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B66 3EB

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B66 3AX 25 m
B66 3DU 59 m
B66 3RP 72 m
B66 3RQ 91 m
B66 3EQ 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B66 3EB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2014
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B66
Postcode sector
B66 3
Latitude
52.494714
Longitude
-1.959033
British National Grid easting
402,878
British National Grid northing
288,533

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

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Property

At this postcode

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41 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
69, Messenger Road, Smethwick, B66 3EB 12 June 2026 £92,500
75, Messenger Road, Smethwick, B66 3EB 2 September 2024 £325,000
99, Messenger Road, Smethwick, B66 3EB 17 December 2021 £235,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
174
Primary
101
Secondary
31

  1. St Philip's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    59 m

  2. St Matthew's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    429 m

  3. Victoria Park Primary

    Academy converter

    484 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,934
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,346
  • Vehicle crime 545
  • Criminal damage and arson 475
  • Public order 457
  • Other theft 429

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
129

59 female, 70 male

Postcode households
38
Residents per household
3.4
B66 3 residents
9,422

Age bands in B66 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
26.8%

2,203 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.5%

1,268 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.8%

2,528 residents

Age 45 to 64
19.2%

1,573 residents

Age 65 and over
7.7%

635 residents

This postcode contained 1.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B66 3 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

58

within 5 km

  • NORVIC FAMILY PRACTICE

    5 SUFFRAGE STREET, SMETHWICK, B66 3PZ

    ODS code M88009

    558 m

  • THE SMETHWICK MEDICAL CENTRE

    REGENT STREET, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 3BQ

    ODS code M88002

    618 m

  • CAPE HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    RAGLAN ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 3NR

    ODS code M88006

    772 m

  • SAREPHED MEDICAL CENTRE

    ARDEN ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 6AJ

    ODS code M88610

    913 m

  • HAWTHORNS MEDICAL CENTRE

    94 LEWISHAM ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 2DD

    ODS code M88041

    941 m

  • DRUID GROUP - EMC SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85706

    1.4 km

  • HOLYHEAD PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85721

    1.4 km

  • CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    276 DUDLEY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B18 4HL

    ODS code M85684

    1.5 km

  • BEARWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    348 BEARWOOD ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 4ES

    ODS code M88019

    1.6 km

  • ROTTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85098

    1.6 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85642

    1.7 km

  • DR KULSHRESTHA FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M85686

    1.7 km

  • HEATH STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y06378

    1.7 km

  • SUMMERFIELD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00492

    1.7 km

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACT.

    4 TRAFALGAR ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9NH

    ODS code M85082

    1.7 km

  • LODGE ROAD SURGERY

    LODGE ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 7LU

    ODS code M88633

    1.8 km

  • KIRPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85176

    1.9 km

  • SOHO HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00412

    1.9 km

  • SOHO ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    251 SOHO ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85757

    1.9 km

  • SOHO ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    247-251 SOHO ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9RY

    ODS code M85715

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 58 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

  • Mencap Centre

    BCT · Cape Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Mencap Centre

    BCT · Cape Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Beech Way

    BCT · Cape Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Bush Avenue

    BCT · Soho

    0.1 miles

  • Bush Avenue

    BCT · Soho

    0.1 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
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

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 £235,000 from 3 recorded sales in B66 3EB. 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

174 open schools are in scope, including 101 primary and 31 secondary schools. St Philip's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 59 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

6,934 published events cover 12 months, averaging 577.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,346 events.

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