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B68 8DQ

Old Warley · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Oldbury
Ward
Old Warley
Local authority
Sandwell
Constituency
Smethwick
Postcode district
B68
Postcode sector
B68 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B68 9BS 94 m
B68 9DD 103 m
B68 8DT 112 m
B68 8DF 138 m
B68 8DU 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B68 8DQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B68
Postcode sector
B68 8
Latitude
52.475725
Longitude
-2.005427
British National Grid easting
399,728
British National Grid northing
286,420

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
E00050299
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 032B · E01009939
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 032 · E02002074

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
428, Wolverhampton Road, Oldbury, B68 8DQ 21 October 2016 £264,950
438, Wolverhampton Road, Oldbury, B68 8DQ 3 October 2016 £223,000
438, Wolverhampton Road, Oldbury, B68 8DQ 21 June 2013 £223,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
129
Primary
84
Secondary
24

  1. Brandhall Primary School

    Community school

    401 m

  2. Bleakhouse Primary School

    Community school

    445 m

  3. Oldbury Academy

    Academy converter

    587 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,723
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,365
  • Vehicle crime 263
  • Other theft 199
  • Criminal damage and arson 185
  • Public order 129

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

8 female, 9 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.4
B68 8 residents
11,001

Age bands in B68 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.3%

2,232 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.2%

1,336 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.3%

3,110 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.9%

2,727 residents

Age 65 and over
14.3%

1,566 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B68 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

49

within 5 km

  • HILL TOP MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M88645

    582 m

  • WARLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    AMBROSE HOUSE, KINGSWAY, OLDBURY, B68 0RT

    ODS code M88003

    849 m

  • CAUSEWAY GREEN ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88620

    1.2 km

  • DOG KENNEL LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88635

    1.7 km

  • WARLEY ROAD SURGERY

    118 WARLEY ROAD, WARLEY, OLDBURY, B68 9SZ

    ODS code M88640

    1.8 km

  • FELDON LANE PRACTICE

    FELDON LANE, HALESOWEN, B62 9DR

    ODS code M87020

    1.8 km

  • RIDGACRE HOUSE SURGERY

    83 RIDGACRE ROAD, QUINTON, BIRMINGHAM, B32 2TJ

    ODS code M85172

    1.9 km

  • CLEMENT ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4A CLEMENT ROAD, HALESOWEN, B62 9LR

    ODS code M87034

    2.0 km

  • LAPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 GOODREST AVENUE, HALESOWEN, B62 0HP

    ODS code M87014

    2.0 km

  • ROOD END MEDICAL PRACTICE

    182-184 VICARAGE ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 8JB

    ODS code M88647

    2.1 km

  • BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    176 MILCOTE ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 5BP

    ODS code M88042

    2.2 km

  • BEARWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    348 BEARWOOD ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 4ES

    ODS code M88019

    2.5 km

  • REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    DARBY STREET, WARLEY, ROWLEY REGIS, B65 0BA

    ODS code M88004

    2.7 km

  • SAREPHED MEDICAL CENTRE

    ARDEN ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 6AJ

    ODS code M88610

    2.9 km

  • PORTWAY FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88026

    3.0 km

  • ST PAUL'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    222 ST. PAULS ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 1HB

    ODS code M88040

    3.0 km

  • LODGE ROAD SURGERY

    LODGE ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 7LU

    ODS code M88633

    3.0 km

  • SHERWOOD HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    9 SANDON ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B17 8DP

    ODS code M88020

    3.1 km

  • OLDBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    ALBERT STREET, OLDBURY, B69 4DE

    ODS code M88018

    3.2 km

  • CITY HEALTH CENTRE

    449 CITY ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B17 8LG

    ODS code M85711

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 49 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Brandhall Road

    BCT · Bristnall Fields

    0.1 miles

  • Brandhall Road

    BCT · Bristnall Fields

    0.1 miles

  • Broadway

    BCT · Brandhall

    0.2 miles

  • Brennand Road

    BCT · Brandhall

    0.2 miles

  • Broadway

    BCT · Brandhall

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sandwell 032B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,040 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
8 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.

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

129 open schools are in scope, including 84 primary and 24 secondary schools. Brandhall Primary School is the nearest published school at 401 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,723 published events cover 12 months, averaging 226.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,365 events.

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