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B70 8BY 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 8BY maps


Source: OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)
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Attribution: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
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Attribution: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0
B70 8BY geodata
| Easting | 399882 |
| Northing | 291441 |
| Latitude | 52.520848 |
| Longitude | -2.003169 |
Where is B70 8BY?
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | B70 |
B70 8BY Elevation
Elevation or altitude of B70 8BY as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet |
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| Elevation | 160m | 525ft |
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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
| Ward | West Bromwich Central |
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| Constituency | West Bromwich East |
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Transport
Nearest bus stops to B70 8BY
| Baker St (Richards Rd) | Lamberts End | 117m |
| Baker St (Richards Rd) | Lamberts End | 132m |
| Shaftesbury St (High St) | Carters Green | 254m |
| Chapman St (Oak Lane) | Lamberts End | 256m |
| Dartmouth St (High St) | Carters Green | 261m |
Nearest underground/metro/tram to B70 8BY
| Dartmouth Street (Midland Metro Stop) (Dartmouth St) | Lamberts End | 102m |
| Lodge Road-west Bromwich Town Hall (Metro Stop) (Lodge Rd) | Lamberts End | 337m |
| Dudley Street Guns Village (Midland Metro Stop) (Dudley St) | Guns Village | 602m |
| West Bromwich Central (Midland Metro Stop) (West Bromwich Ringway) | West Bromwich | 740m |
| Black Lake (Midland Metro Stop) (Black Lake) | Black Lake | 1,196m |
Nearest railway stations to B70 8BY
| Sandwell & Dudley Station | 1.5km |
| Smethwick Galton Bridge Station | 2.6km |
| Langley Green Station | 3km |
Broadband
Broadband access in B70 8BY (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband limitations in B70 8BY (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
Deprivation
89.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than
B70 8BY:
Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B70 8BY (metres)
Oriental Halal
Simply Local
Railway Inn
The Railway Inn 79 Harwood Street
170m
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Nearest post box to B70 8BY
| | Last Collection | |
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| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
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| Dartmouth Street / Edward St | 17:30 | 12:00 | 133m |
| Temple Street / High Street | 18:30 | 12:00 | 252m |
| Oxford Road / Lodge Road | 17:30 | 12:00 | 315m |
B70 8BY ITL and B70 8BY 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 8BY:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
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| TLG | West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
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| TLG3 | West Midlands |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
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| TLG37 | Sandwell |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
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| E08000028 | Sandwell |
B70 8BY 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 8BY:
| Code | Name |
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| OA | E00051094 | |
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| LSOA | E01010106 | Sandwell 019D |
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| MSOA | E02002061 | Sandwell 019 |
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Nearest postcodes to B70 8BY