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B43 5PH

Newton & Valley · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B43 5PL 44 m
B43 5PG 54 m
B43 5PJ 74 m
B43 5PQ 84 m
B43 5PN 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B43 5PH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2020
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B43
Postcode sector
B43 5
Latitude
52.537155
Longitude
-1.937175
British National Grid easting
404,358
British National Grid northing
293,255

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
E00050656
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 011B · E01010010
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 011 · E02002053

Postcode source versions

Explore B43

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
134
Primary
86
Secondary
24

  1. Ferndale Primary School

    Community school

    278 m

  2. Hamstead Primary School

    Community school

    460 m

  3. St Mark's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    651 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
2,339
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 965
  • Shoplifting 357
  • Vehicle crime 252
  • Criminal damage and arson 166
  • Other theft 120

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
47

30 female, 17 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
3.1
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 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B43 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

40

within 5 km

  • SCOTT ARMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHITECREST, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 6EE

    ODS code M88021

    1.4 km

  • TOWER HILL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M85019

    2.0 km

  • GREAT BARR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88015

    2.0 km

  • THE SLIEVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85145

    2.0 km

  • PERRY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85624

    2.6 km

  • COTMORE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85792

    2.9 km

  • CLIFTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    CLIFTON LANE, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3AS

    ODS code M88630

    3.1 km

  • COLLINGWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91032

    3.2 km

  • STONE CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    291 WALSALL ROAD, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3LN

    ODS code M88008

    3.2 km

  • THE OAKS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85060

    3.3 km

  • QUESLETT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91642

    3.5 km

  • APOLLO SURGERY

    619 KINGS ROAD, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B44 9HW

    ODS code M85158

    3.5 km

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACT.

    4 TRAFALGAR ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9NH

    ODS code M85082

    3.5 km

  • HOLYHEAD PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85721

    3.6 km

  • KIRPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85176

    3.8 km

  • SOHO HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00412

    3.8 km

  • SOHO ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85757

    3.8 km

  • SOHO ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    247-251 SOHO ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85715

    3.8 km

  • HAMSTEAD ROAD SURGERY

    168 HAMSTEAD ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B20 2QR

    ODS code M85009

    3.8 km

  • HEATHFIELD FAMILY CENTRE

    131-133 HEATHFIELD ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B19 1HL

    ODS code M85634

    3.9 km

Showing 20 of 40 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Appleton Avenue

    BCT · Gorse Farm

    0.1 miles

  • Appleton Avenue

    BCT · Gorse Farm

    0.1 miles

  • Spouthouse Lane

    BCT · Gorse Farm

    0.2 miles

  • James Road

    BCT · Gorse Farm

    0.2 miles

  • James Road

    BCT · Gorse Farm

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sandwell 011B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,907 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 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

Schools

134 open schools are in scope, including 86 primary and 24 secondary schools. Ferndale Primary School is the nearest published school at 278 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,339 published events cover 12 months, averaging 194.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 965 events.

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