B68 8BF maps, stats, and open data

B68 8BF lies on Old College Avenue in Oldbury. B68 8BF is located in the Langley electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Sandwell and the English Parliamentary constituency of Warley. 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 December 2011.

B68 8BF maps

B68 8BF map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

B68 8BF map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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B68 8BF geodata

Easting	399121
Northing	287001
Latitude	52.480932
Longitude	-2.014371

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B68 8BF?

Street	Old College Avenue
Town/City	Oldbury
Country	England
Postcode District	B68
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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B68 8BF Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B68 8BF as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	170m	558ft

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	Langley
Constituency	Warley

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 8BF

Pound Rd (Wolverhampton Road)	Bristnall Fields	75m
St Matthews Road (Brook Rd)	Bristnall Fields	95m
St Matthews Road (Brook Rd)	Bristnall Fields	96m
Pound Rd (Wolverhampton Road)	Bristnall Fields	101m
Sandwell College (Pound Rd)	Bristnall Fields	124m

Nearest railway stations to B68 8BF

Rowley Regis Station	1.2km
Langley Green Station	1.6km
Old Hill Station	3.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in B68 8BF (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	91.4%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in B68 8BF (2019 data)

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Median download speed	29.8Mbps
Average download speed	28.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	40.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	6.0Mbps
Average upload speed	5.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	10.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 8BF (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	8.6%

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B68 8BF gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in B68 8BF by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	616,882
Meter count	70
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,813
Median (kWh/meter)	8,037

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	137,225
Meter count	47
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,920
Median (kWh/meter)	2,456

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B68 8BF, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in B68 8BF.
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)
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Deprivation

86.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than B68 8BF:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B68 8BF (metres)

Old Dispensary

234 Causeway Green Road

289m

Grafton's Sandwich Shop

20 Penncricket Lane

295m

Paradise Nation Ltd

210 Causeway Green Road

306m

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Nearest post box to B68 8BF

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Wolerhampton Road / Leahouse Road	17:15	12:00	148m
Ferndale Road / Falcon Road	17:15	12:00	301m
Causeway Green Post Office	17:15	12:00	340m

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B68 8BF ITL and B68 8BF 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 B68 8BF:

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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B68 8BF 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 B68 8BF:

	Code	Name
OA	E00050588
LSOA	E01010001	Sandwell 037A
MSOA	E02002079	Sandwell 037

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to B68 8BF

B68 8BG	Old College Avenue	30m
B68 8AA	Brook Road	76m
B68 8PX	Leahouse Gardens	118m
B68 8DB	Wolverhampton Road	145m
B68 8LZ	Pound Close	152m
B68 8NB	Pound Road	159m
B68 8NL	Hollyoake Close	167m
B68 8AR	Ferndale Road	171m
B68 8AB	St Matthews Road	184m
B68 8LY	Pound Road	195m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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