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B65 8DW

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 8DP 89 m
B65 8DN 95 m
B65 8DL 106 m
B65 8DR 141 m
B65 8DS 150 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B65 8DW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B65
Postcode sector
B65 8
Latitude
52.481847
Longitude
-2.047717
British National Grid easting
396,856
British National Grid northing
287,102

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
E00050772
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 029B · E01010040
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 029 · E02002071

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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48 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
61, Ross Heights, Rowley Regis, B65 8DW 15 May 2026 £282,500
12, Ross Heights, Rowley Regis, B65 8DW 23 October 2025 £277,000
28, Ross Heights, Rowley Regis, B65 8DW 17 January 2025 £245,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
106
Primary
74
Secondary
17

  1. St Michael's Church of England High School

    Voluntary aided school

    213 m

  2. The Westminster School

    Community special school

    357 m

  3. Blackheath Primary School

    Community school

    707 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,447
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,570
  • Shoplifting 525
  • Vehicle crime 239
  • Public order 217
  • Criminal damage and arson 211

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
149

89 female, 60 male

Postcode households
82
Residents per household
1.8
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 1.8% 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

40

within 5 km

  • REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    DARBY STREET, WARLEY, ROWLEY REGIS, B65 0BA

    ODS code M88004

    775 m

  • CLEMENT ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4A CLEMENT ROAD, HALESOWEN, B62 9LR

    ODS code M87034

    1.4 km

  • OLD HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M88016

    1.5 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

    2.1 km

  • PORTWAY FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88026

    2.1 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

  • CAUSEWAY GREEN ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88620

    2.3 km

  • HADEN VALE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88043

    2.4 km

  • DUDLEY WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02212

    3.1 km

  • WARLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    AMBROSE HOUSE, KINGSWAY, OLDBURY, B68 0RT

    ODS code M88003

    3.2 km

  • ALEXANDRA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 SHORT STREET, HALESOWEN, B63 3UH

    ODS code M87623

    3.3 km

  • BEAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 BEAN ROAD, DUDLEY, DY2 8TH

    ODS code M87036

    3.3 km

  • OLDBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    ALBERT STREET, OLDBURY, B69 4DE

    ODS code M88018

    3.3 km

  • LAPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 GOODREST AVENUE, HALESOWEN, B62 0HP

    ODS code M87014

    3.4 km

  • HILL TOP MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M88645

    3.4 km

  • CENTRAL CLINIC

    HALL STREET, DUDLEY, DY2 7BX

    ODS code M87605

    3.5 km

  • ROOD END MEDICAL PRACTICE

    182-184 VICARAGE ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 8JB

    ODS code M88647

    3.5 km

  • WALFORD STREET, TIVIDALE

    19 WALFORD STREET, TIVIDALE, OLDBURY, B69 2LD

    ODS code M88618

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 40 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

  • Ross Heights

    BCT · Rowley Regis

    0.0 miles

  • Ross Heights

    BCT · Rowley Regis

    0.1 miles

  • Rowley Regis Church

    BCT · Rowley Regis

    0.2 miles

  • Church Road

    BCT · Rowley Regis

    0.2 miles

  • Pennant Road

    BCT · Brickhouse Farm

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sandwell 029B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,937 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
6
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 £252,500 from 10 recorded sales in B65 8DW. 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

106 open schools are in scope, including 74 primary and 17 secondary schools. St Michael's Church of England High School is the nearest published school at 213 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,447 published events cover 12 months, averaging 287.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,570 events.

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