💊Integrated Care BoardNHS Black Country Integrated Care Board
👨⚕️Primary Care OrgSandwell
📍Sub ICB LocationNHS Black Country ICB - D2P2L
🎗️Cancer AllianceWest Midlands
Statistical Areas
📊
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Sandwell 027D E01010004
E01010004
🗂️
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Sandwell 027 E02002069
E02002069
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LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Sandwell 027D E01010004
E01010004
🗂️
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Sandwell 027 E02002069
E02002069
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Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
📅2001 Classification(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
📅2011 Classification(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
📅2021 ClassificationUrban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
3704
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rank 3704 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,867
White Brit.63.3%
Indian7.5%
Other White3.8%
African3.7%
Pakistani3.4%
+ 7 other groups · 18.3%
Religion
Total residents: 1,874
Christian46.2%
No religion34.6%
Muslim6.5%
Sikh5.6%
Not answered4.2%
+ 1 other religions · 2.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,871
35–4921.3%
50–6419.1%
25–3415.8%
65–748.1%
10–156.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.9%
Households
Total households: 874
Other30.6%
Any member 66+13.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.3%
+ 7 other households · 30.8%
Sun & Time Information
🌅
6:01 AM
Sunrise
🌇
6:27 PM
Sunset
☀️ 10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
🌅Sunrise (today)6:01 AM
🌇Sunset (today)6:27 PM
⏱️Daylight duration10 hours 28 minutes
🕐Time zoneGMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
📅
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
⛔
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
⏳
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 → Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode B68 8LU introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 3704
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01010004 and MSOA E02002069 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode B68 8LU is currently active and in use.
📅First introducedJanuary 1980
⛔Usage endedNot terminated
📆Active duration~46 years
ℹ️Current statusLive
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