B68 8NE
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Property report — B68 8NE
Open-data due diligence for B68 8NE and the area around it.
B68 8NE in brief: 8 recorded sales (£81,000–£290,000) · high flood risk · 6 schools nearby · nearest GP rated requires improvement.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for B68 8NE itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the B68 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£213,243
Population
22,081
Crimes recorded
95
Schools
7
Flood risk
High
Gigabit broadband
99%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in B68 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (27 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-25 | £200,000 | 250 POUND ROAD | Detached |
| 2017-01-27 | £206,500 | 248 POUND ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2011-12-16 | £191,300 | 187 POUND ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2010-01-29 | £202,500 | 189 POUND ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2008-08-08 | £200,000 | 187 POUND ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2007-09-06 | £290,000 | 181 POUND ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2007-05-11 | £220,000 | 189 POUND ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1996-08-30 | £81,000 | 185 POUND ROAD | Detached |
8 recorded sales on B68 8NE. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldbury Academy | 0.1 mi | Secondary | Good (2021) |
| Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Causeway Green Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| Q3 Academy Langley | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Moat Farm Junior School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Moat Farm Infant School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
Care & GP surgeries
| Name | Type | Distance | CQC rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnford View (4 beds) | Care home | 0.2 mi | Good |
| Conway House (8 beds) | Care home | 0.3 mi | Good |
| Grafton Lodge Residential Unit (35 beds) | Care home | 0.4 mi | Good |
| Your Health Partnership - Whiteheath Medical Centre | GP surgery | 1.4 mi | Requires improvement |
| Portway Family Practice | GP surgery | 1.5 mi | Good |
| Bearwood Medical Centre | GP surgery | 1.5 mi | Good |
Nearest CQC-rated care homes and GP surgeries, straight-line distance from the postcode (England only). Source: Care Quality Commission.
What's nearby
Nearest hospitals: ROWLEY REGIS HOSPITAL (1.8 mi) · ROWLEY REGIS HOSPITAL - DGFT (1.8 mi) · MIDLAND METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (2.6 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: LANGLEY HALL (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · The Navigation (Grade II) (0.7 mi) · Langley War Memorial (Grade II) (0.7 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: OLDBURY PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · HILLS PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · HILL TOP PHARMACY (0.6 mi)
Nearest stations: Langley Green (0.9 mi) · Rowley Regis (0.9 mi) · Smethwick Galton Bridge (1.9 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Aldi (0.7 mi) · Asda (0.7 mi) · Nisa Warley Supermarket (0.8 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 37
- One-person households
- 32%
- Households with children
- 33%
- Households
- 8,390
Owned 57% · Social rent 22% · Private rent 20%
Census 2021 (ONS), for B68 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in B68 8 (May 24–Jun 26, average 108/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictB68 | SectorB68 8 | PostcodeB68 8NE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £230,477 | £213,243 | £198,913 |
| Population | 44,098 | 22,081 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 4/10 | 3/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 236 | 95 | — |
| Schools | 15 | 7 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | High |
| Gigabit broadband | 98% | 99% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 100% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (B68 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom · Care Quality Commission.
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Report generated 26 August 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.