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B70 8EP

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B70 8EX 33 m
B70 8NN 60 m
B70 8ER 77 m
B70 8HY 77 m
B70 8NW 95 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B70 8EP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2004
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B70
Postcode sector
B70 8
Latitude
52.518113
Longitude
-1.997445
British National Grid easting
400,270
British National Grid northing
291,135

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
E00177382
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 019D · E01010106
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 019 · E02002061

Postcode source versions

Explore B70

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
119
Primary
84
Secondary
20

  1. The British Muslim School

    Other independent school

    277 m

  2. Shireland Biomedical Utc

    University technical college

    377 m

  3. Lodge Primary School

    Community school

    424 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
5,395
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,392
  • Public order 457
  • Criminal damage and arson 417
  • Shoplifting 408
  • Vehicle crime 396

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

22 female, 4 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
6.5
B70 8 residents
5,405

Age bands in B70 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.9%

1,149 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.5%

854 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.4%

1,562 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.1%

1,217 residents

Age 65 and over
13.1%

724 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B70 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

45

within 5 km

  • DR ARORA RK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88619

    236 m

  • DR DEWAN VK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88646

    236 m

  • LINKWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88038

    236 m

  • ST PAUL'S PARTNERSHIP - LYNG MEDICAL

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88625

    236 m

  • DR SINGH M

    1 CAMBRIDGE STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 8HQ

    ODS code M88628

    470 m

  • DR UI HAQUE N

    6 HIGH STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 6JX

    ODS code M88626

    1.1 km

  • ST PAULS PARTNERS

    6 HIGH STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 6JX

    ODS code M88639

    1.1 km

  • OLDBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    ALBERT STREET, OLDBURY, B69 4DE

    ODS code M88018

    2.0 km

  • ST PAUL'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    222 ST. PAULS ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 1HB

    ODS code M88040

    2.0 km

  • LODGE ROAD SURGERY

    LODGE ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 7LU

    ODS code M88633

    2.2 km

  • DR GUDI PV & PARTNER

    68 HILL TOP, WEST BROMWICH, B70 0PU

    ODS code M88014

    2.2 km

  • GREAT BRIDGE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02701

    2.3 km

  • NEW STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88035

    2.3 km

  • GREAT BRIDGE PSHIP FOR HEALTH

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

    ODS code M88616

    2.7 km

  • ROOD END MEDICAL PRACTICE

    182-184 VICARAGE ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 8JB

    ODS code M88647

    2.7 km

  • HAWTHORNS MEDICAL CENTRE

    94 LEWISHAM ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 2DD

    ODS code M88041

    2.8 km

  • CLIFTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    CLIFTON LANE, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3AS

    ODS code M88630

    3.0 km

  • WARLEY ROAD SURGERY

    118 WARLEY ROAD, WARLEY, OLDBURY, B68 9SZ

    ODS code M88640

    3.1 km

  • DOG KENNEL LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88635

    3.2 km

  • PORTWAY FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88026

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 45 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

  • Victoria Street

    BCT · Lamberts End

    0.0 miles

  • West Bromwich Bus Station

    BCS · West Bromwich

    0.1 miles

  • West Bromwich Bus Station

    BCS · West Bromwich

    0.1 miles

  • West Bromwich Bus Station

    BCS · West Bromwich

    0.1 miles

  • West Bromwich Bus Station

    BCS · West Bromwich

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sandwell 019D, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

3,154 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
2 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

Schools

119 open schools are in scope, including 84 primary and 20 secondary schools. The British Muslim School is the nearest published school at 277 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,395 published events cover 12 months, averaging 449.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,392 events.

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