B70 6BW maps, stats, and open data

B70 6BW lies on Houghton Street in West Bromwich. B70 6BW 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 September 1981.

B70 6BW geodata

Easting400705
Northing289879
Latitude52.506806
Longitude-1.991043

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Where is B70 6BW?

StreetHoughton Street
Town/CityWest Bromwich
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB70
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B70 6BW Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B70 6BW 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 6BW

December 2023Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Petrol Station480m
December 2023ShopliftingOn or near Petrol Station480m
October 2023Public orderOn or near Petrol Station480m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B70 6BW

Grice St (Spon Lane South)West Bromwich65m
Grice St (Spon Lane South)West Bromwich105m
Constance Avenue (Glover St)West Bromwich219m
Constance Avenue (Glover St)West Bromwich232m
Kelvin Way (Spon Lane)West Bromwich280m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to B70 6BW

Trinity Way (Midland Metro Stop) (Trinity Way)West Bromwich588m
Kenrick Park (Midland Metro Stop) (Roebuck Lane)West Bromwich605m
West Bromwich Central (Midland Metro Stop) (West Bromwich Ringway)West Bromwich1,119m
Lodge Road-west Bromwich Town Hall (Metro Stop) (Lodge Rd)Lamberts End1,445m

Nearest railway stations to B70 6BW

Smethwick Galton Bridge Station0.9km
Sandwell & Dudley Station1.4km
Langley Green Station1.7km

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Broadband

Broadband speed in B70 6BW (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed15.6Mbps
Average download speed30.5Mbps
Maximum download speed80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.1Mbps
Average upload speed6.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

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Deprivation

87.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than B70 6BW:

Food Standards Agency

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

Sarby's Diner
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
21 Houghton Street
1m
bmv M5 Oldbury
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Houghton Street
1m
Verrecchia Ices
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
17 Houghton Street
40m

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Nearest post box to B70 6BW

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Spon Lane / Kelvin Way17:1511:30296m
Spon Lane Post Office17:3012:00303m
Bennit Close / Gill Street18:3012:00489m

Nearest sports facilities to B70 6BW

FacilityDistance
Xercise4less (Smethwick) (Closed)
Crystal Drive, Smethwick
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
465m
Holy Trinity C E Primary School
Trinity Road South, West Bromwich
Grass Pitches, Sports Hall
485m
George Betts Primary School
West End Avenue, Smethwick
Grass Pitches, Sports Hall
648m

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Nearest schools to B70 6BW

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
Trinity Road South, West Bromwich, B70 6NF
Primary485m
George Betts Primary Academy
West End Avenue, Smethwick, B66 1RE
Primary651m
Lyng Primary School
Horton Street, West Bromwich, B70 7SQ
Primary806m

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B70 6BW ITL and B70 6BW 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 6BW:

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

B70 6BW 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 6BW:

CodeName
OAE00051078
LSOAE01010101Sandwell 020B
MSOAE02002062Sandwell 020

Nearest postcodes to B70 6BW

B70 6EALower Trinity Street174m
B70 6DYGlover Street240m
B70 6DUGlover Street245m
B70 6EBGlover Street254m
B66 1RBCrystal Drive261m
B70 6EGFreda Road271m
B70 6BDWalpole Walk275m
B70 7LLKelvin Way305m
B70 6EJParliament Street314m
B66 1TTChance Drive327m