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B68 8DZ

Langley · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Langley
Local authority
Sandwell
Constituency
Smethwick
Postcode district
B68
Postcode sector
B68 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B68 8DT 50 m
B68 8DU 68 m
B68 8DQ 85 m
B68 9BS 88 m
B68 8DF 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B68 8DZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B68
Postcode sector
B68 8
Latitude
52.476444
Longitude
-2.005839
British National Grid easting
399,700
British National Grid northing
286,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Sandwell · E08000028
Electoral ward
Langley · E05016620
Parish or community
E43000182
Westminster constituency
Smethwick · E14001478
Output area
E00050584
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 030A · E01010000
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 030 · E02002072

Postcode source versions

Explore B68

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
129
Primary
84
Secondary
24

  1. Bleakhouse Primary School

    Community school

    483 m

  2. Brandhall Primary School

    Community school

    485 m

  3. Oldbury Academy

    Academy converter

    504 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,730
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,404
  • Vehicle crime 270
  • Criminal damage and arson 193
  • Public order 143
  • Burglary 128

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

48

within 5 km straight-line

  • HILL TOP MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M88645

    569 m

  • WARLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    AMBROSE HOUSE, KINGSWAY, OLDBURY, B68 0RT

    ODS code M88003

    926 m

  • CAUSEWAY GREEN ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88620

    1.1 km

  • DOG KENNEL LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88635

    1.6 km

  • WARLEY ROAD SURGERY

    118 WARLEY ROAD, WARLEY, OLDBURY, B68 9SZ

    ODS code M88640

    1.7 km

  • FELDON LANE PRACTICE

    FELDON LANE, HALESOWEN, B62 9DR

    ODS code M87020

    1.8 km

  • CLEMENT ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4A CLEMENT ROAD, HALESOWEN, B62 9LR

    ODS code M87034

    2.0 km

  • ROOD END MEDICAL PRACTICE

    182-184 VICARAGE ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 8JB

    ODS code M88647

    2.0 km

  • RIDGACRE HOUSE SURGERY

    83 RIDGACRE ROAD, QUINTON, BIRMINGHAM, B32 2TJ

    ODS code M85172

    2.0 km

  • LAPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 GOODREST AVENUE, HALESOWEN, B62 0HP

    ODS code M87014

    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

    2.6 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

    2.9 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

  • OLDBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    ALBERT STREET, OLDBURY, B69 4DE

    ODS code M88018

    3.1 km

  • SHERWOOD HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    9 SANDON ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B17 8DP

    ODS code M88020

    3.2 km

  • CITY HEALTH CENTRE

    449 CITY ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B17 8LG

    ODS code M85711

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 48 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Brandhall Road

    BCT · Bristnall Fields

    0.0 miles

  • Brandhall Road

    BCT · Bristnall Fields

    0.1 miles

  • Oldbury Academy

    BCT · Bristnall Fields

    0.2 miles

  • Bristnall Fields

    BCT · Bristnall Fields

    0.2 miles

  • Brennand Road

    BCT · Brandhall

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sandwell 030A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,145 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
3 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

129 open schools are in scope, including 84 primary and 24 secondary schools. Bleakhouse Primary School is the nearest published school at 483 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,730 published events cover 12 months, averaging 227.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,404 events.

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