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B68 0DS

Old Warley · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Old Warley
Local authority
Sandwell
Constituency
Smethwick
Postcode district
B68
Postcode sector
B68 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B68 0ER 28 m
B68 0EY 51 m
B68 0EP 62 m
B68 0ES 88 m
B68 0EX 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B68 0DS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B68
Postcode sector
B68 0
Latitude
52.466555
Longitude
-1.992590
British National Grid easting
400,600
British National Grid northing
285,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Sandwell · E08000028
Electoral ward
Old Warley · E05016622
Parish or community
E43000182
Westminster constituency
Smethwick · E14001478
Output area
E00050722
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 036B · E01010024
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 036 · E02002078

Postcode source versions

Explore B68

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
138
Primary
85
Secondary
25

  1. Lightwoods Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    263 m

  2. Woodhouse Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    972 m

  3. Brandhall Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,204
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,366
  • Vehicle crime 314
  • Shoplifting 313
  • Criminal damage and arson 253
  • Other theft 232

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B68 0 residents
9,779

Age bands in B68 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.9%

1,929 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

1,115 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.4%

2,590 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

2,646 residents

Age 65 and over
19%

1,936 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

47

within 5 km straight-line

  • RIDGACRE HOUSE SURGERY

    83 RIDGACRE ROAD, QUINTON, BIRMINGHAM, B32 2TJ

    ODS code M85172

    649 m

  • WARLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    AMBROSE HOUSE, KINGSWAY, OLDBURY, B68 0RT

    ODS code M88003

    978 m

  • HILL TOP MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 HILL TOP ROAD, WARLEY, OLDBURY, B68 9DU

    ODS code M88645

    1.4 km

  • BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    176 MILCOTE ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 5BP

    ODS code M88042

    1.7 km

  • LAPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 GOODREST AVENUE, HALESOWEN, B62 0HP

    ODS code M87014

    1.8 km

  • LORDSWOOD HOUSE GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    54 LORDSWOOD ROAD, HARBORNE, BIRMINGHAM, B17 9DB

    ODS code M85028

    2.3 km

  • BEARWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    348 BEARWOOD ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 4ES

    ODS code M88019

    2.3 km

  • SHERWOOD HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    9 SANDON ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B17 8DP

    ODS code M88020

    2.4 km

  • FELDON LANE PRACTICE

    FELDON LANE, HALESOWEN, B62 9DR

    ODS code M87020

    2.4 km

  • CAUSEWAY GREEN ROAD SURGERY

    158 CAUSEWAY GREEN ROAD, WARLEY, OLDBURY, B68 8LJ

    ODS code M88620

    2.5 km

  • CITY HEALTH CENTRE

    449 CITY ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B17 8LG

    ODS code M85711

    2.6 km

  • DOG KENNEL LANE SURGERY

    64 DOG KENNEL LANE, WARLEY, OLDBURY, B68 9LZ

    ODS code M88635

    2.6 km

  • WARLEY ROAD SURGERY

    118 WARLEY ROAD, WARLEY, OLDBURY, B68 9SZ

    ODS code M88640

    2.6 km

  • WOODGATE VALLEY HEALTH CENTRE

    61 STEVENS AVENUE, WOODGATE, BIRMINGHAM, B32 3SD

    ODS code M85035

    2.7 km

  • CLEMENT ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4A CLEMENT ROAD, HALESOWEN, B62 9LR

    ODS code M87034

    2.9 km

  • SAREPHED MEDICAL CENTRE

    ARDEN ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 6AJ

    ODS code M88610

    3.0 km

  • ROOD END MEDICAL PRACTICE

    182-184 VICARAGE ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 8JB

    ODS code M88647

    3.1 km

  • HARBORNE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4 YORK STREET, HARBORNE, BIRMINGHAM, B17 0HG

    ODS code M85058

    3.3 km

  • JIGGINS LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    17 JIGGINS LANE, BARTLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B32 3LE

    ODS code M85143

    3.3 km

  • NORVIC FAMILY PRACTICE

    5 SUFFRAGE STREET, SMETHWICK, B66 3PZ

    ODS code M88009

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 47 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Castle Road West

    BCT · Warley Woods

    0.1 miles

  • Clive Road

    BCT · Ridgacre

    0.1 miles

  • Castle Road West

    BCT · Warley Woods

    0.2 miles

  • Stanley Road

    BCT · Brandhall

    0.2 miles

  • Wolverhampton Road

    BCT · Warley Woods

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sandwell 036B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,738 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

138 open schools are in scope, including 85 primary and 25 secondary schools. Lightwoods Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 263 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

3,204 published events cover 12 months, averaging 267 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,366 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.