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B43 5BL

Newton & Valley · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Birmingham
Ward
Newton & Valley
Local authority
Sandwell
Constituency
West Bromwich
Postcode district
B43
Postcode sector
B43 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B43 5BJ 33 m
B43 5HS 78 m
B43 5BD 90 m
B43 5HX 100 m
B43 5HT 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B43 5BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B43
Postcode sector
B43 5
Latitude
52.537888
Longitude
-1.946094
British National Grid easting
403,753
British National Grid northing
293,336

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Sandwell · E08000028
Electoral ward
Newton & Valley · E05016621
Parish or community
E43000182
Westminster constituency
West Bromwich · E14001574
Output area
E00050653
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 012C · E01010013
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 012 · E02002054

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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56 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Lingfield Court, Hamstead Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 5BL 8 September 2025 £55,000
Lingfield Court, 41, Hamstead Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 5BL 8 September 2023 £68,000
Lingfield Court, 45, Hamstead Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 5BL 18 August 2023 £72,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
125
Primary
82
Secondary
26

  1. Hamstead Primary School

    Community school

    221 m

  2. Ferndale Primary School

    Community school

    760 m

  3. Hamstead Hall Academy

    Academy converter

    884 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,723
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 731
  • Vehicle crime 198
  • Shoplifting 191
  • Criminal damage and arson 128
  • Public order 93

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
65

32 female, 33 male

Postcode households
26
Residents per household
2.5
B43 5 residents
10,994

Age bands in B43 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.1%

2,076 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.8%

1,352 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.5%

2,930 residents

Age 45 to 64
26%

2,989 residents

Age 65 and over
18.7%

2,144 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B43 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
96.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
80%
Gigabit-capable
80%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

42

within 5 km

  • SCOTT ARMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHITECREST, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 6EE

    ODS code M88021

    1.8 km

  • THE SLIEVE SURGERY

    2 THE SLIEVE, HANDSWORTH WOOD, BIRMINGHAM, B20 2NR

    ODS code M85145

    2.4 km

  • GREAT BARR PRACTICE

    379 QUESLETT ROAD, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 7HB

    ODS code M88015

    2.4 km

  • CLIFTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    CLIFTON LANE, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3AS

    ODS code M88630

    2.5 km

  • TOWER HILL PARTNERSHIP

    433 WALSALL ROAD, PERRY BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B42 1BT

    ODS code M85019

    2.6 km

  • STONE CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    291 WALSALL ROAD, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3LN

    ODS code M88008

    2.6 km

  • PERRY PARK SURGERY

    291-293 WALSALL ROAD, PERRY BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B42 1TY

    ODS code M85624

    3.1 km

  • TAME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRIAR PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0JS

    ODS code M88023

    3.4 km

  • COTMORE SURGERY

    169 OLD OSCOTT LANE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B44 8TU

    ODS code M85792

    3.5 km

  • COLLINGWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

    COLLINGWOOD CENTRE, COLLINGWOOD DRIVE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 7NF

    ODS code M91032

    3.6 km

  • HOLYHEAD PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE

    1 ST JAMES'S ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 0HL

    ODS code M85721

    3.6 km

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACT.

    4 TRAFALGAR ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9NH

    ODS code M85082

    3.6 km

  • THE OAKS MEDICAL CENTRE

    199 SHADY LANE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B44 9ER

    ODS code M85060

    3.8 km

  • THE VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    158A CRANKHALL LANE, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0EB

    ODS code M88001

    3.8 km

  • DR UI HAQUE N

    6 HIGH STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 6JX

    ODS code M88626

    3.8 km

  • ST PAULS PARTNERS

    6 HIGH STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 6JX

    ODS code M88639

    3.8 km

  • QUESLETT MEDICAL CENTRE

    522 QUESLETT ROAD, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 7DY

    ODS code M91642

    3.9 km

  • BROADWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    213 BROADWAY, WALSALL, WS1 3HD

    ODS code M91619

    3.9 km

  • KIRPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85176

    3.9 km

  • SOHO HEALTH CENTRE

    247-251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code Y00412

    3.9 km

Showing 20 of 42 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lingfield Court

    BCT · Newton

    0.0 miles

  • Lingfield Court

    BCT · Newton

    0.0 miles

  • Green Lane

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles

  • Hamstead School

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles

  • Green Lane

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sandwell 012C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,576 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £80,500 from 8 recorded sales in B43 5BL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Sandwell is £205,743 in June 2026, up 0.6% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

125 open schools are in scope, including 82 primary and 26 secondary schools. Hamstead Primary School is the nearest published school at 221 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,723 published events cover 12 months, averaging 143.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 731 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.