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B70 6WF

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 6UA 0 m
B70 6TN 76 m
B70 6TT 78 m
B70 6TZ 109 m
B70 6TS 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B70 6WF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 2002
Terminated
1 August 2003
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B70
Postcode sector
B70 6
Latitude
52.516960
Longitude
-1.978288
British National Grid easting
401,570
British National Grid northing
291,007

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
E00051100
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 017F · E01010105
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 017 · E02002059

Postcode source versions

Explore B70

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
128
Primary
89
Secondary
22

  1. King George V Primary School

    Community school

    578 m

  2. Sandwell Valley School

    Other independent school

    586 m

  3. Sandwell College

    Further education

    931 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,607
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,556
  • Shoplifting 320
  • Vehicle crime 293
  • Public order 270
  • Criminal damage and arson 247

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.

GP practices

56

within 5 km straight-line

  • DR UI HAQUE N

    6 HIGH STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 6JX

    ODS code M88626

    626 m

  • ST PAULS PARTNERS

    6 HIGH STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 6JX

    ODS code M88639

    626 m

  • DR ARORA RK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88619

    1.3 km

  • DR DEWAN VK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88646

    1.3 km

  • LINKWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88038

    1.3 km

  • ST PAUL'S PARTNERSHIP - LYNG MEDICAL

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88625

    1.3 km

  • DR SINGH M

    1 CAMBRIDGE STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 8HQ

    ODS code M88628

    1.6 km

  • HAWTHORNS MEDICAL CENTRE

    94 LEWISHAM ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 2DD

    ODS code M88041

    1.9 km

  • ST PAUL'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    222 ST. PAULS ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 1HB

    ODS code M88040

    1.9 km

  • LODGE ROAD SURGERY

    LODGE ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 7LU

    ODS code M88633

    1.9 km

  • HOLYHEAD PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85721

    2.4 km

  • THE SMETHWICK MEDICAL CENTRE

    REGENT STREET, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 3BQ

    ODS code M88002

    2.5 km

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACT.

    4 TRAFALGAR ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9NH

    ODS code M85082

    2.8 km

  • OLDBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    ALBERT STREET, OLDBURY, B69 4DE

    ODS code M88018

    2.8 km

  • ROOD END MEDICAL PRACTICE

    182-184 VICARAGE ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 8JB

    ODS code M88647

    2.9 km

  • CLIFTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    CLIFTON LANE, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3AS

    ODS code M88630

    3.0 km

  • SAREPHED MEDICAL CENTRE

    ARDEN ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 6AJ

    ODS code M88610

    3.0 km

  • DR GUDI PV & PARTNER

    68 HILL TOP, WEST BROMWICH, B70 0PU

    ODS code M88014

    3.1 km

  • WARLEY ROAD SURGERY

    118 WARLEY ROAD, WARLEY, OLDBURY, B68 9SZ

    ODS code M88640

    3.2 km

  • STONE CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    291 WALSALL ROAD, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3LN

    ODS code M88008

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 56 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • St Eleanors Close

    BCT · Europa Village

    0.1 miles

  • Beeches Road

    BCT · West Bromwich

    0.3 miles

  • Beeches Road

    BCT · West Bromwich

    0.3 miles

  • Roebuck Lane

    BCT · West Bromwich

    0.4 miles

  • Bagnall Street

    BCT · West Bromwich

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sandwell 017F, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,294 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

128 open schools are in scope, including 89 primary and 22 secondary schools. King George V Primary School is the nearest published school at 578 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,607 published events cover 12 months, averaging 300.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,556 events.

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