Around average
IMD England
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for B68 8NJ
Postcode
B68 8NJ
Coordinates
52.4851, -2.0139
Grid reference
SO991874
Easting
399,153
Northing
287,462
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4VFXPP+2C
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Oldbury (Sandwell)
Travel to Work
Dudley
ITL Region
Sandwell
National Park
Non-National Park
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.
14567
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14567 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.58.5%
Indian14.4%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group5.6%
Pakistani4.1%
Other White3.0%
+ 6 other groups · 14.4%
Religion
Christian44.2%
No religion24.0%
Sikh16.7%
Not answered7.0%
Muslim6.8%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6421.4%
35–4919.2%
25–3412.3%
65–749.4%
10–158.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.8%
Households
Other16.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.1%
Any member 66+10.6%
All members 66+8.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent8.9%
+ 8 other households · 39.3%
Administrative Information
Sandwell
Local Authority
Council AreaSmethwick E14001478
Constituency
E14001478West Midlands
Police Force
England
Ward
Langley
Constituency code
E14001478
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Sandwell, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Sandwell
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWest Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
West Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Sandwell
Sub ICB Location
NHS Black Country ICB - D2P2L
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Sandwell 030E E01010006
E01010006MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Sandwell 030 E02002072
E02002072LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Sandwell 030E E01010006
E01010006MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Sandwell 030 E02002072
E02002072Urban: 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 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
6:01 AM
Sunrise
5:56 PM
Sunset
11 hours 55 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:01 AM
Sunset (today)
5:56 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 55 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
March 2006
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~20 years
Active Duration
2006 -> PresentMarch 2006 — Introduced
Postcode B68 8NJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 14567
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01010006 and MSOA E02002072 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode B68 8NJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
March 2006
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~20 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near B68 8NJ
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 54%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
58%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 53%
Attainment 8
37.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 45%
RWM expected
81%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 33%
Attainment 8
51.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
50%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
78%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–7FSM 29%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 39%
Attainment 8
48.1
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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