B70 8LB maps, stats, and open data

B70 8LB lies on Caroline Street in West Bromwich. B70 8LB 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 8LB geodata

Easting	399692
Northing	290533
Latitude	52.512685
Longitude	-2.005968

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B70 8LB?

Street	Caroline Street
Town/City	West Bromwich
Country	England
Postcode District	B70
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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B70 8LB Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B70 8LB as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	150m	492ft

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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Greets Green And Lyng
Constituency	West Bromwich East

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B70 8LB

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Oak Road	426m
November 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Oak Road	426m
October 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Oak Road	426m
➜ Caroline Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B70 8LB

Bromford Lane (Caroline St)	Lamberts End	13m
Bromford Lane (Caroline St)	Lamberts End	22m
Caroline St (Bromford Lane)	Lamberts End	98m
Caroline St (Bromford Lane)	Lamberts End	126m
Margaret St (Bromford Lane)	Lamberts End	153m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to B70 8LB

Lodge Road-west Bromwich Town Hall (Metro Stop) (Lodge Rd)	Lamberts End	788m
Dartmouth Street (Midland Metro Stop) (Dartmouth St)	Lamberts End	870m
West Bromwich Central (Midland Metro Stop) (West Bromwich Ringway)	West Bromwich	876m
Trinity Way (Midland Metro Stop) (Trinity Way)	West Bromwich	1,218m
Dudley Street Guns Village (Midland Metro Stop) (Dudley St)	Guns Village	1,395m

Nearest railway stations to B70 8LB

Sandwell & Dudley Station	0.6km
Langley Green Station	2.1km
Smethwick Galton Bridge Station	2.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B70 8LB

Broadband access in B70 8LB (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 speed in B70 8LB (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	74.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	6.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	10.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B70 8LB (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B70 8LB

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Source: Ofcom
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B70 8LB gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	236,958
Meter count	16
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,810
Median (kWh/meter)	14,538

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	41,908
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,794
Median (kWh/meter)	2,423

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B70 8LB, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in B70 8LB.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

81.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than B70 8LB:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

West Bromwich Albion Supporters Club

West Bromwich Football Support

80m

Bromford Lane Fish Bar

173 Bromford Lane

102m

Bromford News and Wines Store

119 Bromford Lane

102m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to B70 8LB

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Margaret Street	17:30	12:00	301m
Bromford Lane Post Office	17:30	12:00	483m
Oxford Road / Lodge Road	17:30	12:00	686m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B70 8LB

Facility	Distance
West Bromwich Collegiate Academy Kelvin Way, Kelvin Way, West Bromwich Sports Hall, Studio, Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts	411m
West Bromwich Leisure Centre Moor Street, West Bromwich Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Sports Hall, Studio	560m
Hanbury Primary School Hanbury Road, West Bromwich Grass Pitches	658m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B70 8LB

School	Phase of Education	Distance
West Bromwich Collegiate Academy Kelvin Way, West Bromwich, B70 7LE	Secondary	408m
Lyng Primary School Horton Street, West Bromwich, B70 7SQ	Primary	444m
Lodge Primary School Oak Lane, West Bromwich, B70 8PN	Primary	570m

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B70 8LB ITL and B70 8LB 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 8LB:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLG	West Midlands (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLG3	West Midlands
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLG37	Sandwell
LAU 1 Code	Name
E08000028	Sandwell

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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B70 8LB 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 8LB:

	Code	Name
OA	E00050524
LSOA	E01009989	Sandwell 019C
MSOA	E02002061	Sandwell 019

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to B70 8LB

B70 8JX	Westbourne Road	69m
B70 8LD	Westbourne Road	79m
B70 7HT	Bromford Lane	92m
B70 7HR	Bromford Lane	103m
B70 8LA	Turton Road	106m
B70 7HS	Bromford Lane	119m
B70 7HX	Bromford Lane	125m
B70 8JY	Clifford Road	162m
B70 8LE	Margaret Street	162m
B70 7HZ	Livingstone Road	163m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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