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B70 8JF

Greets Green & Lyng · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
West Bromwich
Ward
Greets Green & Lyng
Local authority
Sandwell
Constituency
West Bromwich
Postcode district
B70
Postcode sector
B70 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B70 8JB 67 m
B70 7JF 121 m
B70 8JG 124 m
B70 8JA 133 m
B70 8JZ 178 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B70 8JF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B70
Postcode sector
B70 8
Latitude
52.511864
Longitude
-2.010456
British National Grid easting
399,387
British National Grid northing
290,440

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Sandwell · E08000028
Electoral ward
Greets Green & Lyng · E05016617
Parish or community
E43000182
Westminster constituency
West Bromwich · E14001574
Output area
E00050524
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 019C · E01009989
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 019 · E02002061

Postcode source versions

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Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
West Midlands Foundry Co Ltd, Blakemore Road, West Bromwich, B70 8JF 31 March 2014 £90,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
119
Primary
81
Secondary
20

  1. West Bromwich Collegiate Academy

    Free schools

    566 m

  2. Hanbury Primary School

    Community school

    657 m

  3. Lyng Primary School

    Community school

    739 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,778
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,939
  • Shoplifting 555
  • Public order 399
  • Criminal damage and arson 345
  • Other theft 299

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

46

within 5 km

  • DR SINGH M

    1 CAMBRIDGE STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 8HQ

    ODS code M88628

    667 m

  • OLDBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    ALBERT STREET, OLDBURY, B69 4DE

    ODS code M88018

    938 m

  • DR ARORA RK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88619

    965 m

  • DR DEWAN VK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88646

    965 m

  • LINKWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88038

    965 m

  • ST PAUL'S PARTNERSHIP - LYNG MEDICAL

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88625

    965 m

  • DR UI HAQUE N

    6 HIGH STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 6JX

    ODS code M88626

    1.8 km

  • ST PAULS PARTNERS

    6 HIGH STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 6JX

    ODS code M88639

    1.8 km

  • ST PAUL'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    222 ST. PAULS ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 1HB

    ODS code M88040

    1.9 km

  • PORTWAY FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88026

    2.1 km

  • ROOD END MEDICAL PRACTICE

    182-184 VICARAGE ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 8JB

    ODS code M88647

    2.1 km

  • GREAT BRIDGE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02701

    2.1 km

  • LODGE ROAD SURGERY

    LODGE ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 7LU

    ODS code M88633

    2.2 km

  • GREAT BRIDGE PSHIP FOR HEALTH

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

    ODS code M88616

    2.4 km

  • DOG KENNEL LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88635

    2.7 km

  • WARLEY ROAD SURGERY

    118 WARLEY ROAD, WARLEY, OLDBURY, B68 9SZ

    ODS code M88640

    2.7 km

  • DR GUDI PV & PARTNER

    68 HILL TOP, WEST BROMWICH, B70 0PU

    ODS code M88014

    2.7 km

  • NEW STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88035

    2.8 km

  • CAUSEWAY GREEN ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88620

    3.0 km

  • HAWTHORNS MEDICAL CENTRE

    94 LEWISHAM ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 2DD

    ODS code M88041

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 46 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

  • Brandon Way

    BCT · Lamberts End

    0.1 miles

  • Brandon Way

    BCT · Lamberts End

    0.1 miles

  • Brandon Close

    BCT · Lamberts End

    0.1 miles

  • Brandon Close

    BCT · Lamberts End

    0.2 miles

  • Sandwell & Dudley Station

    BCT · Oldbury

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sandwell 019C, 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

6,174 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 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
2
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 81 primary and 20 secondary schools. West Bromwich Collegiate Academy is the nearest published school at 566 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,778 published events cover 12 months, averaging 398.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,939 events.

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