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B71 3AU

Charlemont & Grove Vale · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
West Bromwich
Ward
Charlemont & Grove Vale
Local authority
Sandwell
Constituency
West Bromwich
Postcode district
B71
Postcode sector
B71 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B71 3LP 133 m
B71 3LT 138 m
B71 3LX 172 m
B71 3LS 174 m
B71 3AW 181 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B71 3AU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B71
Postcode sector
B71 3
Latitude
52.548281
Longitude
-1.979571
British National Grid easting
401,482
British National Grid northing
294,491

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
West Bromwich · E14001574
Output area
E00050324
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 039B · E01009948
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 039 · E02006810

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Property

At this postcode

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61 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
16, Whitworth Drive, West Bromwich, B71 3AU 19 June 2026 £400,000
20, Whitworth Drive, West Bromwich, B71 3AU 26 March 2026 £395,000
23, Whitworth Drive, West Bromwich, B71 3AU 3 September 2025 £390,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
117
Primary
75
Secondary
21

  1. The Priory Primary School

    Community school

    666 m

  2. Pennyhill Primary School

    Community school

    712 m

  3. Hall Green Primary School

    Community school

    862 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,504
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,250
  • Vehicle crime 254
  • Criminal damage and arson 240
  • Other theft 158
  • Public order 121

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
132

62 female, 70 male

Postcode households
55
Residents per household
2.4
B71 3 residents
9,702

Age bands in B71 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.7%

1,606 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.8%

1,227 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.8%

2,481 residents

Age 45 to 64
26%

2,502 residents

Age 65 and over
18.7%

1,796 residents

This postcode contained 1.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B71 3 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

36

within 5 km

  • STONE CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    291 WALSALL ROAD, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3LN

    ODS code M88008

    378 m

  • CLIFTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    CLIFTON LANE, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3AS

    ODS code M88630

    568 m

  • TAME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRIAR PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0JS

    ODS code M88023

    857 m

  • THE VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    158A CRANKHALL LANE, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0EB

    ODS code M88001

    1.2 km

  • BROADWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    213 BROADWAY, WALSALL, WS1 3HD

    ODS code M91619

    2.2 km

  • OAKESWELL HEALTH CENTRE

    BRUNSWICK PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 9HP

    ODS code M88007

    2.4 km

  • DR GUDI PV & PARTNER

    68 HILL TOP, WEST BROMWICH, B70 0PU

    ODS code M88014

    2.5 km

  • NEW STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88035

    2.6 km

  • JUBILEE HEALTH CENTRE

    1 UPPER RUSSELL STREET, WEDNESBURY, WS10 7AR

    ODS code M88022

    2.7 km

  • LITTLE LONDON SURGERY

    LITTLE LONDON, CALDMORE, WALSALL, WS1 3EP

    ODS code M91008

    3.0 km

  • AMBAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code Y00228

    3.1 km

  • PALFREY HEALTH CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code M91621

    3.1 km

  • THE SPIRES HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M88643

    3.1 km

  • PLECK HEALTH CENTRE

    16 OXFORD STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9HY

    ODS code M91616

    3.2 km

  • BRACE STREET HC- KUMAR

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91628

    3.3 km

  • BRACE STREET HC- MAHBUB (M91659)

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91659

    3.3 km

  • BRACE STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91014

    3.3 km

  • SCOTT ARMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHITECREST, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 6EE

    ODS code M88021

    3.7 km

  • DR ARORA RK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88619

    3.8 km

  • DR DEWAN VK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88646

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 36 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

  • Sandfield Road

    BCT · Stone Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Sandfield Road

    BCT · Stone Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Walsall Road

    BCT · Stone Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Walsall Road

    BCT · Stone Cross

    0.2 miles

  • Millersdale Drive

    BCT · Stone Cross

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sandwell 039B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,755 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
5 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
5
Medium risk addresses
3
Low risk addresses
6
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 £350,000 from 13 recorded sales in B71 3AU. 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

117 open schools are in scope, including 75 primary and 21 secondary schools. The Priory Primary School is the nearest published school at 666 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,504 published events cover 12 months, averaging 208.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,250 events.

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