B70 9DX

Greets Green & Lyng · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Sandwell
Constituency
West Bromwich
Postcode district
B70
Postcode sector
B70 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B70 9DP 26 m
B70 9DU 61 m
B70 9EB 99 m
B70 9EA 144 m
B70 9EQ 145 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B70 9DX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2003
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B70
Postcode sector
B70 9
Latitude
52.518650
Longitude
-2.021761
British National Grid easting
398,620
British National Grid northing
291,195

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Sandwell · E08000028
Parish or community
E43000182
Westminster constituency
West Bromwich · E14001574
Output area
E00050479
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 018A · E01009981
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 018 · E02002060

Postcode source versions

Explore B70

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
112
Primary
78
Secondary
17
  1. Newtown Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    657 m
  2. Hanbury Primary School

    Community school

    789 m
  3. Ryders Green Primary School

    Community school

    830 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
3,686
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,505
  • Shoplifting 446
  • Public order 307
  • Vehicle crime 284
  • Criminal damage and arson 284

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

39

within 5 km straight-line

  • GREAT BRIDGE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02701

    1.1 km

  • GREAT BRIDGE PSHIP FOR HEALTH

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

    ODS code M88616

    1.4 km

  • DR SINGH M

    1 CAMBRIDGE STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 8HQ

    ODS code M88628

    1.4 km

  • DR ARORA RK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88619

    1.6 km

  • DR DEWAN VK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88646

    1.6 km

  • LINKWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88038

    1.6 km

  • ST PAUL'S PARTNERSHIP - LYNG MEDICAL

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88625

    1.6 km

  • OLDBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    ALBERT STREET, OLDBURY, B69 4DE

    ODS code M88018

    1.7 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

  • PORTWAY FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88026

    2.4 km

  • THE VICTORIA SURGERY

    VICTORIA ROAD, TIPTON, DY4 8SS

    ODS code M88600

    2.5 km

  • DR UI HAQUE N

    6 HIGH STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 6JX

    ODS code M88626

    2.6 km

  • ST PAULS PARTNERS

    6 HIGH STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 6JX

    ODS code M88639

    2.6 km

  • WALFORD STREET, TIVIDALE

    19 WALFORD STREET, TIVIDALE, OLDBURY, B69 2LD

    ODS code M88618

    2.6 km

  • ST PAUL'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    222 ST. PAULS ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 1HB

    ODS code M88040

    3.0 km

  • ROOD END MEDICAL PRACTICE

    182-184 VICARAGE ROAD, OLDBURY, B68 8JB

    ODS code M88647

    3.1 km

  • GLEBEFIELDS SURGERY

    ST. MARKS ROAD, TIPTON, DY4 0SN

    ODS code M88612

    3.2 km

  • LODGE ROAD SURGERY

    LODGE ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 7LU

    ODS code M88633

    3.3 km

  • SWANPOOL MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARKS ROAD, TIPTON, DY4 0SZ

    ODS code M88010

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 39 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Union Road

    BCT · Albion

    0.1 miles
  • The Jolly Sailor

    BCT · Albion

    0.1 miles
  • The Jolly Sailor

    BCT · Albion

    0.1 miles
  • Union Road

    BCT · Albion

    0.1 miles
  • Brandon Way

    BCT · Albion

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

112 open schools are in scope, including 78 primary and 17 secondary schools. Newtown Primary School is the nearest published school at 657 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,686 published events cover 12 months, averaging 307.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,505 events.

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