# B68 8DS

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 52.478017, -2.005207
- **Open Location Code:** 9C4VFXHV+6W
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO82xl
- **Qibla:** 117.8°
- **Grid reference:** SO 99743 86675
- **UTM:** 30U 567562 5814671
- **Elevation:** 193m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** West Midlands (E12000005)
- **Admin district:** Sandwell (E08000028)
- **Ward:** Bristnall (E05001262)
- **Constituency:** Smethwick (E14001478)
- **Parish code:** E43000182
- **Travel to work area:** E30000202
- **Police force area:** E23000014
- **Built-up area:** E63010000
- **European electoral region:** West Midlands (E15000005)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01010000
- **2021 MSOA:** Langley Green (E02002072)
- **2021 output area:** E00050584
- **2011 LSOA:** E01010000
- **2011 MSOA:** E02002072
- **2011 output area:** E00050584
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33020931
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Multicultural Metropolitans (4A1)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 12120
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **NHS region:** E40000011
- **ICB location:** E38000259
- **Integrated Care Board:** E54000062
- **Cancer Alliance:** E56000007

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Rowley Regis | 1741 |
| Hospital | Rowley Regis Hospital | 3188 |
| GP | Hill Top Medical Centre | 480 |
| School | Oldbury Academy | 421 |
| Airport | Birmingham Airport | 17627 |
| Bus stop | Bristnall Fields | 183 |
| Food bank | Salvation Army | 316 |
| Defibrillator | The Salvation Army | 268 |
| Pharmacy | Hill Top Medical Center | 544 |
| Post office | Bristnall Fields Post Office | 175 |
| Library | Bleakhouse Library | 558 |
| Coast | — | 81894 |
| Central London | — | 167842 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** National Grid Electricity Distribution (region E, MPAN 14)
- **Water:** South Staffordshire Water
- **Sewerage:** Severn Trent Water
- **Broadband:** 100% gigabit, 100% superfast, 100% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [B68 8DJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/B68%208DJ)
- [B68 8DP](https://openpostcodes.uk/B68%208DP)
- [B68 8DR](https://openpostcodes.uk/B68%208DR)
- [B68 8NH](https://openpostcodes.uk/B68%208NH)
- [B68 8DT](https://openpostcodes.uk/B68%208DT)
- [B68 8DU](https://openpostcodes.uk/B68%208DU)
- [B68 8DG](https://openpostcodes.uk/B68%208DG)

## Boundary

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