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B71 2BG

Charlemont & Grove Vale · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
West Bromwich
Ward
Charlemont & Grove Vale
Local authority
Sandwell
Constituency
Tipton and Wednesbury
Postcode district
B71
Postcode sector
B71 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B71 1HX 69 m
B71 2BL 97 m
B71 2DQ 99 m
B71 2BW 102 m
B71 2BP 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B71 2BG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B71
Postcode sector
B71 2
Latitude
52.537989
Longitude
-1.991990
British National Grid easting
400,640
British National Grid northing
293,346

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Sandwell · E08000028
Electoral ward
Charlemont & Grove Vale · E05016612
Parish or community
E43000182
Westminster constituency
Tipton and Wednesbury · E14001547
Output area
E00050545
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 010E · E01009997
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 010 · E02002052

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
36, Heath Lane, West Bromwich, B71 2BG 14 March 2025 £230,000
32, Heath Lane, West Bromwich, B71 2BG 24 February 2023 £201,000
30, Heath Lane, West Bromwich, B71 2BG 16 April 2015 £107,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
118
Primary
79
Secondary
21

  1. The Phoenix Collegiate

    Foundation school

    304 m

  2. Sandwell Community School

    Pupil referral unit

    516 m

  3. St Mary Magdalene CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    601 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,509
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,813
  • Vehicle crime 317
  • Criminal damage and arson 297
  • Public order 210
  • Other theft 203

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
53

21 female, 32 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
3.5
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

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B71 2 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+
93.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
93.8%
Gigabit-capable
93.8%
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

42

within 5 km

  • CLIFTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    CLIFTON LANE, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3AS

    ODS code M88630

    895 m

  • STONE CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    291 WALSALL ROAD, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3LN

    ODS code M88008

    1.0 km

  • DR GUDI PV & PARTNER

    68 HILL TOP, WEST BROMWICH, B70 0PU

    ODS code M88014

    1.3 km

  • NEW STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88035

    1.4 km

  • THE VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    158A CRANKHALL LANE, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0EB

    ODS code M88001

    1.7 km

  • TAME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRIAR PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0JS

    ODS code M88023

    1.8 km

  • OAKESWELL HEALTH CENTRE

    BRUNSWICK PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 9HP

    ODS code M88007

    2.3 km

  • JUBILEE HEALTH CENTRE

    1 UPPER RUSSELL STREET, WEDNESBURY, WS10 7AR

    ODS code M88022

    2.4 km

  • DR ARORA RK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88619

    2.5 km

  • DR DEWAN VK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88646

    2.5 km

  • LINKWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88038

    2.5 km

  • ST PAUL'S PARTNERSHIP - LYNG MEDICAL

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88625

    2.5 km

  • DR SINGH M

    1 CAMBRIDGE STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 8HQ

    ODS code M88628

    2.7 km

  • GREAT BRIDGE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02701

    2.7 km

  • THE SPIRES HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M88643

    2.8 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

  • GREAT BRIDGE PSHIP FOR HEALTH

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

    ODS code M88616

    2.9 km

  • BROADWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    213 BROADWAY, WALSALL, WS1 3HD

    ODS code M91619

    3.4 km

  • PLECK HEALTH CENTRE

    16 OXFORD STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9HY

    ODS code M91616

    4.1 km

Showing 20 of 42 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

  • Heath Lane

    BCT · Hateley Heath

    0.0 miles

  • Hospital

    BCT · Hall End

    0.1 miles

  • Heath Lane

    BCT · Hateley Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Menzies High School

    BCT · Hateley Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Heath Lane

    BCT · Hateley Heath

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sandwell 010E, 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

4,778 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
6 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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £215,500 from 2 recorded sales in B71 2BG. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Sandwell is £205,743 in June 2026, up 0.6% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

118 open schools are in scope, including 79 primary and 21 secondary schools. The Phoenix Collegiate is the nearest published school at 304 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,509 published events cover 12 months, averaging 292.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,813 events.

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