B68 9UL postcode in Oldbury, Sandwell

B68 9UL is a postcode in Oldbury, in the St Pauls ward of Sandwell. It is in the Smethwick parliamentary constituency and the West Midlands police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Sandwell: 96% Typical price £235,000 Homes sold in B68 9, last 12 months. 0% on the year before Nearest station Langley Green 900 m in a straight line

Where B68 9UL is, and what is near it

Map of B68 9UL and what is near it Map of B68 9UL: its centre point, with the 211 other postcodes in the B68 9 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. B68 9AA: also in B68 9B68 9AB: also in B68 9B68 9AD: also in B68 9B68 9AE: also in B68 9B68 9AF: also in B68 9B68 9AG: also in B68 9B68 9AH: also in B68 9B68 9AJ: also in B68 9B68 9AL: also in B68 9B68 9AN: also in B68 9B68 9AP: also in B68 9B68 9AQ: also in B68 9B68 9AR: also in B68 9B68 9AS: also in B68 9B68 9AT: also in B68 9B68 9AU: also in B68 9B68 9AX: also in B68 9B68 9BP: also in B68 9B68 9BT: also in B68 9B68 9BX: also in B68 9B68 9BY: also in B68 9B68 9BZ: also in B68 9B68 9DA: also in B68 9B68 9DU: also in B68 9B68 9DW: also in B68 9B68 9DX: also in B68 9B68 9DY: also in B68 9B68 9DZ: also in B68 9B68 9LF: also in B68 9B68 9LG: also in B68 9B68 9LH: also in B68 9B68 9LJ: also in B68 9B68 9LL: also in B68 9B68 9LN: also in B68 9B68 9LQ: also in B68 9B68 9LS: also in B68 9B68 9LT: also in B68 9B68 9LU: also in B68 9B68 9LW: also in B68 9B68 9LX: also in B68 9B68 9LY: also in B68 9B68 9LZ: also in B68 9B68 9NA: also in B68 9B68 9NB: also in B68 9B68 9ND: also in B68 9B68 9NE: also in B68 9B68 9NF: also in B68 9B68 9NG: also in B68 9B68 9NH: also in B68 9B68 9NJ: also in B68 9B68 9NL: also in B68 9B68 9NQ: also in B68 9B68 9NR: also in B68 9B68 9NS: also in B68 9B68 9NT: also in B68 9B68 9NU: also in B68 9B68 9NX: also in B68 9B68 9NY: also in B68 9B68 9PA: also in B68 9B68 9PB: also in B68 9B68 9PD: also in B68 9B68 9PE: also in B68 9B68 9PF: also in B68 9B68 9PG: also in B68 9B68 9PH: also in B68 9B68 9PJ: also in B68 9B68 9PL: also in B68 9B68 9PN: also in B68 9B68 9PP: also in B68 9B68 9PQ: also in B68 9B68 9PR: also in B68 9B68 9PS: also in B68 9B68 9PT: also in B68 9B68 9PU: also in B68 9B68 9PW: also in B68 9B68 9PX: also in B68 9B68 9QD: also in B68 9B68 9QE: also in B68 9B68 9QF: also in B68 9B68 9QG: also in B68 9B68 9QH: also in B68 9B68 9QJ: also in B68 9B68 9QL: also in B68 9B68 9QN: also in B68 9B68 9QP: also in B68 9B68 9QQ: also in B68 9B68 9QR: also in B68 9B68 9QS: also in B68 9B68 9QT: also in B68 9B68 9QU: also in B68 9B68 9QW: also in B68 9B68 9QX: also in B68 9B68 9QY: also in B68 9B68 9QZ: also in B68 9B68 9RA: also in B68 9B68 9RB: also in B68 9B68 9RD: also in B68 9B68 9RE: also in B68 9B68 9RF: also in B68 9B68 9RG: also in B68 9B68 9RH: also in B68 9B68 9RP: also in B68 9B68 9RQ: also in B68 9B68 9RR: also in B68 9B68 9RS: also in B68 9B68 9RT: also in B68 9B68 9RU: also in B68 9B68 9RX: also in B68 9B68 9RY: also in B68 9B68 9RZ: also in B68 9B68 9SA: also in B68 9B68 9SB: also in B68 9B68 9SD: also in B68 9B68 9SG: also in B68 9B68 9SH: also in B68 9B68 9SJ: also in B68 9B68 9SL: also in B68 9B68 9SN: also in B68 9B68 9SP: also in B68 9B68 9SQ: also in B68 9B68 9SR: also in B68 9B68 9SS: also in B68 9B68 9ST: also in B68 9B68 9SU: also in B68 9B68 9SX: also in B68 9B68 9SY: also in B68 9B68 9SZ: also in B68 9B68 9TA: also in B68 9B68 9TB: also in B68 9B68 9TH: also in B68 9B68 9TJ: also in B68 9B68 9TS: also in B68 9B68 9TT: also in B68 9B68 9TU: also in B68 9B68 9TX: also in B68 9B68 9TY: also in B68 9B68 9TZ: also in B68 9B68 9UA: also in B68 9B68 9UE: also in B68 9B68 9UF: also in B68 9B68 9UG: also in B68 9B68 9UH: also in B68 9B68 9UJ: also in B68 9B68 9UQ: also in B68 9 OldburySmethwick B68 9UL Map of B68 9UL and what is near it Map of B68 9UL: its centre point, with the 211 other postcodes in the B68 9 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Oldbury B68 9UL
  • B68 9UL
  • Other postcodes in B68 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 bus stops

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.4939, longitude -1.9918)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after B68 9UL?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at B68 9UL?

Every home and business at B68 9UL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Sandwell: 96%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Sandwell: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Sandwell.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at B68 9UL?

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council's collection system is not answering BinDayBuddy just now. BinDayBuddy links to the council's own checker meanwhile.

Check the bin days for B68 9UL on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is B68 9UL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include B68 9UL.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Sandwell

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for B68 9UL: 3,659 properties in Sandwell are at high risk (2.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Sandwell

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of B68 9UL is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near B68 9UL?

Homes in B68 9 sold for a typical £235,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 83 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£235,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£235,000 12 months to August 2025
■ no change on the 12 months before
  • Detached £275,000 5 sales
  • Semi-detached £250,000 55 sales
  • Terraced £191,000 18 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £80,000 5 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole B68 district: a typical £240,000 from 221 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in B68 9UL

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in B68 9UL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 3 October 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near B68 9UL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 690 homes in the neighbourhood around B68 9UL. The largest share of them, 46%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (81%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around B68 9UL

Band D in Sandwell for 2026‑27: £2,244. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,496 (band A) to £2,743 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,496.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 320 (46%)£1,496
Band Babout 270 (39%)£1,746
Band Cabout 80 (12%)£1,995
Band Dabout 10 (1%)£2,244
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£2,743
Band Ffewer than 5£3,242
Band Gwithheld£3,741
Band Hfewer than 5£4,489

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. 10% 1900 to 1918
  3. 81% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 1% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1983 to 1999, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Sandwell before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of B68 9UL is in (ONS area E01010020), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near B68 9UL?

The nearest open schools to B68 9UL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near B68 9UL, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to B68 9UL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of B68 9UL is Langley Green Rail Station, 900 metres away in a straight line.

  • Langley Green Rail Station Railway station 900 mWalk
  • Smethwick Galton Bridge Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmWalk
  • Kenrick Park (West Midlands Metro) Underground, metro or tram 1.8 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Hugh Road, 198 m away.

More stations near B68 9UL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near B68 9UL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of B68 9UL, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near B68 9UL?

0 within 1 km 15 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of B68 9UL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.2 kmWalk
  • Voestalpine Metsec Charging point · 5 chargers 1.6 kmCycle
  • Clenergy EV Charging Station Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 1.7 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near B68 9UL?

The nearest to the centre of B68 9UL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to B68 9UL?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near B68 9UL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of B68 9UL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near B68 9UL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of B68 9UL, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near B68 9UL?

The nearest vets to the centre of B68 9UL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is B68 9UL in a conservation area?

The centre of B68 9UL is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near B68 9UL?

Police.uk records 281 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B68 9UL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences122 reports
Vehicle crime26 reports
Criminal damage and arson22 reports
Other theft22 reports
Public order18 reports
Drugs16 reports

Also: shoplifting 12, burglary 10, possession of weapons 10, robbery 9, anti-social behaviour 7, theft from the person 3, other crime 3, bicycle theft 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for B68 9UL

Ward
St Pauls
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Oldbury
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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