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B43 5RN

Newton & Valley · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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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 5RL 64 m
B42 1HX 92 m
B43 5RH 99 m
B42 1TH 117 m
B43 5RJ 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B43 5RN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B43
Postcode sector
B43 5
Latitude
52.542186
Longitude
-1.930901
British National Grid easting
404,783
British National Grid northing
293,815

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
E00050640
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 011C · E01010011
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 011 · E02002053

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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24 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
33, Farnham Close, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 5RN 29 August 2025 £271,000
2, Farnham Close, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 5RN 25 November 2024 £275,000
13, Farnham Close, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 5RN 28 October 2021 £240,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
129
Primary
83
Secondary
23

  1. Ferndale Primary School

    Community school

    429 m

  2. Holy Name Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    610 m

  3. St Mark's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    868 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,296
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 897
  • Shoplifting 357
  • Vehicle crime 283
  • Criminal damage and arson 171
  • Other theft 130

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
66

35 female, 31 male

Postcode households
29
Residents per household
2.3
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+
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%
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

37

within 5 km

  • SCOTT ARMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHITECREST, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 6EE

    ODS code M88021

    678 m

  • GREAT BARR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88015

    1.3 km

  • TOWER HILL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M85019

    1.9 km

  • COTMORE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85792

    2.5 km

  • COLLINGWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91032

    2.5 km

  • THE SLIEVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85145

    2.5 km

  • PERRY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85624

    2.6 km

  • THE OAKS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85060

    2.6 km

  • QUESLETT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91642

    2.8 km

  • APOLLO SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85158

    2.9 km

  • CLIFTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    CLIFTON LANE, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3AS

    ODS code M88630

    3.5 km

  • STONE CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    291 WALSALL ROAD, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3LN

    ODS code M88008

    3.5 km

  • KINGSTANDING CIRCLE SURGERY

    26 ROUGH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0UY

    ODS code M85155

    3.6 km

  • AYLESBURY SURGERY

    AYLESBURY HOUSE, WARREN FARM ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0DX

    ODS code M85779

    3.7 km

  • COLLEGE ROAD SURGERY

    452 COLLEGE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0HL

    ODS code M85087

    3.9 km

  • TAME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRIAR PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0JS

    ODS code M88023

    4.1 km

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACT.

    4 TRAFALGAR ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9NH

    ODS code M85082

    4.2 km

  • HOLYHEAD PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85721

    4.2 km

  • HEATHFIELD FAMILY CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85634

    4.2 km

  • BROADWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    213 BROADWAY, WALSALL, WS1 3HD

    ODS code M91619

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 37 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

  • Walsall Road

    BCT · Gorse Farm

    0.1 miles

  • Walsall Road

    BCT · Gorse Farm

    0.1 miles

  • Old Walsall Road

    BCT · Great Barr

    0.1 miles

  • Old Walsall Road

    BCT · Great Barr

    0.1 miles

  • Scott Arms

    BCT · Great Barr

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sandwell 011C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,207 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
3 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 £271,000 from 3 recorded sales in B43 5RN. 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

129 open schools are in scope, including 83 primary and 23 secondary schools. Ferndale Primary School is the nearest published school at 429 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,296 published events cover 12 months, averaging 191.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 897 events.

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