Merton Close is in Oldbury and in Sandwell district.
B68 8NG is located in the Bristnall electoral ward, within the English
Parliamentary constituency of Warley. This postcode has been in use
since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Merton Close, Oldbury, B68 8NG and displays a report on the
quality of
life in this place and its surroundings.
Nearby postcodes are: B68 8EH, B68 8PQ, B68 8EJ, B68 8EQ, B68 8NQ, B68 8EL, B68 8NF, B68 9LQ, B68 8PG.
Address | Sale Price | Sale Date | Price Estimate 2023 |
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1 Merton Close, Oldbury, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building | £200,000 | 2022-07-26 | £204,062 |
54 Merton Close, Oldbury, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building | £148,500 | 2021-08-27 | £165,681 |
4 Merton Close, Oldbury, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building | £164,000 | 2021-03-24 | £194,459 |
19 Merton Close, Oldbury, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building | £165,000 | 2021-01-29 | £197,959 |
16 Merton Close, Oldbury, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building | £148,000 | 2020-02-14 | £188,310 |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School Moat Road , B68 8ED | 4out of 4 | 438 yd | Academy converter | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
Moat Farm Junior School Brookfields Road , B68 9QR | 3out of 4 | 606 yd | Foundation school | No | Mixed | More About School |
Moat Farm Infant School Brookfields Road , B68 9QR | 3out of 4 | 606 yd | Community school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
Bleakhouse Primary School Bleakhouse Road , B68 9DS | 3out of 4 | 894 yd | Community school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
Causeway Green Primary School Penncricket Lane , B68 8LX | 3out of 4 | 940 yd | Community school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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Oldbury Academy Pound Road , B68 8NE | 2out of 4 | 285 yd | Academy converter | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
Q3 Academy Langley Moat Road , B68 8ED | 3out of 4 | 625 yd | Academy sponsor led | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
Bristnall Hall Academy Bristnall Hall Lane , B68 9PA | 3out of 4 | 1,023 yd | Academy converter | No | Mixed | More About School |
Perryfields Academy Oldacre Road , B68 0RG | - not rated | 1,727 yd | Academy converter | No | Mixed | More About School |
Holly Lodge High School College of Science Holly Lane , B67 7JG | 3out of 4 | 2,462 yd | Foundation school | No | Mixed | More About School |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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Sandwell College 1 Spon Lane , B70 6AW | - not rated | 4,239 yd | Further education | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
Halesowen College Whittingham Road , B63 3NA | - not rated | 4,449 yd | Further education | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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The Orchard School Causeway Green Road , B68 8LD | 4out of 4 | 787 yd | Community special school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
Al Khair Primary School 61/63 Oak Way Green , Off Causeway Green Road B68 8LR | - not rated | 853 yd | Other independent school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
The Primrose Centre Throne Road , B65 9JP | 3out of 4 | 1,965 yd | Pupil referral unit | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
Halesbury School Feldon Lane , B62 9DR | 3out of 4 | 2,326 yd | Foundation special school | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
The Westminster School Hawes Lane , B65 9AL | 4out of 4 | 3,240 yd | Community special school | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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Saphari | 188 Causeway Green Road | 894 yd | |
Options for Life | Oak Green Way | 1,008 yd | |
Grafton's Sandwich Shop | 20 Penncricket Lane | 1,087 yd |
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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The Plough | Plough Inn, 7 George Road | 317 yd | |
Brandhall Golf & Social Club | Brandhall Golf Club, Heron Road | 606 yd | |
The George | The George, George Road | 607 yd | |
British Legion | The Royal British Legion, Windsor Road | 653 yd | |
Old Dispensary | 234 Causeway Green Road | 890 yd |
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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Loaf | 328 Pound Road | 140 yd | |
Neptune Fish Bar | 21 George Road | 317 yd | |
China Express | 27 George Road | 317 yd | |
Kings | 122 Brook Road | 723 yd | |
Angel Garden | 136 Brook Road | 723 yd |
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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Tesco | The Former Beeches Public House, Bristnall Hall Road | 437 yd |
Facility Name | Sport Objects | Distance |
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Oldbury Academy POUND ROAD | grass pitches, health and fitness suite | 368 yd |
Moat Farm Junior School BROOKFIELDS ROAD | grass pitches | 536 yd |
Barnford Park MOAT ROAD | grass pitches | 604 yd |
Q3 Academy Moat Road | grass pitches | 625 yd |
Brandhall Golf Course HERON ROAD | golf | 670 yd |
Sandwell College (West Bromwich Campus) (Closed) Oldbury Campus Oldbury Campus Pound Road | health and fitness suite | 714 yd |
Bristnall Hall Academy BRISTNALL HALL LANE | grass pitches | 935 yd |
Langley Swimming Centre LANGLEY HEALTH AND FITNESS SUITE LANGLEY HEALTH AND FITNESS SUITE VICARAGE ROAD | health and fitness suite, swimming pool | 1,026 yd |
Causeway Green Primary School PENNCRICKET LANE | grass pitches | 1,048 yd |
Brandhall Primary School BRENNAND ROAD | grass pitches | 1,054 yd |
This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England
Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 100.0% |
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 97.7% |
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 97.7% |
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband | 97.7% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Median download speed | 79.8 Mbit/s |
Average download speed | 119.8 Mbit/s |
Minimum download speed | 350 Mbit/s |
Maximum download speed | 350 Mbit/s |
Median upload speed | 20 Mbit/s |
Average upload speed | 16.7 Mbit/s |
Maximum upload speed | 35 Mbit/s |
Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.
In 2023, 268 crimes were reported
near Merton Close .
37% of streets in the UK are more dangerous.
This street can be considered not safe.
The most common type of crime was
violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of B68 8NG.
Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the
Open Government Licence.
B68 8NG area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 5% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.
Full-Time Employee | 97 |
Retired | 53 |
Part-Time Employee | 33 |
Self-Employed | 17 |
Long-Term Sick or disabled | 17 |
Unemployed | 13 |
Looking after home or family | 13 |
Student (economically inactive) | 10 |
Other | 7 |
Full-Time Student (with or without job) | 3 |
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles | 24 |
Human health and social work activities | 23 |
Education | 21 |
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | 14 |
Manufacturing | 14 |
Transport and storage | 14 |
Construction | 9 |
Accommodation and food service activities | 9 |
Other | 7 |
Professional, scientific and technical activities | 7 |
Administrative and support service activities | 6 |
Information and communication | 5 |
Financial and insurance activities | 3 |
Real estate activities | 3 |
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 1 |
Female | 172 |
Male | 170 |
Single | 102 |
Married: Opposite sex | 97 |
Married: Same sex | 4 |
Separated | 12 |
Divorced | 34 |
Widowed | 18 |
Very good health | 164 |
Good health | 113 |
Fair health | 40 |
Bad health | 21 |
Very bad health | 6 |
No qualifications | 56 |
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent | 29 |
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels | 35 |
Apprenticeship | 21 |
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels | 40 |
Degree or Similar | 79 |
Other | 7 |
Bangladeshi | 17 |
Indian | 30 |
Pakistani | 12 |
Other Asian | 3 |
Black African | 16 |
Black Caribbean | 13 |
Other Black | 5 |
Mixed White and Asian | 5 |
Mixed White and African | 3 |
Mixed White and Caribbean | 17 |
Mixed Other | 5 |
White | 210 |
Roma | 2 |
Arab | 2 |
Other | 4 |
United Kingdom | 273 |
European Union | 12 |
Rest of Europe | 5 |
Africa | 7 |
Middle East and Asia | 35 |
The Americas and the Caribbean | 6 |
British Overseas | 2 |
Born in the UK | 273 |
10+ Years | 34 |
5-10 Years | 15 |
2-5 Years | 8 |
Less than 2 years | 11 |
United Kingdom | 249 |
Germany | 1 |
Italy | 16 |
Portugal | 1 |
Poland | 3 |
Other EU countries | 4 |
Other Europe | 3 |
Central and Western Africa | 1 |
Southern Asia | 9 |
South-East Asia | 1 |
No passport held | 53 |
No religion | 119 |
Christian | 137 |
Hindu | 5 |
Muslim | 30 |
Sikh | 22 |
Other religion | 3 |
Not answered | 26 |