B70 8LX maps, stats, and open data

B70 8LX 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 8LX geodata

Easting400334
Northing291367
Latitude52.520183
Longitude-1.996508

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Where is B70 8LX?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB70
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B70 8LX Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation170m558ft

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 8LX

December 2023Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Grange Road335m
December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Grange Road335m
December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Grange Road335m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B70 8LX

West Bromwich Town Hall (High St)Carters Green51m
West Bromwich Town Hall (High St)Carters Green66m
West Bromwich Town Hall (High St)Carters Green77m
Victoria St (High St)Carters Green129m
Victoria St (High St)Carters Green134m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to B70 8LX

Lodge Road-west Bromwich Town Hall (Metro Stop) (Lodge Rd)Lamberts End277m
West Bromwich Central (Midland Metro Stop) (West Bromwich Ringway)West Bromwich415m
Dartmouth Street (Midland Metro Stop) (Dartmouth St)Lamberts End546m
Dudley Street Guns Village (Midland Metro Stop) (Dudley St)Guns Village987m
Trinity Way (Midland Metro Stop) (Trinity Way)West Bromwich1,096m

Nearest railway stations to B70 8LX

Sandwell & Dudley Station1.6km
Smethwick Galton Bridge Station2.3km
The Hawthorns Station2.8km

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Deprivation

89.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than B70 8LX:

Food Standards Agency

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

More Life
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
312-314 High Street
36m
B&M Retail Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
10b Astle Park
63m
Subway Midlands Limited
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Unit 3b, Astle Outlet Park
63m

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Nearest post box to B70 8LX

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Dartmouth Street / Edward St17:3012:00356m
Temple Street / High Street18:3012:00381m
Oxford Road / Lodge Road17:3012:00402m

Nearest sports facilities to B70 8LX

FacilityDistance
Puregym (West Bromwich)
Astle Park, West Bromwich
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
156m
Shireland Biomedical Utc
High Street, West Bromwich
Health and Fitness Gym
227m
Sandwell College (West Bromwich Campus) (Closed)
High Street, West Bromwich
Health and Fitness Gym
227m

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Nearest schools to B70 8LX

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
The British Muslim School
Latifiah Fultali Complex, Lodge Road, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B70 8NX
Not applicable175m
Shireland Biomedical Utc
350 High Street, West Bromwich, B70 8DJ
Secondary234m
Hargate Primary School
Hargate Lane, West Bromwich, B71 1PG
Primary513m

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B70 8LX ITL and B70 8LX 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 8LX:

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

B70 8LX 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 8LX:

CodeName
OAE00051092
LSOAE01010106Sandwell 019D
MSOAE02002061Sandwell 019

Nearest postcodes to B70 8LX

B70 8LUHigh Street102m
B70 8AQHigh Street105m
B70 8EGLombard Street West114m
B70 8ETVictoria Street150m
B70 8NDHigh Street161m
B70 8RZSt Georges Place185m
B70 8NNEdward Street198m
B70 8SHBratt Street198m
B70 8EXVictoria Street214m
B70 7PNNew Street215m