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B68 9AR

Bristnall · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Oldbury
Ward
Bristnall
Local authority
Sandwell
Constituency
Smethwick
Postcode district
B68
Postcode sector
B68 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B68 9AS 44 m
B68 9AJ 91 m
B68 9EZ 91 m
B68 9DW 96 m
B68 9AL 100 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B68 9AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B68
Postcode sector
B68 9
Latitude
52.477253
Longitude
-1.995842
British National Grid easting
400,379
British National Grid northing
286,590

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Sandwell · E08000028
Electoral ward
Bristnall · E05016611
Parish or community
E43000182
Westminster constituency
Smethwick · E14001478
Output area
E00050301
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 032C · E01009940
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 032 · E02002074

Postcode source versions

Explore B68

Property

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7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, Edmonds Road, Oldbury, B68 9AR 16 October 2020 £185,500
13, Edmonds Road, Oldbury, B68 9AR 20 March 2020 £135,000
11, Edmonds Road, Oldbury, B68 9AR 17 January 2020 £135,000

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
138
Primary
87
Secondary
24

  1. Bleakhouse Primary School

    Community school

    278 m

  2. Moat Farm Infant School

    Academy converter

    728 m

  3. Moat Farm Junior School

    Academy converter

    728 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,225
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,567
  • Vehicle crime 314
  • Criminal damage and arson 231
  • Shoplifting 188
  • Other theft 176

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14
7 female, 7 male
Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.3
B68 9 residents
12,862

Age bands in B68 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.8%
2,349 residents
Age 15 to 24
12.3%
1,464 residents
Age 25 to 44
25.6%
3,042 residents
Age 45 to 64
26.3%
3,127 residents
Age 65 and over
15.9%
1,894 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B68 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

52

within 5 km straight-line

  • HILL TOP MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M88645

    211 m

  • WARLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    AMBROSE HOUSE, KINGSWAY, OLDBURY, B68 0RT

    ODS code M88003

    1.3 km

  • DOG KENNEL LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88635

    1.4 km

  • WARLEY ROAD SURGERY

    118 WARLEY ROAD, WARLEY, OLDBURY, B68 9SZ

    ODS code M88640

    1.4 km

  • CAUSEWAY GREEN ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88620

    1.5 km

  • BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    176 MILCOTE ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 5BP

    ODS code M88042

    1.5 km

  • RIDGACRE HOUSE SURGERY

    83 RIDGACRE ROAD, QUINTON, BIRMINGHAM, B32 2TJ

    ODS code M85172

    1.9 km

  • BEARWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    348 BEARWOOD ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 4ES

    ODS code M88019

    1.9 km

  • ROOD END MEDICAL PRACTICE

    182-184 VICARAGE ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 8JB

    ODS code M88647

    1.9 km

  • SAREPHED MEDICAL CENTRE

    ARDEN ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 6AJ

    ODS code M88610

    2.3 km

  • FELDON LANE PRACTICE

    FELDON LANE, HALESOWEN, B62 9DR

    ODS code M87020

    2.5 km

  • LAPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 GOODREST AVENUE, HALESOWEN, B62 0HP

    ODS code M87014

    2.5 km

  • SHERWOOD HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    9 SANDON ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B17 8DP

    ODS code M88020

    2.5 km

  • CITY HEALTH CENTRE

    449 CITY ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B17 8LG

    ODS code M85711

    2.6 km

  • LODGE ROAD SURGERY

    LODGE ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 7LU

    ODS code M88633

    2.6 km

  • CLEMENT ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4A CLEMENT ROAD, HALESOWEN, B62 9LR

    ODS code M87034

    2.6 km

  • ST PAUL'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    222 ST. PAULS ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 1HB

    ODS code M88040

    2.7 km

  • THE SMETHWICK MEDICAL CENTRE

    REGENT STREET, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 3BQ

    ODS code M88002

    2.7 km

  • NORVIC FAMILY PRACTICE

    5 SUFFRAGE STREET, SMETHWICK, B66 3PZ

    ODS code M88009

    2.8 km

  • CAPE HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    RAGLAN ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 3NR

    ODS code M88006

    3.1 km

Showing 20 of 52 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Pottery Road

    BCT · Warley

    15 m

  • Pottery Road

    BCT · Warley

    82 m

  • Hill Top Road

    BCT · Warley

    112 m

  • The George

    BCT · Warley

    139 m

  • Salop Road

    BCT · Warley

    155 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sandwell 032C, 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

6,371 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

Schools

138 open schools are in scope, including 87 primary and 24 secondary schools. Bleakhouse Primary School is the nearest published school at 278 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,225 published events cover 12 months, averaging 269 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,567 events.

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