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B68 9LQ lies on Hancox Street in Oldbury. B68 9LQ 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 9LQ maps

B68 9LQ map - large scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)
B68 9LQ map - small scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)

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B68 9LQ geodata

Easting399908
Northing286956
Latitude52.480529
Longitude-2.002783

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Where is B68 9LQ?

StreetHancox Street
Town/CityOldbury
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB68

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➜ Where is Oldbury?

B68 9LQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B68 9LQ 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 9LQ

6, HANCOX STREET, OLDBURY, B68 9LQ
2022
4 NOV
£210,000
15, HANCOX STREET, OLDBURY, B68 9LQ
2022
21 JAN
£225,000
16, HANCOX STREET, OLDBURY, B68 9LQ
2021
25 MAY
£210,000

➜ Oldbury house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 9LQ

Knottsall Lane (Bristnall Hall Rd)Langley Green127m
Bristnall Fields (George Rd)Bristnall Fields147m
Bristnall Fields (George Rd)Bristnall Fields157m
Bristnall Fields (Pound Rd)Bristnall Fields159m
Knottsall Lane (Bristnall Hall Rd)Langley Green160m

Nearest railway stations to B68 9LQ

Langley Green Station1.5km
Rowley Regis Station1.9km
Smethwick Rolfe Street Station2.8km

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Broadband

Broadband access in B68 9LQ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband97.2%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in B68 9LQ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed79.5Mbps
Average download speed126.1Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed11.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 9LQ (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 9LQ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in B68 9LQ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)387,554
Meter count33
Mean (kWh/meter)11,744
Median (kWh/meter)11,415

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)151,322
Meter count34
Mean (kWh/meter)4,451
Median (kWh/meter)3,457

Deprivation

52.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than B68 9LQ:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B68 9LQ (metres)

Royale Liquors
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
330 Pound Road
129m
Loaf
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
328 Pound Road
137m
Costcutter
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
259 Pound Road
159m

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Nearest post box to B68 9LQ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Bristnall Fields Post Office17:1512:00150m
Bristnall Hall Road Between Salo17:3012:00388m
George Road Opp George House17:3011:30590m

B68 9LQ ITL and B68 9LQ 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 9LQ:

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

B68 9LQ 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 9LQ:

CodeName
OAE00050295
LSOAE01009939Sandwell 032B
MSOAE02002074Sandwell 032

Nearest postcodes to B68 9LQ

B68 9TSBristnall Hall Road70m
B68 8EJMoat Road97m
B68 8EPPark Avenue102m
B68 8EHMoat Road105m
B68 9TUBristnall Hall Road114m
B68 8ELMoat Road122m
B68 9TTSt Katherines Road143m
B68 8NQPound Road144m
B68 8NGMerton Close167m
B68 8ERKendal Rise193m