B70 6BL maps, stats, and open data

B70 6BL is located in the West Bromwich Central electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Sandwell and the English Parliamentary constituency of West Bromwich East. 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.

B70 6BL geodata

Easting400706
Northing290544
Latitude52.512784
Longitude-1.991027

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B70 6BL?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB70
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B70 6BL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B70 6BL as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation160m525ft

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

WardWest Bromwich Central
ConstituencyWest Bromwich East

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B70 6BL

January 2024BurglaryOn or near Boulton Square95m
January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Boulton Square95m
June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Spon Lane84m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B70 6BL

Boulton Rd (Spon Lane)West Bromwich41m
Boulton Rd (Spon Lane)West Bromwich149m
Boulton Rd (Trinity Way)West Bromwich187m
Boulton Rd (Trinity Way)West Bromwich195m
Sandwell College (Spon Lane)West Bromwich253m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to B70 6BL

Trinity Way (Midland Metro Stop) (Trinity Way)West Bromwich229m
West Bromwich Central (Midland Metro Stop) (West Bromwich Ringway)West Bromwich495m
Kenrick Park (Midland Metro Stop) (Roebuck Lane)West Bromwich725m
Lodge Road-west Bromwich Town Hall (Metro Stop) (Lodge Rd)Lamberts End881m
Dartmouth Street (Midland Metro Stop) (Dartmouth St)Lamberts End1,253m

Nearest railway stations to B70 6BL

Smethwick Galton Bridge Station1.4km
Sandwell & Dudley Station1.5km
The Hawthorns Station2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B70 6BL

Broadband access in B70 6BL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband30.8%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in B70 6BL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed40.0Mbps
Average download speed42.3Mbps
Maximum download speed100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.2Mbps
Average upload speed6.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B70 6BL (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 B70 6BL

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B70 6BL gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in B70 6BL by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)139,860
Meter count26
Mean (kWh/meter)5,379
Median (kWh/meter)5,300

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)43,548
Meter count25
Mean (kWh/meter)1,742
Median (kWh/meter)1,409
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B70 6BL, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in B70 6BL.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

90.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than B70 6BL:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B70 6BL (meters)

Sandwell College
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Sandwell College
83m
Spon Lane Day Nursery
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
93 Spon Lane
103m
The Royal Castle
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
140-144 Sams Lane
228m

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Nearest post box to B70 6BL

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Boulton Road Opposite Arthur S17:3012:00100m
High Street Post Office17:4512:00362m
West Bomwich Post Office17:3011:45392m

Nearest sports facilities to B70 6BL

FacilityDistance
Sandwell College (Central Campus)
Spon Lane, West Bromwich
Sports Hall, Studio, Health and Fitness Gym
266m
Holy Trinity C E Primary School
Trinity Road South, West Bromwich
Grass Pitches, Sports Hall
312m
Easygym (West Brom) (Closed)
High Street, West Bromwich
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
386m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B70 6BL

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Sandwell College
1 Spon Lane, West Bromwich, B70 6AW
16 plus240m
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
Trinity Road South, West Bromwich, B70 6NF
Primary312m
Lyng Primary School
Horton Street, West Bromwich, B70 7SQ
Primary589m

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Source: Edubase
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B70 6BL ITL and B70 6BL 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 B70 6BL:

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

B70 6BL 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 B70 6BL:

CodeName
OAE00051104
LSOAE01010102Sandwell 020C
MSOAE02002062Sandwell 020

Nearest postcodes to B70 6BL

B70 6AHSpon Lane35m
B70 6NPBoulton Square74m
B70 6NWBoulton Road101m
B70 7EDSams Lane158m
B70 6BQSpon Lane198m
B70 6NDTrinity Road North213m
B70 7EWBache Street214m
B70 6NSNine Pails Walk220m
B70 6LPTrinity Street230m
B70 7DBPleasant Street242m