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B65 8AT

Blackheath · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Rowley Regis
Ward
Blackheath
Local authority
Sandwell
Constituency
Smethwick
Postcode district
B65
Postcode sector
B65 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B65 8AS 77 m
B65 8AU 83 m
B65 8AX 85 m
B65 8AR 88 m
B65 8AE 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B65 8AT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B65
Postcode sector
B65 8
Latitude
52.477712
Longitude
-2.044960
British National Grid easting
397,043
British National Grid northing
286,642

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Sandwell · E08000028
Electoral ward
Blackheath · E05016610
Parish or community
E43000182
Westminster constituency
Smethwick · E14001478
Output area
E00168215
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 033C · E01009931
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 033 · E02002075

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, The Grove, Rowley Regis, B65 8AT 30 July 2014 £77,000
7, The Grove, Rowley Regis, B65 8AT 20 June 2008 £80,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
103
Primary
75
Secondary
15

  1. Blackheath Primary School

    Community school

    517 m

  2. Highfields Primary School

    Community school

    655 m

  3. St Michael's Church of England High School

    Voluntary aided school

    705 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,422
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,548
  • Shoplifting 524
  • Vehicle crime 248
  • Criminal damage and arson 223
  • Public order 212

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

9 female, 9 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
4.5
B65 8 residents
8,476

Age bands in B65 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.7%

1,553 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.2%

967 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.3%

2,001 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.7%

2,030 residents

Age 65 and over
17.1%

1,347 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B65 8 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

35

within 5 km

  • REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    DARBY STREET, WARLEY, ROWLEY REGIS, B65 0BA

    ODS code M88004

    285 m

  • CLEMENT ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4A CLEMENT ROAD, HALESOWEN, B62 9LR

    ODS code M87034

    981 m

  • OLD HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M88016

    1.4 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88030

    1.5 km

  • FELDON LANE PRACTICE

    FELDON LANE, HALESOWEN, B62 9DR

    ODS code M87020

    1.6 km

  • CAUSEWAY GREEN ROAD SURGERY

    158 CAUSEWAY GREEN ROAD, WARLEY, OLDBURY, B68 8LJ

    ODS code M88620

    2.2 km

  • HADEN VALE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88043

    2.3 km

  • PORTWAY FAMILY PRACTICE

    PORTWAY LIFESTYLE CENTRE, NEWBURY LANE, OLDBURY, B69 1HE

    ODS code M88026

    2.4 km

  • ANCHOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HALESOWEN ROAD, NETHERTON, DUDLEY, DY2 9PU

    ODS code M87028

    2.6 km

  • LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87617

    2.6 km

  • WARLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    AMBROSE HOUSE, KINGSWAY, OLDBURY, B68 0RT

    ODS code M88003

    2.8 km

  • LAPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 GOODREST AVENUE, HALESOWEN, B62 0HP

    ODS code M87014

    2.9 km

  • ALEXANDRA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 SHORT STREET, HALESOWEN, B63 3UH

    ODS code M87623

    2.9 km

  • HILL TOP MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 HILL TOP ROAD, WARLEY, OLDBURY, B68 9DU

    ODS code M88645

    3.2 km

  • STOURSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HALESOWEN HEALTH CENTRE, 14 BIRMINGHAM STREET, HALESOWEN, B63 3HN

    ODS code Y01756

    3.2 km

  • DUDLEY WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02212

    3.2 km

  • OLDBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    ALBERT STREET, OLDBURY, B69 4DE

    ODS code M88018

    3.6 km

  • ROOD END MEDICAL PRACTICE

    182-184 VICARAGE ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 8JB

    ODS code M88647

    3.6 km

  • DOG KENNEL LANE SURGERY

    64 DOG KENNEL LANE, WARLEY, OLDBURY, B68 9LZ

    ODS code M88635

    3.6 km

  • WARLEY ROAD SURGERY

    118 WARLEY ROAD, WARLEY, OLDBURY, B68 9SZ

    ODS code M88640

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 35 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

  • Regis Road

    BCT · Blackheath

    0.1 miles

  • Regis Road

    BCT · Blackheath

    0.1 miles

  • Holly Road

    BCT · Blackheath

    0.2 miles

  • Darby Street

    BCT · Blackheath

    0.2 miles

  • Holly Road

    BCT · Blackheath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sandwell 033C, 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

20,581 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 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.

Schools

Published establishments

103 open schools are in scope, including 75 primary and 15 secondary schools. Blackheath Primary School is the nearest published school at 517 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,422 published events cover 12 months, averaging 285.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,548 events.

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