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B68 8NG lies on Merton Close in Oldbury. B68 8NG is located in the Bristnall 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 January 1980.

B68 8NG maps

B68 8NG map - large scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)
B68 8NG map - small scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)

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B68 8NG geodata

Easting399745
Northing286993
Latitude52.480861
Longitude-2.005183

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Where is B68 8NG?

StreetMerton Close
Town/CityOldbury
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB68

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B68 8NG Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation200m656ft

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

WardBristnall
ConstituencyWarley

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in B68 8NG

2014
5 AUG
£190,000
2005
2 DEC
£160,500
2002
15 FEB
£103,000
2000
28 APR
£95,500
1998
15 MAY
£73,500

➜ Oldbury house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 8NG

Bristnall Fields (Pound Rd)Bristnall Fields128m
Bristnall Fields (Pound Rd)Bristnall Fields136m
Oldbury College Of Sport (Pound Rd)Bristnall Fields219m
Bristnall Fields (George Rd)Bristnall Fields229m
Bristnall Fields (George Rd)Bristnall Fields232m

Nearest railway stations to B68 8NG

Langley Green Station1.4km
Rowley Regis Station1.8km
Smethwick Galton Bridge Station2.9km

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Broadband

Broadband access in B68 8NG (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 B68 8NG (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed67.6Mbps
Average download speed69.1Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed10.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 8NG (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%

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B68 8NG gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)470,272
Meter count43
Mean (kWh/meter)10,937
Median (kWh/meter)10,097

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)131,951
Meter count41
Mean (kWh/meter)3,218
Median (kWh/meter)2,846

Deprivation

63.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than B68 8NG:

Food Standards Agency

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

Loaf
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
328 Pound Road
133m
Royale Liquors
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
330 Pound Road
139m
Costcutter
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
259 Pound Road
165m

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Nearest post box to B68 8NG

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Bristnall Fields Post Office17:1512:00157m
Bristnall Hall Road Between Salo17:3012:00525m
Farm Road / Parkfield Road17:4512:00540m

B68 8NG ITL and B68 8NG 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 8NG:

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

B68 8NG 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 8NG:

CodeName
OAE00050582
LSOAE01010000Sandwell 030A
MSOAE02002072Sandwell 030

Nearest postcodes to B68 8NG

B68 8EHMoat Road81m
B68 8PQMeadow Road111m
B68 8EQSilverlands Avenue121m
B68 8EJMoat Road122m
B68 8NQPound Road129m
B68 8ELMoat Road131m
B68 8NFPound Road134m
B68 9LQHancox Street167m
B68 8PGMeadow Road180m
B68 8EGMoat Road187m