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B68 8ZR

St Pauls · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
St Pauls
Local authority
Sandwell
Constituency
Smethwick
Postcode district
B68
Postcode sector
B68 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B68 8SR 20 m
B68 8SU 68 m
B68 9UE 80 m
B68 9UH 84 m
B68 8SP 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B68 8ZR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 November 2002
Terminated
1 February 2004
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B68
Postcode sector
B68 8
Latitude
52.497921
Longitude
-1.997520
British National Grid easting
400,265
British National Grid northing
288,889

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Sandwell · E08000028
Electoral ward
St Pauls · E05016628
Parish or community
E43000182
Westminster constituency
Smethwick · E14001478
Output area
E00050672
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 024B · E01010019
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 024 · E02002066

Postcode source versions

Explore B68

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
132
Primary
87
Secondary
25

  1. Rood End Primary School

    Community school

    309 m

  2. George Betts Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    433 m

  3. Holly Lodge High School College of Science

    Foundation school

    626 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,868
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,822
  • Criminal damage and arson 319
  • Drugs 299
  • Public order 297
  • Vehicle crime 239

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

51

within 5 km straight-line

  • ROOD END MEDICAL PRACTICE

    182-184 VICARAGE ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 8JB

    ODS code M88647

    449 m

  • ST PAUL'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    222 ST. PAULS ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 1HB

    ODS code M88040

    689 m

  • WARLEY ROAD SURGERY

    118 WARLEY ROAD, WARLEY, OLDBURY, B68 9SZ

    ODS code M88640

    896 m

  • DOG KENNEL LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88635

    911 m

  • LODGE ROAD SURGERY

    LODGE ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 7LU

    ODS code M88633

    922 m

  • OLDBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    ALBERT STREET, OLDBURY, B69 4DE

    ODS code M88018

    1.3 km

  • DR UI HAQUE N

    6 HIGH STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 6JX

    ODS code M88626

    1.9 km

  • ST PAULS PARTNERS

    6 HIGH STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 6JX

    ODS code M88639

    1.9 km

  • CAUSEWAY GREEN ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88620

    1.9 km

  • DR SINGH M

    1 CAMBRIDGE STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 8HQ

    ODS code M88628

    1.9 km

  • DR ARORA RK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88619

    2.0 km

  • DR DEWAN VK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88646

    2.0 km

  • LINKWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LYNG CENTRE FOR HEALTH, FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88038

    2.0 km

  • ST PAUL'S PARTNERSHIP - LYNG MEDICAL

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88625

    2.0 km

  • THE SMETHWICK MEDICAL CENTRE

    REGENT STREET, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 3BQ

    ODS code M88002

    2.0 km

  • SAREPHED MEDICAL CENTRE

    ARDEN ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 6AJ

    ODS code M88610

    2.0 km

  • HAWTHORNS MEDICAL CENTRE

    94 LEWISHAM ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 2DD

    ODS code M88041

    2.1 km

  • HILL TOP MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M88645

    2.2 km

  • PORTWAY FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88026

    2.2 km

  • BEARWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    348 BEARWOOD ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 4ES

    ODS code M88019

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 51 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Vernon Road

    BCT · Rood End

    0.0 miles

  • Vernon Road

    BCT · Rood End

    0.0 miles

  • Apollo Road

    BCT · Rood End

    0.0 miles

  • Apollo Road

    BCT · Rood End

    0.1 miles

  • Oldbury Cemetery

    BCT · Rood End

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sandwell 024B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

3,095 of 33,755

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

132 open schools are in scope, including 87 primary and 25 secondary schools. Rood End Primary School is the nearest published school at 309 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,868 published events cover 12 months, averaging 322.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,822 events.

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