Local authority district

Sandwell

E08000028

This page groups current postcode coverage with source-backed Census, recorded sale and school counts. It is an official area summary, not a boundary or service-eligibility check.

Area summary

Active postcodes
6,919
Postcode districts
18
Five-year recorded sales
17,233
Open schools at matching postcodes
133
Census 2021 residents
341,606
Census 2021 households
130,150
Mean postcode coordinate
52.51224, -2.01083

Quality-approved postcode districts

Source and limitations

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.. Coverage: United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope.

Names come from ONS Postcode Directory, release 2026-08, file Documents/LAD Local Authority District names and codes UK as at 04_25.csv, publisher date 1 Sept 2026.

OGL-3.0 with third-party rights. Counts reflect active postcodes in the current CheckNear.me publication and may differ from administrative service records.