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B70 0DW

Great Bridge · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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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 0DG 53 m
B70 0DN 76 m
B70 0DJ 107 m
B70 0DE 158 m
B70 0BL 161 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B70 0DW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B70
Postcode sector
B70 0
Latitude
52.529824
Longitude
-2.025998
British National Grid easting
398,333
British National Grid northing
292,438

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

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
108
Primary
73
Secondary
16

  1. Harvills Hawthorn Primary School

    Foundation school

    599 m

  2. Great Bridge Primary School

    Community school

    963 m

  3. George Salter Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,926
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,215
  • Vehicle crime 343
  • Shoplifting 336
  • Other theft 199
  • Criminal damage and arson 190

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

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

41

within 5 km

  • GREAT BRIDGE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02701

    256 m

  • GREAT BRIDGE PSHIP FOR HEALTH

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

    ODS code M88616

    457 m

  • NEW STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88035

    1.2 km

  • DR GUDI PV & PARTNER

    68 HILL TOP, WEST BROMWICH, B70 0PU

    ODS code M88014

    1.2 km

  • GLEBEFIELDS SURGERY

    ST. MARKS ROAD, TIPTON, DY4 0SN

    ODS code M88612

    2.2 km

  • THE VICTORIA SURGERY

    VICTORIA ROAD, TIPTON, DY4 8SS

    ODS code M88600

    2.2 km

  • DR SINGH M

    1 CAMBRIDGE STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 8HQ

    ODS code M88628

    2.3 km

  • SWANPOOL MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARKS ROAD, TIPTON, DY4 0SZ

    ODS code M88010

    2.4 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

  • JUBILEE HEALTH CENTRE

    1 UPPER RUSSELL STREET, WEDNESBURY, WS10 7AR

    ODS code M88022

    2.5 km

  • THE SPIRES HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M88643

    2.6 km

  • OAKESWELL HEALTH CENTRE

    BRUNSWICK PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 9HP

    ODS code M88007

    2.8 km

  • WALFORD STREET, TIVIDALE

    19 WALFORD STREET, TIVIDALE, OLDBURY, B69 2LD

    ODS code M88618

    2.9 km

  • OLDBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    ALBERT STREET, OLDBURY, B69 4DE

    ODS code M88018

    3.0 km

  • BLACK COUNTRY FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88013

    3.1 km

  • THE VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    158A CRANKHALL LANE, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0EB

    ODS code M88001

    3.3 km

  • CLIFTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    CLIFTON LANE, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3AS

    ODS code M88630

    3.3 km

Showing 20 of 41 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

  • Richmond Street South

    BCT · Great Bridge

    0.1 miles

  • Richmond Street South

    BCT · Great Bridge

    0.1 miles

  • Asda Superstore

    BCT · Great Bridge

    0.1 miles

  • Ryder Street

    BCT · Swan Village

    0.2 miles

  • Whitehall Road

    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.

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
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

108 open schools are in scope, including 73 primary and 16 secondary schools. Harvills Hawthorn Primary School is the nearest published school at 599 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,926 published events cover 12 months, averaging 243.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,215 events.

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