B65 9BN

Blackheath · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Sandwell
Constituency
Smethwick
Postcode district
B65
Postcode sector
B65 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B65 8DU 29 m
B65 9AS 41 m
B65 9EN 72 m
B65 9EW 110 m
B65 8DT 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B65 9BN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 July 1997
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B65
Postcode sector
B65 9
Latitude
52.482370
Longitude
-2.043919
British National Grid easting
397,114
British National Grid northing
287,160

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Sandwell · E08000028
Parish or community
E43000182
Westminster constituency
Smethwick · E14001478
Output area
E00050795
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 029B · E01010040
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 029 · E02002071

Postcode source versions

Explore B65

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
108
Primary
78
Secondary
16
  1. St Michael's Church of England High School

    Voluntary aided school

    324 m
  2. The Westminster School

    Community special school

    491 m
  3. Blackheath Primary School

    Community school

    508 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,355
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,542
  • Shoplifting 511
  • Vehicle crime 247
  • Criminal damage and arson 208
  • Public order 198

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B65 9 residents
10,166

Age bands in B65 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.5%

2,101 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

1,163 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.3%

2,830 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.6%

2,765 residents

Age 65 and over
17.8%

1,921 residents

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.

GP practices

41

within 5 km straight-line

  • REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    DARBY STREET, WARLEY, ROWLEY REGIS, B65 0BA

    ODS code M88004

    802 m

  • CLEMENT ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4A CLEMENT ROAD, HALESOWEN, B62 9LR

    ODS code M87034

    1.3 km

  • OLD HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M88016

    1.7 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88030

    1.7 km

  • PORTWAY FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88026

    1.9 km

  • FELDON LANE PRACTICE

    FELDON LANE, HALESOWEN, B62 9DR

    ODS code M87020

    2.0 km

  • CAUSEWAY GREEN ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88620

    2.0 km

  • ANCHOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HALESOWEN ROAD, NETHERTON, DUDLEY, DY2 9PU

    ODS code M87028

    2.5 km

  • LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87617

    2.5 km

  • HADEN VALE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88043

    2.7 km

  • WARLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    AMBROSE HOUSE, KINGSWAY, OLDBURY, B68 0RT

    ODS code M88003

    3.0 km

  • OLDBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    ALBERT STREET, OLDBURY, B69 4DE

    ODS code M88018

    3.1 km

  • HILL TOP MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M88645

    3.1 km

  • LAPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 GOODREST AVENUE, HALESOWEN, B62 0HP

    ODS code M87014

    3.2 km

  • ROOD END MEDICAL PRACTICE

    182-184 VICARAGE ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 8JB

    ODS code M88647

    3.3 km

  • DUDLEY WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02212

    3.3 km

  • DOG KENNEL LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88635

    3.4 km

  • BEAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 BEAN ROAD, DUDLEY, DY2 8TH

    ODS code M87036

    3.4 km

  • ALEXANDRA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 SHORT STREET, HALESOWEN, B63 3UH

    ODS code M87623

    3.4 km

  • WARLEY ROAD SURGERY

    118 WARLEY ROAD, WARLEY, OLDBURY, B68 9SZ

    ODS code M88640

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 41 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Bell End

    BCT · Rowley Regis

    0.1 miles
  • Church Road

    BCT · Rowley Regis

    0.1 miles
  • Britannia Road

    BCT · Rowley Regis

    0.1 miles
  • Bell End

    BCT · Rowley Regis

    0.1 miles
  • Ross Heights

    BCT · Rowley Regis

    0.1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

108 open schools are in scope, including 78 primary and 16 secondary schools. St Michael's Church of England High School is the nearest published school at 324 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,355 published events cover 12 months, averaging 279.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,542 events.

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