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B66 2AZ

Soho & Victoria · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Smethwick
Ward
Soho & Victoria
Local authority
Sandwell
Constituency
Smethwick
Postcode district
B66
Postcode sector
B66 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B66 2EB 35 m
B66 2SB 51 m
B66 2DW 59 m
B66 2AP 73 m
B66 2EF 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B66 2AZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2019
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B66
Postcode sector
B66 2
Latitude
52.493569
Longitude
-1.950860
British National Grid easting
403,433
British National Grid northing
288,406

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Sandwell · E08000028
Electoral ward
Soho & Victoria · E05016627
Parish or community
E43000182
Westminster constituency
Smethwick · E14001478
Output area
E00177459
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 040B · E01033890
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 040 · E02006943

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
96, Cranford Street, Smethwick, B66 2AZ 26 August 2020 £223,995
94, Cranford Street, Smethwick, B66 2AZ 3 April 2020 £223,995
104, Cranford Street, Smethwick, B66 2AZ 4 November 2019 £255,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
173
Primary
96
Secondary
33

  1. St Matthew's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    508 m

  2. St Philip's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    531 m

  3. Elm Tree Primary Academy

    Free schools special

    581 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,352
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,916
  • Vehicle crime 674
  • Criminal damage and arson 564
  • Public order 543
  • Other theft 505

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
46

26 female, 20 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
4.6
B66 2 residents
3,037

Age bands in B66 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
27.1%

983 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.8%

538 residents

Age 25 to 44
33.8%

1,230 residents

Age 45 to 64
17.8%

648 residents

Age 65 and over
6.5%

235 residents

This postcode contained 1.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B66 2 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+
72.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
72.7%
Gigabit-capable
72.7%
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

60

within 5 km

  • CAPE HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    RAGLAN ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 3NR

    ODS code M88006

    618 m

  • NORVIC FAMILY PRACTICE

    5 SUFFRAGE STREET, SMETHWICK, B66 3PZ

    ODS code M88009

    760 m

  • DRUID GROUP - EMC SURGERY

    2A CAVENDISH ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B16 0HZ

    ODS code M85706

    978 m

  • CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    276 DUDLEY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B18 4HL

    ODS code M85684

    1.0 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SUMMERFIELD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 134 HEATH STREET, WINSON GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7AL

    ODS code M85642

    1.1 km

  • DR KULSHRESTHA FAMILY PRACTICE

    SUMMERFIELD PRIM CARE CTR, 134 HEATH STREET, WINSON, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7AL

    ODS code M85686

    1.1 km

  • HEATH STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    SUMMERFIELD PCC, 134 HEATH STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7AL

    ODS code Y06378

    1.1 km

  • SUMMERFIELD GROUP PRACTICE

    SUMMERFIELD PRIM CARE CTR, 134 HEATH STREET, WINSON, BIRMINGHAM, B18 7AL

    ODS code Y00492

    1.1 km

  • THE SMETHWICK MEDICAL CENTRE

    REGENT STREET, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 3BQ

    ODS code M88002

    1.2 km

  • ROTTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    264 ROTTON PARK ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B16 0LU

    ODS code M85098

    1.3 km

  • HOLYHEAD PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE

    1 ST JAMES'S ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 0HL

    ODS code M85721

    1.4 km

  • SAREPHED MEDICAL CENTRE

    ARDEN ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 6AJ

    ODS code M88610

    1.4 km

  • HAWTHORNS MEDICAL CENTRE

    94 LEWISHAM ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 2DD

    ODS code M88041

    1.4 km

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACT.

    4 TRAFALGAR ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9NH

    ODS code M85082

    1.5 km

  • KIRPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85176

    1.5 km

  • SOHO HEALTH CENTRE

    247-251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code Y00412

    1.5 km

  • SOHO ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85757

    1.5 km

  • SOHO ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    247-251 SOHO ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85715

    1.5 km

  • BEARWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    348 BEARWOOD ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 4ES

    ODS code M88019

    1.8 km

  • CITY HEALTH CENTRE

    449 CITY ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B17 8LG

    ODS code M85711

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 60 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

  • Six Ways Soho

    BCT · Soho

    0.1 miles

  • Cranford Street

    BCT · Soho

    0.1 miles

  • London Street

    BCT · Cape Hill

    0.1 miles

  • London Street

    BCT · Cape Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Windmill Crescent

    BCT · Soho

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sandwell 040B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

3,206 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
2 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
2
Medium risk addresses
2
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

173 open schools are in scope, including 96 primary and 33 secondary schools. St Matthew's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 508 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

8,352 published events cover 12 months, averaging 696 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,916 events.

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