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B68 9BA

Bearwood · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Oldbury
Ward
Bearwood
Local authority
Sandwell
Constituency
Smethwick
Postcode district
B68
Postcode sector
B68 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B68 9HB 97 m
B67 5NW 104 m
B67 5PF 107 m
B68 9HF 107 m
B67 5NQ 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B68 9BA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B68
Postcode sector
B68 9
Latitude
52.474799
Longitude
-1.991765
British National Grid easting
400,656
British National Grid northing
286,317

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Sandwell · E08000028
Electoral ward
Bearwood · E05016609
Parish or community
E43000182
Westminster constituency
Smethwick · E14001478
Output area
E00050206
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 036A · E01009923
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 036 · E02002078

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Property

At this postcode

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22 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
26, The Woodlands, Oldbury, B68 9BA 21 August 2025 £185,750
24, The Woodlands, Oldbury, B68 9BA 5 August 2025 £200,000
25, The Woodlands, Oldbury, B68 9BA 5 August 2025 £199,900

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
143
Primary
90
Secondary
23

  1. Bleakhouse Primary School

    Community school

    491 m

  2. Lightwoods Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    754 m

  3. Abbey Junior School

    Community school

    795 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,701
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,600
  • Shoplifting 365
  • Vehicle crime 325
  • Other theft 289
  • Criminal damage and arson 248

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B68 9 residents
12,862

Age bands in B68 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.8%

2,349 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.3%

1,464 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.6%

3,042 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.3%

3,127 residents

Age 65 and over
15.9%

1,894 residents

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

55

within 5 km

  • HILL TOP MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M88645

    599 m

  • WARLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    AMBROSE HOUSE, KINGSWAY, OLDBURY, B68 0RT

    ODS code M88003

    1.3 km

  • BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    176 MILCOTE ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 5BP

    ODS code M88042

    1.3 km

  • RIDGACRE HOUSE SURGERY

    83 RIDGACRE ROAD, QUINTON, BIRMINGHAM, B32 2TJ

    ODS code M85172

    1.5 km

  • DOG KENNEL LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88635

    1.7 km

  • BEARWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    348 BEARWOOD ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 4ES

    ODS code M88019

    1.7 km

  • WARLEY ROAD SURGERY

    118 WARLEY ROAD, WARLEY, OLDBURY, B68 9SZ

    ODS code M88640

    1.7 km

  • CAUSEWAY GREEN ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88620

    1.9 km

  • SHERWOOD HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    9 SANDON ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B17 8DP

    ODS code M88020

    2.2 km

  • ROOD END MEDICAL PRACTICE

    182-184 VICARAGE ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 8JB

    ODS code M88647

    2.2 km

  • SAREPHED MEDICAL CENTRE

    ARDEN ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 6AJ

    ODS code M88610

    2.3 km

  • CITY HEALTH CENTRE

    449 CITY ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B17 8LG

    ODS code M85711

    2.3 km

  • LAPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 GOODREST AVENUE, HALESOWEN, B62 0HP

    ODS code M87014

    2.4 km

  • FELDON LANE PRACTICE

    FELDON LANE, HALESOWEN, B62 9DR

    ODS code M87020

    2.6 km

  • LORDSWOOD HOUSE GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    54 LORDSWOOD ROAD, HARBORNE, BIRMINGHAM, B17 9DB

    ODS code M85028

    2.7 km

  • NORVIC FAMILY PRACTICE

    5 SUFFRAGE STREET, SMETHWICK, B66 3PZ

    ODS code M88009

    2.7 km

  • THE SMETHWICK MEDICAL CENTRE

    REGENT STREET, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 3BQ

    ODS code M88002

    2.8 km

  • LODGE ROAD SURGERY

    LODGE ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 7LU

    ODS code M88633

    2.8 km

  • CLEMENT ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4A CLEMENT ROAD, HALESOWEN, B62 9LR

    ODS code M87034

    2.9 km

  • ST PAUL'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    222 ST. PAULS ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 1HB

    ODS code M88040

    2.9 km

Showing 20 of 55 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

  • St Hilda's Church

    BCT · Warley

    0.0 miles

  • Abbey Crescent

    BCT · Warley

    0.0 miles

  • Telford Close

    BCT · Warley

    0.1 miles

  • Telford Close

    BCT · Warley

    0.1 miles

  • Abbey Road

    BCT · Warley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sandwell 036A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,388 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 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

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 £327,820 from 21 recorded sales in B68 9BA. 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

143 open schools are in scope, including 90 primary and 23 secondary schools. Bleakhouse Primary School is the nearest published school at 491 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,701 published events cover 12 months, averaging 308.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,600 events.

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