B68 8QW maps, stats, and open data

B68 8QW 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 August 1992.

B68 8QW maps

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

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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B68 8QW geodata

Easting	399941
Northing	287985
Latitude	52.489779
Longitude	-2.002298

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B68 8QW?

Country	England
Postcode District	B68
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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B68 8QW Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B68 8QW 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	Bristnall
Constituency	Warley

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 8QW

Jackson St (Vicarage Rd)	Langley Green	42m
Vicarage Rd (Crosswells Rd)	Langley Green	94m
Keanscott Drive (Brookfields Rd)	Langley Green	104m
Keanscott Drive (Brookfields Rd)	Langley Green	106m
Bloxcidge Street (Joinings Bank)	Langley Green	141m

Nearest railway stations to B68 8QW

Langley Green Station	0.5km
Smethwick Galton Bridge Station	2km
Sandwell & Dudley Station	2.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in B68 8QW (2020 data)

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

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

Broadband speed in B68 8QW (2019 data)

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Median download speed	11.9Mbps
Average download speed	16.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	40.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	2.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	10.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 8QW (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	0.0%

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B68 8QW gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	55,125
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,011
Median (kWh/meter)	4,239

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	25,591
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,559
Median (kWh/meter)	2,748

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Fatima Day Nursery

36 Vicarage Road

47m

Vicarage Chippy

50 Vicarage Road

90m

Hotshots Snooker Club

100a Crosswells Road

108m

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Nearest post box to B68 8QW

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Vicarage Road Post Office	17:15	12:00	115m
Crosswells Road / Vicarage Road	17:45	12:00	147m
Langley Road / New Henry St	17:45	12:00	438m

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B68 8QW ITL and B68 8QW 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 8QW:

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 8QW 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 8QW:

	Code	Name
OA	E00050598
LSOA	E01010005	Sandwell 030D
MSOA	E02002072	Sandwell 030

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to B68 8QW

B68 8QG	Jackson Street	48m
B68 8HF	Opal Gardens	48m
B68 8QA	Jackson Close	53m
B68 8HR	Vicarage Road	71m
B68 8NX	Newlands Walk	73m
B68 8HH	Crosswells Road	73m
B68 8HL	Vicarage Road	78m
B68 8QJ	Joinings Bank	122m
B68 8QH	Bloxcidge Street	133m
B68 8QQ	Bloxcidge Street	136m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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