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B68 8NN

Langley · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B68 8LZ 46 m
B68 8BP 72 m
B68 8LY 80 m
B68 8LU 109 m
B68 8DA 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B68 8NN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2009
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B68
Postcode sector
B68 8
Latitude
52.481720
Longitude
-2.016987
British National Grid easting
398,943
British National Grid northing
287,087

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
E00050619
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 030E · E01010006
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 030 · E02002072

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Karma Court, Flat 2, Pound Close, Oldbury, B68 8NN 27 March 2015 £107,000
Karma Court, Flat 1, Pound Close, Oldbury, B68 8NN 13 June 2014 £76,000
Karma Court, Flat 2, Pound Close, Oldbury, B68 8NN 6 August 2010 £94,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
123
Primary
83
Secondary
23

  1. Causeway Green Primary School

    Community school

    163 m

  2. Oldbury Academy

    Academy converter

    502 m

  3. Al Khair Primary School

    Other independent school

    674 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,477
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,648
  • Shoplifting 367
  • Vehicle crime 306
  • Criminal damage and arson 239
  • Public order 190

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.5
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% 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

45

within 5 km

  • CAUSEWAY GREEN ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88620

    354 m

  • HILL TOP MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M88645

    1.3 km

  • CLEMENT ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4A CLEMENT ROAD, HALESOWEN, B62 9LR

    ODS code M87034

    1.6 km

  • WARLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    AMBROSE HOUSE, KINGSWAY, OLDBURY, B68 0RT

    ODS code M88003

    1.7 km

  • DOG KENNEL LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88635

    1.7 km

  • FELDON LANE PRACTICE

    FELDON LANE, HALESOWEN, B62 9DR

    ODS code M87020

    1.8 km

  • ROOD END MEDICAL PRACTICE

    182-184 VICARAGE ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 8JB

    ODS code M88647

    1.8 km

  • WARLEY ROAD SURGERY

    118 WARLEY ROAD, WARLEY, OLDBURY, B68 9SZ

    ODS code M88640

    1.8 km

  • PORTWAY FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88026

    2.0 km

  • REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    DARBY STREET, WARLEY, ROWLEY REGIS, B65 0BA

    ODS code M88004

    2.0 km

  • OLDBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    ALBERT STREET, OLDBURY, B69 4DE

    ODS code M88018

    2.5 km

  • LAPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 GOODREST AVENUE, HALESOWEN, B62 0HP

    ODS code M87014

    2.6 km

  • ST PAUL'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    222 ST. PAULS ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 1HB

    ODS code M88040

    2.9 km

  • RIDGACRE HOUSE SURGERY

    83 RIDGACRE ROAD, QUINTON, BIRMINGHAM, B32 2TJ

    ODS code M85172

    2.9 km

  • LODGE ROAD SURGERY

    LODGE ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 7LU

    ODS code M88633

    3.0 km

  • BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    176 MILCOTE ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 5BP

    ODS code M88042

    3.0 km

  • BEARWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    348 BEARWOOD ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 4ES

    ODS code M88019

    3.2 km

  • SAREPHED MEDICAL CENTRE

    ARDEN ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 6AJ

    ODS code M88610

    3.3 km

  • OLD HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M88016

    3.4 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    239 HALESOWEN ROAD, WARLEY, CRADLEY HEATH, B64 6JE

    ODS code M88030

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 45 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

  • Causeway Green

    BCT · Causeway Green

    0.0 miles

  • Causeway Green

    BCT · Causeway Green

    0.0 miles

  • Wolverhampton Road Westside

    BCT · Causeway Green

    0.1 miles

  • Causeway Green Road

    BCT · Causeway Green

    0.1 miles

  • Old College Avenue

    BCT · Bristnall Fields

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sandwell 030E, 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

14,567 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
2 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
1
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

123 open schools are in scope, including 83 primary and 23 secondary schools. Causeway Green Primary School is the nearest published school at 163 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,477 published events cover 12 months, averaging 289.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,648 events.

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