Oldbury is a town in the metropolitan borough of Sandwell in the West Midlands, sitting on the western fringe of the Black Country conurbation. It lies a few miles west of Birmingham and close to West Bromwich and Smethwick, with convenient road and rail links into the region (served locally by Sandwell & Dudley station).
Historically a centre of heavy industry - chain‑making, iron and glass works - Oldbury still bears that industrial heritage alongside post‑war housing, retail parks and ongoing regeneration projects. The town has a diverse, multicultural population and is within easy reach of green spaces such as Sandwell Valley, giving a blend of gritty industrial history and contemporary efforts at economic and social renewal.