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B66 2JS

Soho & Victoria · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B66 2JR 110 m
B66 2PQ 116 m
B66 2PP 128 m
B66 2PG 150 m
B66 2JT 158 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B66 2JS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B66
Postcode sector
B66 2
Latitude
52.500115
Longitude
-1.954359
British National Grid easting
403,195
British National Grid northing
289,134

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
E00177450
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 040A · E01010062
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 040 · E02006943

Postcode source versions

Explore B66

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
172
Primary
98
Secondary
33

  1. Oasis Academy Wattville

    Academy sponsor led

    479 m

  2. St Philip's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    628 m

  3. Myles Academy

    Other independent special school

    679 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,600
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,490
  • Vehicle crime 599
  • Public order 511
  • Criminal damage and arson 484
  • Other theft 453

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

58

within 5 km

  • HOLYHEAD PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85721

    747 m

  • HAWTHORNS MEDICAL CENTRE

    94 LEWISHAM ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 2DD

    ODS code M88041

    890 m

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACT.

    4 TRAFALGAR ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9NH

    ODS code M85082

    1.0 km

  • THE SMETHWICK MEDICAL CENTRE

    REGENT STREET, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 3BQ

    ODS code M88002

    1.1 km

  • NORVIC FAMILY PRACTICE

    5 SUFFRAGE STREET, SMETHWICK, B66 3PZ

    ODS code M88009

    1.2 km

  • CAPE HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    RAGLAN ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 3NR

    ODS code M88006

    1.3 km

  • KIRPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85176

    1.4 km

  • SOHO HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00412

    1.4 km

  • SOHO ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85757

    1.4 km

  • SOHO ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    247-251 SOHO ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85715

    1.4 km

  • SAREPHED MEDICAL CENTRE

    ARDEN ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 6AJ

    ODS code M88610

    1.5 km

  • DRUID GROUP - EMC SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85706

    1.7 km

  • CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    276 DUDLEY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B18 4HL

    ODS code M85684

    1.7 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85642

    1.8 km

  • DR KULSHRESTHA FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85686

    1.8 km

  • HEATH STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y06378

    1.8 km

  • SUMMERFIELD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00492

    1.8 km

  • LODGE ROAD SURGERY

    LODGE ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 7LU

    ODS code M88633

    2.0 km

  • ROTTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85098

    2.1 km

  • BEARWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    348 BEARWOOD ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 4ES

    ODS code M88019

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 58 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

  • Industrial Estate

    BCT · Soho

    0.0 miles

  • Industrial Estate

    BCT · Soho

    0.0 miles

  • Rabone Lane

    BCT · Soho

    0.1 miles

  • Canal

    BCT · Soho

    0.2 miles

  • Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro)

    PLT · Handsworth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sandwell 040A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,916 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
2
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
2
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

172 open schools are in scope, including 98 primary and 33 secondary schools. Oasis Academy Wattville is the nearest published school at 479 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,600 published events cover 12 months, averaging 633.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,490 events.

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