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B70 7BA

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B70 7PF 77 m
B70 7PA 98 m
B70 7PB 110 m
B70 7PE 122 m
B70 7PH 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B70 7BA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 2012
Terminated
1 August 2016
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B70
Postcode sector
B70 7
Latitude
52.520045
Longitude
-1.988470
British National Grid easting
400,879
British National Grid northing
291,350

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
E00051093
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 017E · E01010104
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
134
Primary
96
Secondary
23

  1. King George V Primary School

    Community school

    197 m

  2. Shireland CBSO Academy

    Free schools

    510 m

  3. Sandwell College

    Further education

    607 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,726
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,107
  • Shoplifting 408
  • Vehicle crime 382
  • Public order 337
  • Criminal damage and arson 331

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B70 7 residents
4,271

Age bands in B70 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.3%

993 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.4%

624 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.1%

1,307 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.1%

1,169 residents

Age 65 and over
12%

560 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

46

within 5 km straight-line

  • DR ARORA RK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88619

    786 m

  • DR DEWAN VK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88646

    786 m

  • LINKWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88038

    786 m

  • ST PAUL'S PARTNERSHIP - LYNG MEDICAL

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88625

    786 m

  • DR UI HAQUE N

    6 HIGH STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 6JX

    ODS code M88626

    858 m

  • ST PAULS PARTNERS

    6 HIGH STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 6JX

    ODS code M88639

    858 m

  • DR SINGH M

    1 CAMBRIDGE STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 8HQ

    ODS code M88628

    1.1 km

  • ST PAUL'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    222 ST. PAULS ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 1HB

    ODS code M88040

    2.1 km

  • LODGE ROAD SURGERY

    LODGE ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 7LU

    ODS code M88633

    2.3 km

  • DR GUDI PV & PARTNER

    68 HILL TOP, WEST BROMWICH, B70 0PU

    ODS code M88014

    2.4 km

  • NEW STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88035

    2.5 km

  • HAWTHORNS MEDICAL CENTRE

    94 LEWISHAM ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 2DD

    ODS code M88041

    2.5 km

  • OLDBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    ALBERT STREET, OLDBURY, B69 4DE

    ODS code M88018

    2.5 km

  • CLIFTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    CLIFTON LANE, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3AS

    ODS code M88630

    2.6 km

  • GREAT BRIDGE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02701

    2.8 km

  • STONE CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    291 WALSALL ROAD, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3LN

    ODS code M88008

    2.9 km

  • ROOD END MEDICAL PRACTICE

    182-184 VICARAGE ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 8JB

    ODS code M88647

    3.0 km

  • THE SMETHWICK MEDICAL CENTRE

    REGENT STREET, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 3BQ

    ODS code M88002

    3.1 km

  • GREAT BRIDGE PSHIP FOR HEALTH

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

    ODS code M88616

    3.2 km

  • HOLYHEAD PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85721

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 46 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • New Square

    BCT · West Bromwich

    0.0 miles

  • Walsall Street

    BCT · West Bromwich

    0.1 miles

  • New Square

    BCT · West Bromwich

    0.1 miles

  • Walsall Street

    BCT · West Bromwich

    0.1 miles

  • Lloyd Street

    BCT · West Bromwich

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sandwell 017E, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,258 of 33,755

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

134 open schools are in scope, including 96 primary and 23 secondary schools. King George V Primary School is the nearest published school at 197 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,726 published events cover 12 months, averaging 393.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,107 events.

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