B68 8ES

a postcode in Sandwell

Introduced in January 1980

B68 8ES	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with B68 8ES

Barnfordhill Close - 46 properties, USRN 33603240

Moat Road - 1 property, USRN 33633080

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.4872 / 52°29'14"N

Longitude: -2.0052 / 2°0'18"W

UTM Reference: 30U 567546 5815697

OS Easting: 399741

OS Northing: 287700

OS Grid: SO997877

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 586.AX

Mapcode Global: VH9YV.6R85

Open Location Code: 9C4VFXPV+VW

Maidenhead Locator System: IO82xl96

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

major urban conurbation
a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 5b2

Ethnically Diverse Suburb-an Professionals
Suburban Professionals
Established Multi-Ethnic Suburbs

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 8351 / 32844

3rd decile
more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for B68 8ES on Monday 8 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:39
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:57
Sunrise	04:46
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:07
Sunset	21:27
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:16
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:34

Hours of daylight today	04:16 to 21:57
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:57 to 04:16
Moon Phase	Waning Crescent
Moon Rises	00:29
Moon sets	12:12

For a full sun and moon calendar for B68 8ES, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in B68 8ES

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
28 April 2023	8 Barnfordhill Close, Oldbury B68 8ES	Detached	Freehold	£249,000
28 October 2022	16 Barnfordhill Close, Oldbury B68 8ES	Detached	Freehold	£290,000
28 September 2020	10 Barnfordhill Close, Oldbury B68 8ES	Detached	Freehold	£300,000
5 June 2020	50 Barnfordhill Close, Oldbury B68 8ES	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£255,000
29 September 2017	17 Barnfordhill Close, Oldbury B68 8ES	Detached	Freehold	£202,000
12 April 2017	31 Barnfordhill Close, Oldbury B68 8ES	Detached	Freehold	£246,000
5 March 2015	18 Barnfordhill Close, Oldbury B68 8ES	Detached	Leasehold	£175,000
27 June 2014	29 Barnfordhill Close, Oldbury B68 8ES	Detached	Freehold	£180,000
20 April 2012	26 Barnfordhill Close, Oldbury B68 8ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£170,000
21 February 2011	30 Barnfordhill Close, Oldbury B68 8ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£228,000
7 September 2007	8 Barnfordhill Close, Oldbury B68 8ES	Detached	Freehold	£168,000
12 July 2007	33 Barnfordhill Close, Oldbury B68 8ES	Detached	Freehold	£240,000
17 March 2006	7 Barnfordhill Close, Oldbury B68 8ES	Detached	Freehold	£240,000
2 December 2005	42 Barnfordhill Close, Oldbury B68 8ES	Detached	Freehold	£155,000
25 April 2005	48 Barnfordhill Close, Oldbury B68 8ES	Detached	Freehold	£155,500
16 May 2003	4 Barnfordhill Close, Oldbury B68 8ES	Detached	Freehold	£177,000
1 April 2003	52 Barnfordhill Close, Oldbury B68 8ES	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£160,000
1 April 2003	52 Barnfordhill Close, Oldbury B68 8ES	Detached	Freehold	£160,000
27 March 2003	31 Barnfordhill Close, Oldbury B68 8ES	Detached	Freehold	£185,000
14 August 2002	50 Barnfordhill Close, Oldbury B68 8ES	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£138,500
28 April 2000	21 Barnfordhill Close, Oldbury B68 8ES	Detached	Freehold	£95,000
11 April 2000	54 Barnfordhill Close, Oldbury B68 8ES	Detached	Freehold	£87,000
3 September 1999	32 Barnfordhill Close, Oldbury B68 8ES	Detached	Freehold	£91,000
15 July 1999	8 Barnfordhill Close, Oldbury B68 8ES	Detached	Freehold	£70,000
3 July 1998	30 Barnfordhill Close, Oldbury B68 8ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£87,500
13 December 1996	52 Barnfordhill Close, Oldbury B68 8ES	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£84,500
9 August 1996	8 Barnfordhill Close, Oldbury B68 8ES	Detached	Freehold	£64,000

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for B68 8ES

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Smethwick

MP

Gurinder Josan Labour

Sandwell Borough Council

Metropolitan district ward

Bristnall

Councillors

Amolak Singh Dhariwal Labour

Ellen Fenton Labour

Thomas Johnston Labour

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for B68 8ES

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00050602		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01010005	Sandwell 030D	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02002072	Sandwell 030	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05001262	Bristnall	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E08000028	Sandwell	Metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000005	West Midlands	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001478	Smethwick	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000014	West Midlands	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000202	Dudley	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33020930		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000001	Black Country	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	13 December 2010	BEIS
E38000259	NHS Black Country ICB - D2P2L	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E40000011	Midlands	NHS England Regions	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E43000182	Sandwell, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E54000062	NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E56000007	West Midlands	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 September 2016	NHS England
E63010000	Oldbury (Sandwell)	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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