B70 8AR maps, stats, and open data

B70 8AR lies on Bowater Street in West Bromwich. B70 8AR is located in the Greets Green and Lyng 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 8AR maps

B70 8AR map - large scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)
B70 8AR map - small scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)

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B70 8AR geodata

Easting400139
Northing290984
Latitude52.516740
Longitude-1.999382

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Where is B70 8AR?

StreetBowater Street
Town/CityWest Bromwich
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB70
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B70 8AR Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B70 8AR 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

WardGreets Green And Lyng
ConstituencyWest Bromwich East

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B70 8AR

January 2024BurglaryOn or near Oak Road300m
December 2023Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Grange Road387m
December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Grange Road387m
➜ Bowater Street crime map and outcomes

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B70 8AR

Bowater St (Moor St)Lamberts End92m
Bowater St (Moor St)Lamberts End120m
Lodge Rd (Izons Rd)Lamberts End129m
Lodge Rd (Izons Rd)Lamberts End173m
Cambridge St (Bromford Lane)Lamberts End230m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to B70 8AR

Lodge Road-west Bromwich Town Hall (Metro Stop) (Lodge Rd)Lamberts End215m
West Bromwich Central (Midland Metro Stop) (West Bromwich Ringway)West Bromwich313m
Dartmouth Street (Midland Metro Stop) (Dartmouth St)Lamberts End542m
Trinity Way (Midland Metro Stop) (Trinity Way)West Bromwich945m
Dudley Street Guns Village (Midland Metro Stop) (Dudley St)Guns Village1,123m

Nearest railway stations to B70 8AR

Sandwell & Dudley Station1.2km
Smethwick Galton Bridge Station2.1km
Langley Green Station2.6km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B70 8AR

Broadband access in B70 8AR (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 8AR (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed50.0Mbps
Average download speed66.5Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed8.2Mbps
Average upload speed10.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B70 8AR (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 8AR

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B70 8AR gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in B70 8AR by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)202,253
Meter count15
Mean (kWh/meter)13,484
Median (kWh/meter)11,606

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)50,050
Meter count13
Mean (kWh/meter)3,850
Median (kWh/meter)3,201
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B70 8AR, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in B70 8AR.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

88.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than B70 8AR:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B70 8AR (meters)

West Bromwich Leisure Centre
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
West Bromwich Leisure Centre
62m
Mings Palace
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
15 Oak Road
96m
Lloyds Pharmacy
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
19 West Gate Plaza
110m

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Nearest post box to B70 8AR

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Bromford Lane Post Office17:3012:00183m
Oxford Road / Lodge Road17:3012:00217m
West Bromwich Do18:3012:00276m

Nearest sports facilities to B70 8AR

FacilityDistance
West Bromwich Leisure Centre
Moor Street, West Bromwich
Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Sports Hall, Studio
82m
Shireland Biomedical Utc
High Street, West Bromwich
Health and Fitness Gym
495m
Sandwell College (West Bromwich Campus) (Closed)
High Street, West Bromwich
Health and Fitness Gym
495m

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Nearest schools to B70 8AR

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Lodge Primary School
Oak Lane, West Bromwich, B70 8PN
Primary305m
The British Muslim School
Latifiah Fultali Complex, Lodge Road, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B70 8NX
Not applicable407m
Shireland Biomedical Utc
350 High Street, West Bromwich, B70 8DJ
Secondary502m

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B70 8AR ITL and B70 8AR 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 8AR:

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

B70 8AR 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 8AR:

CodeName
OAE00050515
LSOAE01009988Sandwell 020A
MSOAE02002062Sandwell 020

Nearest postcodes to B70 8AR

B70 7AZMoor Street63m
B70 7AQMoor Street70m
B70 8HEOak Road86m
B70 8HSOak Road89m
B70 8ANRichard Street South109m
B70 7ADMoor Street109m
B70 8HROak Road114m
B70 7AWFrank Fisher Way125m
B70 8APRichard Street South127m
B70 8PGIzons Road153m