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B68 9BP

Bristnall · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B68 9DW 46 m
B68 9AS 83 m
B68 9DU 88 m
B68 9AU 115 m
B68 9LT 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B68 9BP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B68
Postcode sector
B68 9
Latitude
52.477847
Longitude
-1.997447
British National Grid easting
400,270
British National Grid northing
286,656

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

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
135
Primary
85
Secondary
24

  1. Bleakhouse Primary School

    Community school

    270 m

  2. Moat Farm Infant School

    Academy converter

    636 m

  3. Moat Farm Junior School

    Academy converter

    636 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
3,240
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,596
  • Vehicle crime 300
  • Criminal damage and arson 237
  • Shoplifting 186
  • Other theft 174

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
33

23 female, 10 male

Postcode households
27
Residents per household
1.2
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 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B68 9 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

51

within 5 km

  • HILL TOP MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M88645

    88 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

    1.3 km

  • CAUSEWAY GREEN ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88620

    1.4 km

  • WARLEY ROAD SURGERY

    118 WARLEY ROAD, WARLEY, OLDBURY, B68 9SZ

    ODS code M88640

    1.4 km

  • BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    176 MILCOTE ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 5BP

    ODS code M88042

    1.6 km

  • ROOD END MEDICAL PRACTICE

    182-184 VICARAGE ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 8JB

    ODS code M88647

    1.8 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

    2.0 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

    2.4 km

  • LAPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 GOODREST AVENUE, HALESOWEN, B62 0HP

    ODS code M87014

    2.5 km

  • CLEMENT ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4A CLEMENT ROAD, HALESOWEN, B62 9LR

    ODS code M87034

    2.6 km

  • LODGE ROAD SURGERY

    LODGE ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 7LU

    ODS code M88633

    2.6 km

  • SHERWOOD HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    9 SANDON ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B17 8DP

    ODS code M88020

    2.6 km

  • ST PAUL'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    222 ST. PAULS ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 1HB

    ODS code M88040

    2.6 km

  • CITY HEALTH CENTRE

    449 CITY ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B17 8LG

    ODS code M85711

    2.7 km

  • THE SMETHWICK MEDICAL CENTRE

    REGENT STREET, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 3BQ

    ODS code M88002

    2.8 km

  • NORVIC FAMILY PRACTICE

    5 SUFFRAGE STREET, SMETHWICK, B66 3PZ

    ODS code M88009

    2.9 km

  • OLDBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    ALBERT STREET, OLDBURY, B69 4DE

    ODS code M88018

    3.1 km

Showing 20 of 51 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

  • Pottery Road

    BCT · Warley

    0.1 miles

  • Salop Road

    BCT · Warley

    0.1 miles

  • Siskin Close

    BCT · Warley

    0.1 miles

  • The George

    BCT · Warley

    0.1 miles

  • Sandfields Road

    BCT · Warley

    0.1 miles

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

135 open schools are in scope, including 85 primary and 24 secondary schools. Bleakhouse Primary School is the nearest published school at 270 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,240 published events cover 12 months, averaging 270 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,596 events.

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