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B71 2PU

Hill Top · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Hill Top
Local authority
Sandwell
Constituency
Tipton and Wednesbury
Postcode district
B71
Postcode sector
B71 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B71 2PS 55 m
B71 2PX 75 m
B71 2NA 96 m
B70 0QQ 107 m
B71 2PT 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B71 2PU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B71
Postcode sector
B71 2
Latitude
52.542646
Longitude
-2.012190
British National Grid easting
399,270
British National Grid northing
293,864

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
120
Primary
77
Secondary
22

  1. Moorlands Primary School

    Foundation school

    614 m

  2. St John Bosco Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    824 m

  3. Hateley Heath Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    870 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,460
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,461
  • Shoplifting 356
  • Vehicle crime 330
  • Criminal damage and arson 291
  • Other theft 242

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
29

19 female, 10 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
1.4
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 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B71 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

40

within 5 km

  • NEW STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88035

    636 m

  • DR GUDI PV & PARTNER

    68 HILL TOP, WEST BROMWICH, B70 0PU

    ODS code M88014

    716 m

  • JUBILEE HEALTH CENTRE

    1 UPPER RUSSELL STREET, WEDNESBURY, WS10 7AR

    ODS code M88022

    1.1 km

  • OAKESWELL HEALTH CENTRE

    BRUNSWICK PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 9HP

    ODS code M88007

    1.3 km

  • THE SPIRES HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M88643

    1.5 km

  • THE VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    158A CRANKHALL LANE, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0EB

    ODS code M88001

    1.6 km

  • GREAT BRIDGE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02701

    2.0 km

  • STONE CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    291 WALSALL ROAD, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3LN

    ODS code M88008

    2.0 km

  • CLIFTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    CLIFTON LANE, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3AS

    ODS code M88630

    2.0 km

  • GREAT BRIDGE PSHIP FOR HEALTH

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

    ODS code M88616

    2.1 km

  • TAME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRIAR PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0JS

    ODS code M88023

    2.1 km

  • GLEBEFIELDS SURGERY

    ST. MARKS ROAD, TIPTON, DY4 0SN

    ODS code M88612

    2.8 km

  • DARLASTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    BIRMINGHAM STREET, WEDNESBURY, WS10 9JQ

    ODS code M91641

    2.9 km

  • SWANPOOL MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARKS ROAD, TIPTON, DY4 0SZ

    ODS code M88010

    3.1 km

  • DARLASTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    PINFOLD STREET, DARLASTON, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8SY

    ODS code M91026

    3.1 km

  • DARLASTON HEALTH CENTRE

    PINFOLD STREET, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8SY

    ODS code Y00278

    3.1 km

  • DR ARORA RK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88619

    3.1 km

  • DR DEWAN VK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88646

    3.1 km

  • LINKWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88038

    3.1 km

  • ST PAUL'S PARTNERSHIP - LYNG MEDICAL

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88625

    3.1 km

Showing 20 of 40 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

  • Tame Valley Canal

    BCT · Harvils Hawthorne

    0.1 miles

  • Witton Lane

    BCT · Harvils Hawthorne

    0.1 miles

  • Brindley Road

    BCT · Hill Top

    0.1 miles

  • Tame Valley Canal

    BCT · Harvils Hawthorne

    0.1 miles

  • Witton Lane

    BCT · Hill Top

    0.2 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.

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

Schools

120 open schools are in scope, including 77 primary and 22 secondary schools. Moorlands Primary School is the nearest published school at 614 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,460 published events cover 12 months, averaging 288.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,461 events.

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