# B68 8SS

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 52.499243, -1.997034
- **Open Location Code:** 9C4WF2X3+M5
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO92al
- **Qibla:** 117.9°
- **Grid reference:** SP 00298 89036
- **UTM:** 30U 568084 5817040
- **Elevation:** 160m
- **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:** 2012-04

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01010053
- **2021 MSOA:** Smethwick North & West (E02002065)
- **2021 output area:** E00177391
- **2011 LSOA:** E01010053
- **2011 MSOA:** E02002065
- **2011 output area:** E00050831
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33018511
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Multicultural Metropolitans (4B2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 2633
- **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 | 805 |
| Hospital | Sandwell Health Campus | 3255 |
| GP | Rood End Medical Centre | 598 |
| School | George Betts Primary Academy | 375 |
| Airport | Birmingham Airport | 17602 |
| Bus stop | Apollo Road | 189 |
| Food bank | Salma | 640 |
| Defibrillator | Wolseley Plumb & Parts, Unit 4a Redwood Business Park | 360 |
| Pharmacy | Dunstones Chemist | 496 |
| Post office | Oldbury Road Post Office | 557 |
| Library | Oldbury Library | 1477 |
| Coast | — | 84305 |
| Central London | — | 168922 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** National Grid Electricity Distribution (region E, MPAN 14)
- **Water:** South Staffordshire Water
- **Sewerage:** Severn Trent Water

## Adjacent postcodes

- [B68 8ST](https://openpostcodes.uk/B68%208ST)
- [B68 8SU](https://openpostcodes.uk/B68%208SU)
- [B68 8SP](https://openpostcodes.uk/B68%208SP)
- [B69 4EL](https://openpostcodes.uk/B69%204EL)

## Boundary

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## Data

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