# B68 8RY

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 52.495737, -2.002587
- **Open Location Code:** 9C4VFXWW+7X
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO82xl
- **Qibla:** 117.8°
- **Grid reference:** SO 99921 88646
- **UTM:** 30U 567713 5816645
- **Elevation:** 163m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** West Midlands (E12000005)
- **Admin district:** Sandwell (E08000028)
- **Ward:** St Pauls (E05001276)
- **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:** E01010019
- **2021 MSOA:** Oldbury & Rood End (E02002066)
- **2021 output area:** E00050674
- **2011 LSOA:** E01010019
- **2011 MSOA:** E02002066
- **2011 output area:** E00050674
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33018502
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Multicultural Metropolitans (4B2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 3617
- **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 | Langley Green | 268 |
| Hospital | Midland Metropolitan University Hospital | 3605 |
| GP | Rood End Medical Centre | 267 |
| School | Rood End Primary School | 175 |
| Airport | Birmingham Airport | 17858 |
| Bus stop | Western Road | 163 |
| Food bank | Salma | 1116 |
| Defibrillator | NA | 694 |
| Pharmacy | Global Dental Laboratory | 203 |
| Post office | Langley Post Office (inside Londis) | 843 |
| Library | Langley Library | 1039 |
| Coast | — | 83813 |
| Central London | — | 168960 |

## 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

- [B69 4ND](https://openpostcodes.uk/B69%204ND)
- [B68 8RZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/B68%208RZ)
- [B68 8SB](https://openpostcodes.uk/B68%208SB)
- [B68 8NR](https://openpostcodes.uk/B68%208NR)
- [B69 4NQ](https://openpostcodes.uk/B69%204NQ)

## Boundary

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