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B68 0HB

Old Warley · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 0JR 68 m
B68 0HE 80 m
B68 0HA 86 m
B68 0JH 101 m
B68 0LE 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B68 0HB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B68
Postcode sector
B68 0
Latitude
52.470268
Longitude
-2.005956
British National Grid easting
399,692
British National Grid northing
285,813

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
E00050714
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 037E · E01010028
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 037 · E02002079

Postcode source versions

Explore B68

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
128
Primary
85
Secondary
24

  1. Brandhall Primary School

    Community school

    239 m

  2. Perryfields Academy

    Academy converter

    490 m

  3. Perryfields Primary School

    Community school

    687 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
2,719
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,196
  • Vehicle crime 277
  • Shoplifting 273
  • Other theft 193
  • Criminal damage and arson 189

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
54

21 female, 33 male

Postcode households
45
Residents per household
1.2
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

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B68 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

44

within 5 km

  • WARLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    AMBROSE HOUSE, KINGSWAY, OLDBURY, B68 0RT

    ODS code M88003

    243 m

  • HILL TOP MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M88645

    1.1 km

  • LAPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 GOODREST AVENUE, HALESOWEN, B62 0HP

    ODS code M87014

    1.5 km

  • RIDGACRE HOUSE SURGERY

    83 RIDGACRE ROAD, QUINTON, BIRMINGHAM, B32 2TJ

    ODS code M85172

    1.5 km

  • FELDON LANE PRACTICE

    FELDON LANE, HALESOWEN, B62 9DR

    ODS code M87020

    1.6 km

  • CAUSEWAY GREEN ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88620

    1.7 km

  • CLEMENT ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4A CLEMENT ROAD, HALESOWEN, B62 9LR

    ODS code M87034

    1.9 km

  • DOG KENNEL LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88635

    2.3 km

  • BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    176 MILCOTE ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 5BP

    ODS code M88042

    2.3 km

  • WARLEY ROAD SURGERY

    118 WARLEY ROAD, WARLEY, OLDBURY, B68 9SZ

    ODS code M88640

    2.4 km

  • REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    DARBY STREET, WARLEY, ROWLEY REGIS, B65 0BA

    ODS code M88004

    2.7 km

  • ROOD END MEDICAL PRACTICE

    182-184 VICARAGE ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 8JB

    ODS code M88647

    2.7 km

  • BEARWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    348 BEARWOOD ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 4ES

    ODS code M88019

    2.8 km

  • SHERWOOD HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    9 SANDON ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B17 8DP

    ODS code M88020

    3.2 km

  • WOODGATE VALLEY HEALTH CENTRE

    61 STEVENS AVENUE, WOODGATE, BIRMINGHAM, B32 3SD

    ODS code M85035

    3.2 km

  • LORDSWOOD HOUSE GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    54 LORDSWOOD ROAD, HARBORNE, BIRMINGHAM, B17 9DB

    ODS code M85028

    3.3 km

  • SAREPHED MEDICAL CENTRE

    ARDEN ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 6AJ

    ODS code M88610

    3.3 km

  • CITY HEALTH CENTRE

    449 CITY ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B17 8LG

    ODS code M85711

    3.3 km

  • PORTWAY FAMILY PRACTICE

    PORTWAY LIFESTYLE CENTRE, NEWBURY LANE, OLDBURY, B69 1HE

    ODS code M88026

    3.5 km

  • ST PAUL'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    222 ST. PAULS ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 1HB

    ODS code M88040

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 44 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Tame Road

    BCT · Brandhall

    0.0 miles

  • Brandhall Junior School

    BCT · Brandhall

    0.1 miles

  • Worcester Road

    BCT · Brandhall

    0.1 miles

  • Brandhall Junior School

    BCT · Brandhall

    0.1 miles

  • Malvern Road

    BCT · Brandhall

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sandwell 037E, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,496 of 33,755

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

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

128 open schools are in scope, including 85 primary and 24 secondary schools. Brandhall Primary School is the nearest published school at 239 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,719 published events cover 12 months, averaging 226.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,196 events.

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