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B70 9BD

Great Bridge · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
West Bromwich
Ward
Great Bridge
Local authority
Sandwell
Constituency
West Bromwich
Postcode district
B70
Postcode sector
B70 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B70 9BE 72 m
B70 9AN 79 m
B70 9AU 96 m
B70 9EF 98 m
B70 9AX 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B70 9BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B70
Postcode sector
B70 9
Latitude
52.519279
Longitude
-2.025387
British National Grid easting
398,374
British National Grid northing
291,265

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Sandwell · E08000028
Electoral ward
Great Bridge · E05016616
Parish or community
E43000182
Westminster constituency
West Bromwich · E14001574
Output area
E00050478
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 018A · E01009981
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 018 · E02002060

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Property

At this postcode

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Collins Street, West Bromwich, B70 9BD 26 June 2013 £67,500
8, Collins Street, West Bromwich, B70 9BD 28 September 2012 £55,000
16, Collins Street, West Bromwich, B70 9BD 29 July 2011 £57,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
114
Primary
79
Secondary
16

  1. Newtown Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    402 m

  2. The Meadows School

    Community special school

    918 m

  3. Ryders Green Primary School

    Community school

    971 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,113
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,328
  • Vehicle crime 280
  • Public order 258
  • Criminal damage and arson 250
  • Shoplifting 237

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
46

22 female, 24 male

Postcode households
28
Residents per household
1.6
B70 9 residents
8,092

Age bands in B70 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
24.1%

1,931 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.7%

1,017 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.2%

2,417 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.8%

1,742 residents

Age 65 and over
11.3%

902 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B70 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

44

within 5 km

  • GREAT BRIDGE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02701

    961 m

  • GREAT BRIDGE PSHIP FOR HEALTH

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

    ODS code M88616

    1.2 km

  • DR SINGH M

    1 CAMBRIDGE STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 8HQ

    ODS code M88628

    1.7 km

  • OLDBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    ALBERT STREET, OLDBURY, B69 4DE

    ODS code M88018

    1.9 km

  • DR ARORA RK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88619

    1.9 km

  • DR DEWAN VK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88646

    1.9 km

  • LINKWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88038

    1.9 km

  • ST PAUL'S PARTNERSHIP - LYNG MEDICAL

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88625

    1.9 km

  • DR GUDI PV & PARTNER

    68 HILL TOP, WEST BROMWICH, B70 0PU

    ODS code M88014

    2.1 km

  • NEW STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88035

    2.1 km

  • THE VICTORIA SURGERY

    VICTORIA ROAD, TIPTON, DY4 8SS

    ODS code M88600

    2.2 km

  • WALFORD STREET, TIVIDALE

    19 WALFORD STREET, TIVIDALE, OLDBURY, B69 2LD

    ODS code M88618

    2.4 km

  • PORTWAY FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88026

    2.4 km

  • DR UI HAQUE N

    6 HIGH STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 6JX

    ODS code M88626

    2.9 km

  • ST PAULS PARTNERS

    6 HIGH STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 6JX

    ODS code M88639

    2.9 km

  • GLEBEFIELDS SURGERY

    ST. MARKS ROAD, TIPTON, DY4 0SN

    ODS code M88612

    3.0 km

  • SWANPOOL MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARKS ROAD, TIPTON, DY4 0SZ

    ODS code M88010

    3.2 km

  • ST PAUL'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    222 ST. PAULS ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 1HB

    ODS code M88040

    3.2 km

  • BLACK COUNTRY FAMILY PRACTICE

    NEPTUNE HEALTH PARK, SEDGLEY ROAD WEST, TIPTON, DY4 8PX

    ODS code M88013

    3.3 km

  • ROOD END MEDICAL PRACTICE

    182-184 VICARAGE ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 8JB

    ODS code M88647

    3.3 km

Showing 20 of 44 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • The Jolly Sailor

    BCT · Albion

    0.1 miles

  • The Jolly Sailor

    BCT · Albion

    0.1 miles

  • Greets Green Road

    BCT · Greets Green

    0.1 miles

  • Whitgreave Street

    BCT · Greets Green

    0.2 miles

  • Ryders Green Road

    BCT · Greets Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sandwell 018A, 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

4,466 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 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.

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

114 open schools are in scope, including 79 primary and 16 secondary schools. Newtown Primary School is the nearest published school at 402 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,113 published events cover 12 months, averaging 259.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,328 events.

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