High deprivation
IMD England
101
Crime · May '26
£145,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for B68 8QX
Postcode
B68 8QX
Coordinates
52.4871, -2.0095
Grid reference
SO994876
Easting
399,453
Northing
287,689
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4VFXPR+V6
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.
8351
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8351 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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · B68 8QX
HM Land Registry · Sandwell
Average price
£145,000
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Median price: £145,000
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Police Recorded Crime near B68 8QX
Crime trends · near B68 8QX
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
483419
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
32
YoY -22%
ASB
1470
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -75%
Vehicle Crime
14105
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
9
YoY -25%
Burglary
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +400%
Criminal damage
1581
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY stable
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.41.4%
Indian20.6%
Pakistani10.5%
Caribbean5.4%
African4.3%
+ 6 other groups · 17.8%
Religion
Christian39.9%
No religion20.3%
Sikh18.5%
Muslim13.4%
Not answered4.2%
+ 2 other religions · 3.7%
Age groups
35–4920.0%
50–6418.8%
25–3412.7%
65–748.9%
10–157.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.7%
Households
Other19.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.8%
Any member 66+9.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.7%
+ 8 other households · 39.3%
Administrative Information
Sandwell
Local Authority
Council AreaSmethwick E14001478
Constituency
E14001478West Midlands
Police Force
Scotland-wide
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 ScotlandWest 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 030D E01010005
E01010005MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Sandwell 030 E02002072
E02002072LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Sandwell 030D E01010005
E01010005MSOA 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
3:58 AM
Sunrise
8:28 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:58 AM
Sunset (today)
8:28 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode B68 8QX 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: 8351
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01010005 and MSOA E02002072 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode B68 8QX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near B68 8QX
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
The Orchard School
Sandwell · B68 8LD
Requires improvement
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Al Khair Primary School
Sandwell · B68 8LR
0.1 mi
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 2–11
Q3 Academy Langley
Sandwell · B68 8ED
Good
0.3 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School
Sandwell · B68 8ED
Outstanding
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Langley Primary School
Sandwell · B69 4QB
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Oldbury Academy
Sandwell · B68 8NE
Good
0.4 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Moat Farm Junior School
Sandwell · B68 9QR
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Moat Farm Infant School
Sandwell · B68 9QR
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–7
Moat Farm Junior School
Sandwell · B68 9QR
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Moat Farm Infant School
Sandwell · B68 9QR
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–7
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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