B71 2AX

Hill Top · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Sandwell
Postcode district
B71
Postcode sector
B71 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B70 0SJ 59 m
B70 0QQ 71 m
B70 0QG 78 m
B71 2NA 81 m
B70 0SD 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B71 2AX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2005
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B71
Postcode sector
B71 2
Latitude
52.541180
Longitude
-2.012204
British National Grid easting
399,269
British National Grid northing
293,701

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Sandwell · E08000028
Electoral ward
Hill Top · E05016619
Parish or community
E43000182
Westminster constituency
Tipton and Wednesbury · E14001547
Output area
E00051072
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 013D · E01010098
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 013 · E02002055

Postcode source versions

Explore B71

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
117
Primary
80
Secondary
19
  1. Moorlands Primary School

    Foundation school

    636 m
  2. St John Bosco Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    733 m
  3. Hateley Heath Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    736 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,395
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,455
  • Shoplifting 348
  • Vehicle crime 334
  • Criminal damage and arson 266
  • Other theft 212

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B71 2 residents
10,616

Age bands in B71 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.1%

2,285 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.2%

1,382 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.6%

3,024 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.2%

2,855 residents

Age 65 and over
15.9%

1,804 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

  • NEW STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88035

    474 m

  • DR GUDI PV & PARTNER

    68 HILL TOP, WEST BROMWICH, B70 0PU

    ODS code M88014

    554 m

  • JUBILEE HEALTH CENTRE

    1 UPPER RUSSELL STREET, WEDNESBURY, WS10 7AR

    ODS code M88022

    1.3 km

  • OAKESWELL HEALTH CENTRE

    BRUNSWICK PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 9HP

    ODS code M88007

    1.5 km

  • THE SPIRES HEALTH CENTRE

    RICHARD NUGENT CENTRE, KINGSBURY CLOSE, WEDNESBURY, WS10 7DB

    ODS code M88643

    1.6 km

  • THE VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    158A CRANKHALL LANE, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0EB

    ODS code M88001

    1.7 km

  • GREAT BRIDGE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02701

    1.8 km

  • GREAT BRIDGE PSHIP FOR HEALTH

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

    ODS code M88616

    1.9 km

  • CLIFTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    CLIFTON LANE, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3AS

    ODS code M88630

    2.0 km

  • STONE CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    291 WALSALL ROAD, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3LN

    ODS code M88008

    2.1 km

  • TAME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRIAR PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0JS

    ODS code M88023

    2.2 km

  • GLEBEFIELDS SURGERY

    ST. MARKS ROAD, TIPTON, DY4 0SN

    ODS code M88612

    2.8 km

  • DR ARORA RK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88619

    3.0 km

  • DR DEWAN VK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88646

    3.0 km

  • LINKWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88038

    3.0 km

  • ST PAUL'S PARTNERSHIP - LYNG MEDICAL

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88625

    3.0 km

  • DR SINGH M

    1 CAMBRIDGE STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 8HQ

    ODS code M88628

    3.0 km

  • SWANPOOL MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARKS ROAD, TIPTON, DY4 0SZ

    ODS code M88010

    3.0 km

  • DARLASTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    BIRMINGHAM STREET, WEDNESBURY, WS10 9JQ

    ODS code M91641

    3.1 km

  • DARLASTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    PINFOLD STREET, DARLASTON, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8SY

    ODS code M91026

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 39 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Brindley Road

    BCT · Hill Top

    0.0 miles
  • Witton Lane

    BCT · Harvils Hawthorne

    0.0 miles
  • Witton Lane

    BCT · Harvils Hawthorne

    0.1 miles
  • Crookhay Lane

    BCT · Hill Top

    0.1 miles
  • Witton Lane

    BCT · Hill Top

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sandwell 013D, 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

4,530 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
8 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

117 open schools are in scope, including 80 primary and 19 secondary schools. Moorlands Primary School is the nearest published school at 636 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,395 published events cover 12 months, averaging 282.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,455 events.

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