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B70 6BD

West Bromwich Central · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
West Bromwich
Ward
West Bromwich Central
Local authority
Sandwell
Constituency
West Bromwich
Postcode district
B70
Postcode sector
B70 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B70 6EJ 72 m
B70 6BB 73 m
B70 7LL 77 m
B70 7HA 107 m
B70 7LW 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B70 6BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B70
Postcode sector
B70 6
Latitude
52.509213
Longitude
-1.992038
British National Grid easting
400,637
British National Grid northing
290,145

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Sandwell · E08000028
Electoral ward
West Bromwich Central · E05016632
Parish or community
E43000182
Westminster constituency
West Bromwich · E14001574
Output area
E00051077
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 020B · E01010101
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 020 · E02002062

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, Walpole Walk, West Bromwich, B70 6BD 15 August 2025 £85,000
18, Walpole Walk, West Bromwich, B70 6BD 11 March 2022 £66,000
11, Walpole Walk, West Bromwich, B70 6BD 3 August 2005 £26,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
130
Primary
87
Secondary
26

  1. Holy Trinity CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    329 m

  2. Lyng Primary School

    Community school

    590 m

  3. Sandwell College

    Further education

    637 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,733
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,035
  • Public order 391
  • Drugs 369
  • Criminal damage and arson 348
  • Vehicle crime 334

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
32

13 female, 19 male

Postcode households
28
Residents per household
1.1
B70 6 residents
7,672

Age bands in B70 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

1,370 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.2%

971 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.7%

2,191 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.9%

1,760 residents

Age 65 and over
14.7%

1,084 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B70 6 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

51

within 5 km

  • DR UI HAQUE N

    6 HIGH STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 6JX

    ODS code M88626

    651 m

  • ST PAULS PARTNERS

    6 HIGH STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 6JX

    ODS code M88639

    651 m

  • DR ARORA RK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88619

    858 m

  • DR DEWAN VK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88646

    858 m

  • LINKWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88038

    858 m

  • ST PAUL'S PARTNERSHIP - LYNG MEDICAL

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88625

    858 m

  • DR SINGH M

    1 CAMBRIDGE STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 8HQ

    ODS code M88628

    934 m

  • ST PAUL'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    222 ST. PAULS ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 1HB

    ODS code M88040

    966 m

  • LODGE ROAD SURGERY

    LODGE ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 7LU

    ODS code M88633

    1.2 km

  • OLDBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    ALBERT STREET, OLDBURY, B69 4DE

    ODS code M88018

    1.6 km

  • ROOD END MEDICAL PRACTICE

    182-184 VICARAGE ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 8JB

    ODS code M88647

    1.8 km

  • HAWTHORNS MEDICAL CENTRE

    94 LEWISHAM ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 2DD

    ODS code M88041

    1.9 km

  • WARLEY ROAD SURGERY

    118 WARLEY ROAD, WARLEY, OLDBURY, B68 9SZ

    ODS code M88640

    2.1 km

  • DOG KENNEL LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88635

    2.2 km

  • THE SMETHWICK MEDICAL CENTRE

    REGENT STREET, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 3BQ

    ODS code M88002

    2.3 km

  • SAREPHED MEDICAL CENTRE

    ARDEN ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 6AJ

    ODS code M88610

    2.6 km

  • PORTWAY FAMILY PRACTICE

    PORTWAY LIFESTYLE CENTRE, NEWBURY LANE, OLDBURY, B69 1HE

    ODS code M88026

    2.9 km

  • HOLYHEAD PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85721

    3.0 km

  • NORVIC FAMILY PRACTICE

    5 SUFFRAGE STREET, SMETHWICK, B66 3PZ

    ODS code M88009

    3.1 km

  • CAUSEWAY GREEN ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88620

    3.1 km

Showing 20 of 51 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

  • Parliament Street

    BCT · West Bromwich

    0.0 miles

  • Parliament Street

    BCT · West Bromwich

    0.1 miles

  • Constance Avenue

    BCT · West Bromwich

    0.1 miles

  • Grice Street

    BCT · West Bromwich

    0.1 miles

  • Constance Avenue

    BCT · West Bromwich

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sandwell 020B, 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

3,551 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
4 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
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

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 £75,500 from 2 recorded sales in B70 6BD. 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

130 open schools are in scope, including 87 primary and 26 secondary schools. Holy Trinity CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 329 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

4,733 published events cover 12 months, averaging 394.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,035 events.

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