Oldbury
Oldbury is covered by postcode districts B65, B67, B68, B69 and B70. It is in the Sandwell council area, England.
ONS publishes this built-up area as Oldbury (Sandwell).
Every postcode in Oldbury, by flood risk
- A home or business at high risk: 30
- At medium risk at worst: 15
- At low risk at worst: 44
- At very low risk only: 1
- Not on the at-risk list: 873
- Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together
Of the 963 postcodes in Oldbury that ONS places, 30 have a home or business at high risk, 15 are at medium risk at worst, 44 are at low risk at worst, 1 are at very low risk only and 873 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 52.4870, longitude -2.0076. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The postcodes at high risk
30 postcodes here have a home or business at high risk. These are the 12 with the most homes and businesses at that risk.
Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.
Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together
- 10 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. B68 8AA, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
- 7 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. B69 4BY, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
- 6 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. B69 2BA, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
- 6 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. B69 4RB, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
- 5 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. B68 8AD, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
What is it like to live in Oldbury?
Homes sold for a typical £233,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 3.8% on the 12 months before. At 823 of the 911 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 418 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 90 of its 963 postcodes. It has 8 primary schools and 4 secondary schools at its postcodes, or more. At least 5 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Langley Green, 800 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Oldbury?
Homes in Oldbury sold for a typical £233,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 284 sales, up 3.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £225,000
- 12 months to August 2026
- £233,500
▲ up 3.8% on the 12 months before
Across the whole B68 district, Oldbury's main postcode district: a typical £240,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Oldbury: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Oldbury?
33 of the 963 postcodes now in use in Oldbury came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 44 of the 468 homes sold in Oldbury were newly built (9%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the B68 district, 2%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Oldbury | Across the B68 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 1 of 284 (Under 1%) | 0 of 221 (0%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 44 of 468 (9%) | 8 of 331 (2%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Oldbury?
Ofcom reports on 911 of the 963 postcodes in Oldbury. At 823 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Oldbury at risk of flooding?
90 of the 963 postcodes in Oldbury have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 418 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are in Oldbury?
The open schools at the postcodes in Oldbury (the first 8 primaries by distance from its middle). A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
- The Orchard School250 m
- Al Khair Primary School300 m 70 pupils, 105 places
- Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School350 m 415 pupils, 420 places
- Moat Farm Infant School700 m 407 pupils, 360 places
- Moat Farm Junior School700 m 477 pupils, 480 places
- Langley Primary School750 m 440 pupils, 460 places
- Causeway Green Primary School950 m 427 pupils, 460 places
- Rood End Primary School1.1 km 428 pupils, 488 places
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
How far is the station from Oldbury?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Oldbury is Langley Green Rail Station, 800 m away in a straight line.
- Langley Green Rail Station Railway station 800 mWalk
- Rowley Regis Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle
- Sandwell & Dudley Rail Station Railway station 2.4 kmCycle
- Kenrick Park (West Midlands Metro) Underground, metro or tram 2.9 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Oldbury?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Oldbury, the first 5 by distance from its middle. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Causeway Green Road Surgery550 m
- Dog Kennel Lane Surgery850 m
- Rood End Medical Practice950 m
- Warley Road Surgery1.0 km
- Hill Top Medical Centre1.1 km
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Oldbury safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 3,175 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Oldbury over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 260 September 2025
- 266 October 2025
- 240 November 2025
- 227 December 2025
- 272 January 2026
- 245 February 2026
- 305 March 2026
- 248 April 2026
- 283 May 2026
- 278 June 2026
- 289 July 2026
- 262 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: anti-social behaviour 104, possession of weapons 88, other crime 80, robbery 45, theft from the person 13, bicycle theft 10.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Oldbury?
- Council
- Sandwell
- Parliamentary constituencies
- Smethwick (677) and West Bromwich (286)
- Police force area
- West Midlands
- Region
- West Midlands
- Country
- England
Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Moving to Oldbury
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Sandwell about council tax Council tax, on sandwell.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Oldbury
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Oldbury postcodes
963 postcodes in use in Oldbury, by district:
Those districts are all in the B postcode area.
Check a Oldbury postcode
Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
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Places near Oldbury
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Oldbury's £233,500. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Oldbury
- What is it like to live in Oldbury?
- Homes sold for a typical £233,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 3.8% on the 12 months before. At 823 of the 911 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 418 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 90 of its 963 postcodes. It has 8 primary schools and 4 secondary schools at its postcodes, or more. At least 5 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Langley Green, 800 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Oldbury?
- Oldbury is covered by postcode districts B65, B67, B68, B69 and B70, across 963 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Oldbury in?
- Oldbury is in the Sandwell council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Oldbury?
- Homes in Oldbury sold for a typical £233,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 284 sales, up 3.8% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Oldbury?
- In Oldbury, primary schools at its postcodes include The Orchard School, Al Khair Primary School and Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Q3 Academy Langley, Oldbury Academy and Bristnall Hall Academy. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Oldbury have a railway station?
- Yes: Langley Green is 800 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Oldbury, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Oldbury?
- Ofcom reports on 911 of the 963 postcodes in Oldbury. At 823 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Oldbury at risk of flooding?
- 90 of the 963 postcodes in Oldbury have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 418 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Oldbury?
- 33 of the 963 postcodes now in use in Oldbury came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 44 of the 468 homes sold in Oldbury were newly built (9%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the B68 district, 2%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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