B68 8QU maps, stats, and open data

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B68 8QU lies on Barrs Street in Oldbury. B68 8QU 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 January 1980.

B68 8QU geodata

Easting399496
Northing287729
Latitude52.487477
Longitude-2.008851

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Where is B68 8QU?

StreetBarrs Street
Town/CityOldbury
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB68

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B68 8QU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B68 8QU 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

WardLangley
ConstituencyWarley

Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 8QU

New Henry Street (Langley Rd)Langley Green93m
Langley Green Rd (Causeway Green Rd)Langley96m
New Henry Street (Langley Rd)Langley Green108m
Langley Green Rd (Causeway Green Rd)Langley119m
Mill Lane (Langley Green Rd)Langley165m

Nearest railway stations to B68 8QU

Langley Green Station0.8km
Rowley Regis Station1.9km
Sandwell & Dudley Station2.4km

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Broadband

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

Download

Median download speed71.0Mbps
Average download speed83.9Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed9.8Mbps
Average upload speed8.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

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

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)402,946
Meter count33
Mean (kWh/meter)12,210
Median (kWh/meter)11,241

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)95,186
Meter count31
Mean (kWh/meter)3,071
Median (kWh/meter)2,821

Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

The Orchard School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Causeway Green Road
93m
Discount Wines
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
3 Causeway Green Road
105m
Causeway German doner
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
5 Causeway Green Road
110m

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Nearest post box to B68 8QU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Langley Road / New Henry St17:4512:00111m
Farm Road / Parkfield Road17:4512:00291m
Vicarage Road Post Office17:1512:00431m

B68 8QU ITL and B68 8QU 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 8QU:

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

B68 8QU 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 8QU:

CodeName
OAE00050606
LSOAE01010005Sandwell 030D
MSOAE02002072Sandwell 030

Nearest postcodes to B68 8QU

B68 8QPLangley Road45m
B68 8RBFarm Road52m
B68 8QXCross Street59m
B68 8RQNew Henry Street88m
B68 8RDFarm Road94m
B68 8QYEthel Street98m
B68 8RGNew Henry Street123m
B68 8REMount Pleasant125m
B68 8QZFarm Road142m
B68 8LDCauseway Green Road152m