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B70 6BU

West Bromwich Central · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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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 6RR 95 m
B70 6QT 122 m
B70 6RH 139 m
B70 6RB 160 m
B70 6QN 172 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B70 6BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B70
Postcode sector
B70 6
Latitude
52.511512
Longitude
-1.976994
British National Grid easting
401,658
British National Grid northing
290,401

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
E00051098
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 020B · E01010101
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 020 · E02002062

Postcode source versions

Explore B70

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
133
Primary
91
Secondary
24

  1. Sandwell Valley School

    Other independent school

    122 m

  2. Sandwell Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    703 m

  3. Holy Trinity CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    745 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
3,700
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,575
  • Shoplifting 342
  • Vehicle crime 282
  • Drugs 248
  • Public order 245

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

54

within 5 km

  • DR UI HAQUE N

    6 HIGH STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 6JX

    ODS code M88626

    521 m

  • ST PAULS PARTNERS

    6 HIGH STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 6JX

    ODS code M88639

    521 m

  • HAWTHORNS MEDICAL CENTRE

    94 LEWISHAM ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 2DD

    ODS code M88041

    1.3 km

  • LODGE ROAD SURGERY

    LODGE ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 7LU

    ODS code M88633

    1.4 km

  • ST PAUL'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    222 ST. PAULS ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 1HB

    ODS code M88040

    1.4 km

  • DR ARORA RK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88619

    1.5 km

  • DR DEWAN VK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88646

    1.5 km

  • LINKWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88038

    1.5 km

  • ST PAUL'S PARTNERSHIP - LYNG MEDICAL

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88625

    1.5 km

  • DR SINGH M

    1 CAMBRIDGE STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 8HQ

    ODS code M88628

    1.7 km

  • THE SMETHWICK MEDICAL CENTRE

    REGENT STREET, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 3BQ

    ODS code M88002

    1.9 km

  • HOLYHEAD PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85721

    2.1 km

  • SAREPHED MEDICAL CENTRE

    ARDEN ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 6AJ

    ODS code M88610

    2.4 km

  • ROOD END MEDICAL PRACTICE

    182-184 VICARAGE ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 8JB

    ODS code M88647

    2.5 km

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACT.

    4 TRAFALGAR ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9NH

    ODS code M85082

    2.5 km

  • WARLEY ROAD SURGERY

    118 WARLEY ROAD, WARLEY, OLDBURY, B68 9SZ

    ODS code M88640

    2.6 km

  • OLDBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    ALBERT STREET, OLDBURY, B69 4DE

    ODS code M88018

    2.7 km

  • NORVIC FAMILY PRACTICE

    5 SUFFRAGE STREET, SMETHWICK, B66 3PZ

    ODS code M88009

    2.7 km

  • DOG KENNEL LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88635

    2.7 km

  • CAPE HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    RAGLAN ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 3NR

    ODS code M88006

    3.0 km

Showing 20 of 54 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Beeches Road

    BCT · West Bromwich

    0.1 miles

  • Beeches Road

    BCT · West Bromwich

    0.1 miles

  • Roebuck Lane

    BCT · West Bromwich

    0.2 miles

  • Kenrick Way

    BCT · Europa Village

    0.2 miles

  • Bagnall Street

    BCT · West Bromwich

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

133 open schools are in scope, including 91 primary and 24 secondary schools. Sandwell Valley School is the nearest published school at 122 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,700 published events cover 12 months, averaging 308.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,575 events.

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