B68 9BX maps, stats, and open data

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

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

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B68 9BX geodata

Easting399855
Northing286619
Latitude52.477499
Longitude-2.003563

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Where is B68 9BX?

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

B68 9BX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B68 9BX 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.

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Politics

WardOld Warley
ConstituencyWarley

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B68 9BX

August 2023Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Shire Close77m
July 2023Anti-social behaviourOn or near Shire Close77m
April 2023Vehicle crimeOn or near Shire Close77m
➜ Parsons Hill crime map and outcomes

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 9BX

Bristnall Fields (George Rd)Bristnall Fields184m
Bristnall Fields (George Rd)Bristnall Fields194m
Hill Top Rd (George Rd)Warley202m
Bristnall Fields (Pound Rd)Bristnall Fields255m
Brandhall Rd (Wolverhampton Road)Bristnall Fields259m

Nearest railway stations to B68 9BX

Langley Green Station1.8km
Rowley Regis Station1.9km
Smethwick Rolfe Street Station3.1km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B68 9BX

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

Download

Median download speed40.0Mbps
Average download speed49.8Mbps
Maximum download speed77.75Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed13.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 9BX (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 9BX

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B68 9BX gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)282,716
Meter count18
Mean (kWh/meter)15,706
Median (kWh/meter)17,095

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)54,608
Meter count14
Mean (kWh/meter)3,901
Median (kWh/meter)4,090
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B68 9BX, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in B68 9BX.
  • 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 9BX:

Food Standards Agency

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

The Happy Coffee Man
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
7 Parsons Hill
33m
Neptune Fish Bar
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
21 George Road
147m
The Plough
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Plough Inn
147m

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Nearest post box to B68 9BX

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Bristnall Fields Post Office17:1512:00235m
Parsons Hill / Wolverhamptonrd17:1512:00259m
George Road Opp George House17:3011:30455m

Nearest sports facilities to B68 9BX

FacilityDistance
Oldbury Academy
Pound Road, Oldbury
Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Studio
531m
Brandhall Golf Course (Closed)
Heron Road, Oldbury
Golf
552m
Brandhall Primary School
Brennand Road, Oldbury
Grass Pitches
595m

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Nearest schools to B68 9BX

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Bleakhouse Primary School
Bleakhouse Road, Oldbury, B68 9DS
Primary384m
Oldbury Academy
Pound Road, Oldbury, B68 8NE
Secondary531m
Brandhall Primary School
Brennand Road, Oldbury, B68 0SH
Primary595m

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B68 9BX ITL and B68 9BX 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 9BX:

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

B68 9BX 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 9BX:

CodeName
OAE00050299
LSOAE01009939Sandwell 032B
MSOAE02002074Sandwell 032

Nearest postcodes to B68 9BX

B68 8DJThe Constables45m
B68 9BYParsons Hill84m
B68 9BTRomsley Road95m
B68 8DRShire Close104m
B68 8DSBrandhall Road125m
B68 9BZWalton Road134m
B68 9BSParsons Hill144m
B68 9LFHanover Gardens144m
B68 9LJGeorge Road145m
B68 8DTBrandhall Road146m