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B68 8LW

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 8AA 38 m
B68 8BF 47 m
B68 8BG 72 m
B68 8LZ 109 m
B68 8PX 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B68 8LW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 November 2012
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B68
Postcode sector
B68 8
Latitude
52.480983
Longitude
-2.015058
British National Grid easting
399,074
British National Grid northing
287,005

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
E00050588
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 037A · E01010001
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
125
Primary
84
Secondary
23

  1. Causeway Green Primary School

    Community school

    292 m

  2. Oldbury Academy

    Academy converter

    353 m

  3. Al Khair Primary School

    Other independent school

    709 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,442
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,640
  • Shoplifting 365
  • Vehicle crime 301
  • Criminal damage and arson 231
  • Public order 179

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

45

within 5 km straight-line

  • CAUSEWAY GREEN ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88620

    401 m

  • HILL TOP MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M88645

    1.2 km

  • WARLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    AMBROSE HOUSE, KINGSWAY, OLDBURY, B68 0RT

    ODS code M88003

    1.5 km

  • CLEMENT ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4A CLEMENT ROAD, HALESOWEN, B62 9LR

    ODS code M87034

    1.6 km

  • DOG KENNEL LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88635

    1.6 km

  • FELDON LANE PRACTICE

    FELDON LANE, HALESOWEN, B62 9DR

    ODS code M87020

    1.8 km

  • WARLEY ROAD SURGERY

    118 WARLEY ROAD, WARLEY, OLDBURY, B68 9SZ

    ODS code M88640

    1.8 km

  • ROOD END MEDICAL PRACTICE

    182-184 VICARAGE ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 8JB

    ODS code M88647

    1.8 km

  • REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    DARBY STREET, WARLEY, ROWLEY REGIS, B65 0BA

    ODS code M88004

    2.1 km

  • PORTWAY FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88026

    2.1 km

  • LAPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 GOODREST AVENUE, HALESOWEN, B62 0HP

    ODS code M87014

    2.5 km

  • OLDBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    ALBERT STREET, OLDBURY, B69 4DE

    ODS code M88018

    2.5 km

  • RIDGACRE HOUSE SURGERY

    83 RIDGACRE ROAD, QUINTON, BIRMINGHAM, B32 2TJ

    ODS code M85172

    2.8 km

  • ST PAUL'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    222 ST. PAULS ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 1HB

    ODS code M88040

    2.8 km

  • BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    176 MILCOTE ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 5BP

    ODS code M88042

    2.9 km

  • LODGE ROAD SURGERY

    LODGE ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 7LU

    ODS code M88633

    3.0 km

  • BEARWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    348 BEARWOOD ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 4ES

    ODS code M88019

    3.1 km

  • SAREPHED MEDICAL CENTRE

    ARDEN ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 6AJ

    ODS code M88610

    3.2 km

  • OLD HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIEST HOUSE, PRIEST STREET, CRADLEY HEATH, B64 6JN

    ODS code M88016

    3.5 km

  • THE SMETHWICK MEDICAL CENTRE

    REGENT STREET, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 3BQ

    ODS code M88002

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 45 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Old College Avenue

    BCT · Bristnall Fields

    0.0 miles

  • Old College Avenue

    BCT · Bristnall Fields

    0.1 miles

  • Pound Road

    BCT · Bristnall Fields

    0.1 miles

  • Pound Road

    BCT · Bristnall Fields

    0.1 miles

  • Sandwell College

    BCT · Bristnall Fields

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sandwell 037A, 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

5,369 of 33,755

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

125 open schools are in scope, including 84 primary and 23 secondary schools. Causeway Green Primary School is the nearest published school at 292 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,442 published events cover 12 months, averaging 286.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,640 events.

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