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B70 0BQ

Great Bridge · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Great Bridge
Local authority
Sandwell
Constituency
Tipton and Wednesbury
Postcode district
B70
Postcode sector
B70 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B70 0BL 25 m
B70 0BF 96 m
B70 0DE 101 m
B70 0FX 135 m
B70 0DJ 136 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B70 0BQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B70
Postcode sector
B70 0
Latitude
52.528601
Longitude
-2.027265
British National Grid easting
398,247
British National Grid northing
292,302

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Sandwell · E08000028
Electoral ward
Great Bridge · E05016616
Parish or community
E43000182
Westminster constituency
Tipton and Wednesbury · E14001547
Output area
E00050472
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 018A · E01009981
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 018 · E02002060

Postcode source versions

Explore B70

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
108
Primary
74
Secondary
15

  1. Harvills Hawthorn Primary School

    Foundation school

    758 m

  2. Newtown Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    908 m

  3. Great Bridge Primary School

    Community school

    950 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,905
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,214
  • Vehicle crime 337
  • Shoplifting 336
  • Other theft 201
  • Criminal damage and arson 185

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B70 0 residents
8,616

Age bands in B70 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.4%

1,729 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.4%

1,000 residents

Age 25 to 44
30%

2,427 residents

Age 45 to 64
23%

1,866 residents

Age 65 and over
13.3%

1,074 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.

GP practices

41

within 5 km straight-line

  • GREAT BRIDGE HEALTH CENTRE

    18 THE GREAT BRIDGE CENTRE, CHARLES STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 0BF

    ODS code Y02701

    96 m

  • GREAT BRIDGE PSHIP FOR HEALTH

    10 SLATER STREET, GREAT BRIDGE, TIPTON, DY4 7EY

    ODS code M88616

    362 m

  • NEW STREET SURGERY

    NEW STREET, HILL TOP, WEST BROMWICH, B70 0HN

    ODS code M88035

    1.4 km

  • DR GUDI PV & PARTNER

    68 HILL TOP, WEST BROMWICH, B70 0PU

    ODS code M88014

    1.4 km

  • THE VICTORIA SURGERY

    VICTORIA ROAD, TIPTON, DY4 8SS

    ODS code M88600

    2.1 km

  • GLEBEFIELDS SURGERY

    ST. MARKS ROAD, TIPTON, DY4 0SN

    ODS code M88612

    2.2 km

  • DR SINGH M

    1 CAMBRIDGE STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 8HQ

    ODS code M88628

    2.3 km

  • DR ARORA RK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88619

    2.4 km

  • DR DEWAN VK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88646

    2.4 km

  • LINKWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LYNG CENTRE FOR HEALTH, FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88038

    2.4 km

  • ST PAUL'S PARTNERSHIP - LYNG MEDICAL

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88625

    2.4 km

  • SWANPOOL MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARKS ROAD, TIPTON, DY4 0SZ

    ODS code M88010

    2.4 km

  • JUBILEE HEALTH CENTRE

    1 UPPER RUSSELL STREET, WEDNESBURY, WS10 7AR

    ODS code M88022

    2.6 km

  • THE SPIRES HEALTH CENTRE

    RICHARD NUGENT CENTRE, KINGSBURY CLOSE, WEDNESBURY, WS10 7DB

    ODS code M88643

    2.8 km

  • WALFORD STREET, TIVIDALE

    19 WALFORD STREET, TIVIDALE, OLDBURY, B69 2LD

    ODS code M88618

    2.8 km

  • OLDBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    ALBERT STREET, OLDBURY, B69 4DE

    ODS code M88018

    2.9 km

  • BLACK COUNTRY FAMILY PRACTICE

    NEPTUNE HEALTH PARK, SEDGLEY ROAD WEST, TIPTON, DY4 8PX

    ODS code M88013

    3.0 km

  • OAKESWELL HEALTH CENTRE

    BRUNSWICK PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 9HP

    ODS code M88007

    3.0 km

  • DR UI HAQUE N

    6 HIGH STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 6JX

    ODS code M88626

    3.4 km

  • ST PAULS PARTNERS

    6 HIGH STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 6JX

    ODS code M88639

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 41 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Richmond Street South

    BCT · Great Bridge

    0.0 miles

  • Richmond Street South

    BCT · Great Bridge

    0.0 miles

  • Asda Superstore

    BCT · Great Bridge

    0.1 miles

  • Whitehall Road

    BCT · Great Bridge

    0.1 miles

  • Sheepwash Lane

    BCT · Great Bridge

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sandwell 018A, 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

4,466 of 33,755

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

Schools

108 open schools are in scope, including 74 primary and 15 secondary schools. Harvills Hawthorn Primary School is the nearest published school at 758 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,905 published events cover 12 months, averaging 242.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,214 events.

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