B64 5AL

Cradley Heath & Old Hill · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Cradley Heath
Local authority
Sandwell
Constituency
Halesowen
Postcode district
B64
Postcode sector
B64 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B64 5BX 78 m
B64 5AS 100 m
B64 5BN 160 m
B64 5BY 180 m
B64 7AR 185 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B64 5AL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B64
Postcode sector
B64 5
Latitude
52.469934
Longitude
-2.093280
British National Grid easting
393,760
British National Grid northing
285,780

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Sandwell · E08000028
Parish or community
E43000182
Westminster constituency
Halesowen · E14001261
Output area
E00050377
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 038A · E01009953
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 038 · E02002080

Postcode source versions

Explore B64

18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
18, Forge Lane, Cradley Heath, B64 5AL 15 August 2025 £245,000
14, Forge Lane, Cradley Heath, B64 5AL 18 December 2024 £210,000
James Lister & Sons Ltd, Forge Lane, Cradley Heath, B64 5AL 21 May 2019 £465,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
94
Primary
64
Secondary
14
  1. Quarry Bank Primary School

    Community school

    605 m
  2. Cradley CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    864 m
  3. Colley Lane Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,698
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,232
  • Shoplifting 266
  • Criminal damage and arson 211
  • Vehicle crime 189
  • Public order 166

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
62

30 female, 32 male

Postcode households
26
Residents per household
2.4
B64 5 residents
4,914

Age bands in B64 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.7%

926 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

581 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.6%

1,500 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.4%

1,279 residents

Age 65 and over
18.3%

957 residents

This postcode contained 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B64 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+
63.4%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
63.4%
Gigabit-capable
63.4%
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

35

within 5 km

  • QUARRY BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    165 HIGH STREET, QUARRY BANK, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 2AE

    ODS code M87027

    653 m

  • DUDLEY WOOD SURGERY

    10 QUARRY ROAD, DUDLEY WOOD, DUDLEY, DY2 0EF

    ODS code Y02212

    854 m

  • THORNS ROAD SURGERY

    43 THORNS ROAD, QUARRY BANK, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 2JS

    ODS code M87638

    1.1 km

  • HADEN VALE SURGERY

    50 BARRS ROAD, WARLEY, CRADLEY HEATH, B64 7HG

    ODS code M88043

    1.4 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    239 HALESOWEN ROAD, WARLEY, CRADLEY HEATH, B64 6JE

    ODS code M88030

    1.9 km

  • OLD HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIEST HOUSE, PRIEST STREET, CRADLEY HEATH, B64 6JN

    ODS code M88016

    1.9 km

  • THE LIMES SURGERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    172 HIGH STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8LL

    ODS code M87019

    2.0 km

  • CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    87 CHAPEL STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8BT

    ODS code M87628

    2.1 km

  • HIGH OAK SURGERY

    B/HILL H & S CARE CENTRE, VENTURE WAY, PENSNETT, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 1RU

    ODS code Y02653

    2.1 km

  • THE WATERFRONT SURGERY

    BRIERLEY HILL HSCC, VENTURE WAY, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 1RU

    ODS code M87010

    2.1 km

  • PEDMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    22 PEDMORE ROAD, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8DJ

    ODS code M87030

    2.2 km

  • ANCHOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HALESOWEN ROAD, NETHERTON, DUDLEY, DY2 9PU

    ODS code M87028

    2.2 km

  • LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NETHERTON HEALTH CENTRE, HALESOWEN ROAD, NETHERTON, DUDLEY, DY2 9PU

    ODS code M87617

    2.2 km

  • AW SURGERIES

    ALBION HOUSE, ALBION STREET, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 3EE

    ODS code M87009

    2.4 km

  • QUINCY RISE SURGERY

    30 SANDRINGHAM WAY, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 3JR

    ODS code M87618

    2.5 km

  • ALEXANDRA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 SHORT STREET, HALESOWEN, B63 3UH

    ODS code M87623

    2.7 km

  • MEADOWBROOK SURGERY

    4 MEADOWBROOK ROAD, HALESOWEN, B63 1AB

    ODS code M87001

    3.0 km

  • REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    DARBY STREET, WARLEY, ROWLEY REGIS, B65 0BA

    ODS code M88004

    3.4 km

  • WYCHBURY MEDICAL GROUP

    121 OAKFIELD ROAD, WOLLESCOTE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 9DS

    ODS code M87024

    3.4 km

  • KEELINGE HOUSE

    176 STOURBRIDGE ROAD, DUDLEY, DY1 2ER

    ODS code M87601

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 35 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cradley Heath Interchange

    BCS · Cradley Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Cradley Forge

    BCT · Cradley Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Cradley Heath Interchange

    BCS · Cradley Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Cradley Heath Interchange

    BCS · Cradley Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Cradley Heath Interchange

    BCS · Cradley Heath

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sandwell 038A, 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

4,631 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
5 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
6
Low risk addresses
3
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

Property market

The five-year median is £227,500 from 2 recorded sales in B64 5AL. 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

94 open schools are in scope, including 64 primary and 14 secondary schools. Quarry Bank Primary School is the nearest published school at 605 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,698 published events cover 12 months, averaging 224.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,232 events.

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