B66 2RU

Soho & Victoria · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Smethwick
Local authority
Sandwell
Constituency
Smethwick
Postcode district
B66
Postcode sector
B66 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B66 3LA 53 m
B66 2AP 80 m
B66 2RT 80 m
B66 2SB 84 m
B66 2SL 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B66 2RU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B66
Postcode sector
B66 2
Latitude
52.493552
Longitude
-1.952672
British National Grid easting
403,310
British National Grid northing
288,404

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
E00177459
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 040B · E01033890
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 040 · E02006943

Postcode source versions

Explore B66

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Vinlock Printing, Cranford Way, Smethwick, B66 2RU 22 March 2018 £120,000
2, Cranford Way, Smethwick, B66 2RU 24 September 2015 £149,950
2, Cranford Way, Smethwick, B66 2RU 15 April 2015 £91,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
171
Primary
95
Secondary
32
  1. St Matthew's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    410 m
  2. St Philip's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    416 m
  3. Elm Tree Primary Academy

    Free schools special

    514 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,074
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,805
  • Vehicle crime 650
  • Criminal damage and arson 544
  • Public order 524
  • Other theft 492

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.0
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B66 2 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

60

within 5 km

  • CAPE HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    RAGLAN ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 3NR

    ODS code M88006

    581 m

  • NORVIC FAMILY PRACTICE

    5 SUFFRAGE STREET, SMETHWICK, B66 3PZ

    ODS code M88009

    660 m

  • DRUID GROUP - EMC SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85706

    1.0 km

  • THE SMETHWICK MEDICAL CENTRE

    REGENT STREET, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 3BQ

    ODS code M88002

    1.1 km

  • CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    276 DUDLEY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B18 4HL

    ODS code M85684

    1.1 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85642

    1.2 km

  • DR KULSHRESTHA FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85686

    1.2 km

  • HEATH STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y06378

    1.2 km

  • SUMMERFIELD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00492

    1.2 km

  • SAREPHED MEDICAL CENTRE

    ARDEN ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 6AJ

    ODS code M88610

    1.3 km

  • ROTTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85098

    1.3 km

  • HAWTHORNS MEDICAL CENTRE

    94 LEWISHAM ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 2DD

    ODS code M88041

    1.3 km

  • HOLYHEAD PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85721

    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

    1.6 km

  • SOHO HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00412

    1.6 km

  • SOHO ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85757

    1.6 km

  • SOHO ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    247-251 SOHO ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85715

    1.6 km

  • BEARWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    348 BEARWOOD ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 4ES

    ODS code M88019

    1.7 km

  • CITY HEALTH CENTRE

    449 CITY ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B17 8LG

    ODS code M85711

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 60 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

  • Six Ways Soho

    BCT · Soho

    0.0 miles
  • Cranford Street

    BCT · Soho

    0.1 miles
  • Windmill Crescent

    BCT · Soho

    0.1 miles
  • Windmill Crescent

    BCT · Soho

    0.1 miles
  • Bush Avenue

    BCT · Soho

    0.1 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

171 open schools are in scope, including 95 primary and 32 secondary schools. St Matthew's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 410 m.

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

Recorded crime

8,074 published events cover 12 months, averaging 672.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,805 events.

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