell 032

Nearest postcodes to B68 9BU

B68 9DBWalton Road79m
B68 9DGYardley Close85m
B68 9DAWalton Road86m
B68 9BTRomsley Road103m
B68 9DEYardley Close120m
B68 9BZWalton Road130m
B68 9DDYardley Close163m
B68 9DPBroadway179m
B68 9LJGeorge Road188m
B68 9LNGeorge Road191m