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B65 8DA

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 8DJ 139 m
B65 8AG 145 m
B65 8DG 147 m
B65 8AD 183 m
B65 8BL 192 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B65 8DA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B65
Postcode sector
B65 8
Latitude
52.480712
Longitude
-2.052075
British National Grid easting
396,560
British National Grid northing
286,976

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
E00050242
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 033C · E01009931
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 033 · E02002075

Postcode source versions

Explore B65

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Cemetery House, Moor Lane, Rowley Regis, B65 8DA 14 December 2012 £145,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
105
Primary
73
Secondary
17

  1. St Michael's Church of England High School

    Voluntary aided school

    431 m

  2. The Westminster School

    Community special school

    468 m

  3. Brickhouse Primary School

    Foundation school

    517 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,469
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,662
  • Shoplifting 392
  • Criminal damage and arson 259
  • Vehicle crime 247
  • Public order 221

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.5
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% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B65 8 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

  • REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    DARBY STREET, WARLEY, ROWLEY REGIS, B65 0BA

    ODS code M88004

    804 m

  • OLD HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M88016

    1.2 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88030

    1.2 km

  • CLEMENT ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4A CLEMENT ROAD, HALESOWEN, B62 9LR

    ODS code M87034

    1.6 km

  • ANCHOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HALESOWEN ROAD, NETHERTON, DUDLEY, DY2 9PU

    ODS code M87028

    2.0 km

  • LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87617

    2.0 km

  • HADEN VALE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88043

    2.2 km

  • FELDON LANE PRACTICE

    FELDON LANE, HALESOWEN, B62 9DR

    ODS code M87020

    2.2 km

  • PORTWAY FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88026

    2.4 km

  • CAUSEWAY GREEN ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88620

    2.6 km

  • DUDLEY WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02212

    2.7 km

  • ALEXANDRA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 SHORT STREET, HALESOWEN, B63 3UH

    ODS code M87623

    3.1 km

  • BEAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 BEAN ROAD, DUDLEY, DY2 8TH

    ODS code M87036

    3.2 km

  • WARLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    AMBROSE HOUSE, KINGSWAY, OLDBURY, B68 0RT

    ODS code M88003

    3.4 km

  • CENTRAL CLINIC

    HALL STREET, DUDLEY, DY2 7BX

    ODS code M87605

    3.4 km

  • LAPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 GOODREST AVENUE, HALESOWEN, B62 0HP

    ODS code M87014

    3.5 km

  • STOURSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y01756

    3.5 km

  • QUARRY BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M87027

    3.6 km

  • OLDBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    ALBERT STREET, OLDBURY, B69 4DE

    ODS code M88018

    3.6 km

  • WALFORD STREET, TIVIDALE

    19 WALFORD STREET, TIVIDALE, OLDBURY, B69 2LD

    ODS code M88618

    3.7 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

  • Pennant Road

    BCT · Brickhouse Farm

    0.0 miles

  • Rowley Regis Cemetery

    BCT · Brickhouse Farm

    0.2 miles

  • Rowley Regis Cemetery

    BCT · Brickhouse Farm

    0.2 miles

  • Garratts Lane

    BCT · Brickhouse Farm

    0.2 miles

  • Garratts Lane

    BCT · Brickhouse Farm

    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
1
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

105 open schools are in scope, including 73 primary and 17 secondary schools. St Michael's Church of England High School is the nearest published school at 431 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,469 published events cover 12 months, averaging 289.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,662 events.

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