# B68

Postcode district covering Oldbury, Brandhall and Hilltop, in Sandwell.

B68 is a postcode district covering Oldbury, Brandhall and Hilltop, in Sandwell. Median sale price £235,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 75.6 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code B68. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [B](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an B68 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £235,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B68 was £235,000 in 2025. Joint 636th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b68#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 33,066** (2021). B68 had 33,066 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 747th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b68#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 98%** (2022). About 98% of people in B68 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b68#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.9%** (January 2026). In B68, 98.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b68#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=B68) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 98% of people in B68 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=B68) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 325 homes were sold in B68 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=B68) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for B68.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=B68) (Census 2021, England and Wales): B68 had 33,066 usual residents at the census.

## How B68 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | B68 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £235,000 | joint 31st cheapest | 75 postcode districts, B · 2025 |
| Population | 33,066 | 24th most populated | 76 postcode districts, B · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 98% | 5th most people in radon Affected Areas | 76 postcode districts, B · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.9% | 6th highest | 76 postcode districts, B · Jan 2026 |

## Is B68 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in B68 at a rate of 75.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 106.7 per 1,000 people across the B postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 242 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in B68.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,309), other crime (382) and vehicle crime (235).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in B68 was 80.5 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in B68, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so B68 has no single figure. Of its 19 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in B68

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sandwell 024B](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010019) | 1,999 | 65.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.6% |
| [Sandwell 024C](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010020) | 2,257 | 90.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Sandwell 024D](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010021) | 2,026 | 68.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Sandwell 030A](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010000) | 1,823 | 70.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Sandwell 030D](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010005) | 1,643 | 87.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Sandwell 030E](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010006) | 1,733 | 74.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% |
| [Sandwell 032A](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01009937) | 1,632 | 135.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.5% |
| [Sandwell 032B](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01009939) | 1,705 | 59.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Sandwell 032C](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01009940) | 1,538 | 73.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.9% |
| [Sandwell 032D](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01009941) | 1,578 | 37.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.5% |
| [Sandwell 032E](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01009942) | 1,753 | 120.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Sandwell 036B](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010024) | 1,585 | 60.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.1% |
| [Sandwell 036C](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010026) | 1,846 | 50.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Sandwell 036D](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010027) | 1,619 | 47.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.3% |
| [Sandwell 037A](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010001) | 1,934 | 62.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Sandwell 037B](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010022) | 1,575 | 51.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% |
| [Sandwell 037C](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010023) | 1,829 | 58.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.2% |
| [Sandwell 037D](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010025) | 1,736 | 96.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Sandwell 037E](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010028) | 1,586 | 119.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.0% |

## Your MP

- [Smethwick](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/smethwick): Gurinder Singh Josan (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in B68

[Brandhall](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/brandhall), [Langley Green](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/langley-green), [Oldbury & Rood End](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/oldbury-and-rood-end), [Warley South](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/warley-south), [Warley West](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/warley-west)

## Postcode sectors in B68

[B68 0 (184 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b68-0), [B68 8 (192 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b68-8), [B68 9 (212 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b68-9)

## Council

[Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell)

## Towns in B68

[Oldbury](https://openindex.co.uk/town/oldbury)

## Postcode districts next to B68

[B32](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b32), [B62](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b62), [B65](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b65), [B66](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b66), [B67](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b67), [B69](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b69)

## Nearest rail stations

[Langley Green (1.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.0050,52.4939), [Rowley Regis (1.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.0309,52.4773), [Smethwick Rolfe Street (3.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-1.9706,52.4964), [Smethwick Galton Bridge (3.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-1.9805,52.5018)

## More in the B postcode area

[All B postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## B68 in brief

B68 is a postcode district covering Oldbury, Brandhall and Hilltop, in Sandwell.
About 34,154 people lived in B68 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £235,000 in 2025 across 325 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 75.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in B68 was £235,000 in 2025.
B68 had 33,066 usual residents at the census.
About 98% of people in B68 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In B68, 98.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: B68
- Postcode area: [B](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b)
- Constituency: [Smethwick †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/smethwick)
- Council: [Sandwell †](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell)
- Area: 6.15 km²
- People, mid-2024: 34,154*
- Neighbourhoods: 19
- Output areas: 98

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[B67](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b67), [B69](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b69), [B32](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b32), [B62](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b62), [B65](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b65), [B66](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b66)

## Latest updates for B68

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/B68

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b68, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b68#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b68