B70 6BQ maps, stats, and open data

B70 6BQ lies on Spon Lane in West Bromwich. B70 6BQ 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 6BQ geodata

Easting400665
Northing290350
Latitude52.511055
Longitude-1.991625

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Where is B70 6BQ?

StreetSpon Lane
Town/CityWest Bromwich
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB70
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B70 6BQ Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation150m492ft

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 6BQ

January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Boulton Square175m
January 2024BurglaryOn or near Boulton Square175m
June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Spon Lane66m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B70 6BQ

Boulton Rd (Spon Lane)West Bromwich57m
Kelvin Way (Spon Lane)West Bromwich82m
Boulton Rd (Trinity Way)West Bromwich152m
Boulton Rd (Trinity Way)West Bromwich201m
Boulton Rd (Spon Lane)West Bromwich207m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to B70 6BQ

Trinity Way (Midland Metro Stop) (Trinity Way)West Bromwich255m
West Bromwich Central (Midland Metro Stop) (West Bromwich Ringway)West Bromwich655m
Kenrick Park (Midland Metro Stop) (Roebuck Lane)West Bromwich660m
Lodge Road-west Bromwich Town Hall (Metro Stop) (Lodge Rd)Lamberts End1,011m
Dartmouth Street (Midland Metro Stop) (Dartmouth St)Lamberts End1,366m

Nearest railway stations to B70 6BQ

Smethwick Galton Bridge Station1.3km
Sandwell & Dudley Station1.4km
The Hawthorns Station2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B70 6BQ

Broadband access in B70 6BQ (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 Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in B70 6BQ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed63.3Mbps
Average download speed61.4Mbps
Maximum download speed100.00Mbps

Upload

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

Broadband limitations in B70 6BQ (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 6BQ

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B70 6BQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)282,934
Meter count23
Mean (kWh/meter)12,301
Median (kWh/meter)11,890

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)52,227
Meter count14
Mean (kWh/meter)3,731
Median (kWh/meter)2,535
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B70 6BQ, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in B70 6BQ.
  • 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 6BQ:

Food Standards Agency

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

Spon Lane Fish Bar
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
141 Spon Lane
70m
Spon Lane Superstore
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
145 Spon Lane
70m
The New Flower Pot Bar & Grill
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
137 Spon Lane
121m

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Nearest post box to B70 6BQ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Boulton Road Opposite Arthur S17:3012:00154m
Spon Lane / Kelvin Way17:1511:30199m
Spon Lane Post Office17:3012:00247m

Nearest sports facilities to B70 6BQ

FacilityDistance
Holy Trinity C E Primary School
Trinity Road South, West Bromwich
Grass Pitches, Sports Hall
255m
Sandwell College (Central Campus)
Spon Lane, West Bromwich
Sports Hall, Studio, Health and Fitness Gym
451m
Easygym (West Brom) (Closed)
High Street, West Bromwich
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
493m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B70 6BQ

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
Trinity Road South, West Bromwich, B70 6NF
Primary255m
Sandwell College
1 Spon Lane, West Bromwich, B70 6AW
16 plus431m
Lyng Primary School
Horton Street, West Bromwich, B70 7SQ
Primary546m

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B70 6BQ ITL and B70 6BQ 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 6BQ:

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

B70 6BQ 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 6BQ:

CodeName
OAE00051074
LSOAE01010102Sandwell 020C
MSOAE02002062Sandwell 020

Nearest postcodes to B70 6BQ

B70 6NLFrancis Street65m
B70 6ASSpon Lane69m
B70 6NRArthur Street82m
B70 7EWBache Street89m
B70 6NWBoulton Road116m
B70 6NSNine Pails Walk124m
B70 7LNJohnston Street143m
B70 6EJParliament Street159m
B70 7ENBache Street165m
B70 6AHSpon Lane167m