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B68 8QB lies on Westmead Drive in Oldbury. B68 8QB 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 8QB maps

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

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B68 8QB geodata

Easting399719
Northing287792
Latitude52.488044
Longitude-2.005567

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Where is B68 8QB?

StreetWestmead Drive
Town/CityOldbury
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB68

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➜ Where is Oldbury?

B68 8QB Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B68 8QB 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

WardBristnall
ConstituencyWarley

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in B68 8QB

2022
21 JAN
£275,000
39, WESTMEAD DRIVE, OLDBURY, B68 8QB
2022
14 JAN
£280,000
2021
24 JUN
£232,500
2016
15 JUL
£277,000
2011
12 OCT
£149,000
2010
21 DEC
£148,000
11, WESTMEAD DRIVE, OLDBURY, B68 8QB
2008
16 MAY
£156,000
45, WESTMEAD DRIVE, OLDBURY, B68 8QB
2003
5 SEP
£136,000
3, WESTMEAD DRIVE, OLDBURY, B68 8QB
2003
8 AUG
£130,000
3, WESTMEAD DRIVE, OLDBURY, B68 8QB
2000
27 NOV
£88,500

➜ Oldbury house prices

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 8QB

Primrose Bank (Joinings Bank)Langley Green101m
Primrose Bank (Joinings Bank)Langley Green128m
Bloxcidge Street (Joinings Bank)Langley Green153m
New Henry Street (Langley Rd)Langley Green188m
New Henry Street (Langley Rd)Langley Green193m

Nearest railway stations to B68 8QB

Langley Green Station0.6km
Rowley Regis Station2.1km
Smethwick Galton Bridge Station2.3km

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Broadband

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

Download

Median download speed49.3Mbps
Average download speed88.2Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.2Mbps
Average upload speed4.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed16.48Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 8QB (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 8QB gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)754,119
Meter count62
Mean (kWh/meter)12,163
Median (kWh/meter)12,375

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)204,667
Meter count59
Mean (kWh/meter)3,469
Median (kWh/meter)3,031

Deprivation

75% of English postcodes are less deprived than B68 8QB:

Food Standards Agency

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

Ascot House Residential Care H
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Ascot House 23 Joinings Bank
146m
El Marsh Care Home Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
12 Joinings Bank
174m
Haya Guest House
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
13 Bloxcidge Street
252m

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Nearest post box to B68 8QB

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Langley Road / New Henry St17:4512:00194m
Vicarage Road Post Office17:1512:00201m
Crosswells Road / Vicarage Road17:4512:00442m

B68 8QB ITL and B68 8QB 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 8QB:

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

B68 8QB 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 8QB:

CodeName
OAE00050605
LSOAE01010005Sandwell 030D
MSOAE02002072Sandwell 030

Nearest postcodes to B68 8QB

B68 8QNPrimrose Bank84m
B68 8QLJoinings Bank87m
B68 8ESBarnfordhill Close95m
B68 8QRLangley Gardens99m
B68 8REMount Pleasant108m
B68 8RRLangley Crescent112m
B68 8RPSuffolk Close146m
B68 8QHBloxcidge Street173m
B68 8QJJoinings Bank173m
B68 8RTWyvern Close176m