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B71 3LR

Friar Park & Stone Cross · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Friar Park & Stone Cross
Local authority
Sandwell
Constituency
Tipton and Wednesbury
Postcode district
B71
Postcode sector
B71 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B71 3LT 81 m
B71 3NH 81 m
B71 3LW 91 m
B71 3LP 100 m
B71 3LS 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B71 3LR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B71
Postcode sector
B71 3
Latitude
52.547553
Longitude
-1.982521
British National Grid easting
401,282
British National Grid northing
294,410

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Sandwell · E08000028
Electoral ward
Friar Park & Stone Cross · E05016614
Parish or community
E43000182
Westminster constituency
Tipton and Wednesbury · E14001547
Output area
E00050560
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 010B · E01009994
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 010 · E02002052

Postcode source versions

Explore B71

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
114
Primary
73
Secondary
21

  1. The Priory Primary School

    Community school

    534 m

  2. Pennyhill Primary School

    Community school

    635 m

  3. Hall Green Primary School

    Community school

    646 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,697
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,353
  • Vehicle crime 270
  • Criminal damage and arson 262
  • Other theft 160
  • Public order 133

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
19

8 female, 11 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
1.5
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B71 3 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

39

within 5 km

  • STONE CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    291 WALSALL ROAD, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3LN

    ODS code M88008

    233 m

  • CLIFTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    CLIFTON LANE, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3AS

    ODS code M88630

    455 m

  • TAME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRIAR PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0JS

    ODS code M88023

    816 m

  • THE VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    158A CRANKHALL LANE, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0EB

    ODS code M88001

    1.1 km

  • OAKESWELL HEALTH CENTRE

    BRUNSWICK PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 9HP

    ODS code M88007

    2.2 km

  • BROADWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    213 BROADWAY, WALSALL, WS1 3HD

    ODS code M91619

    2.3 km

  • DR GUDI PV & PARTNER

    68 HILL TOP, WEST BROMWICH, B70 0PU

    ODS code M88014

    2.3 km

  • NEW STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88035

    2.4 km

  • JUBILEE HEALTH CENTRE

    1 UPPER RUSSELL STREET, WEDNESBURY, WS10 7AR

    ODS code M88022

    2.6 km

  • THE SPIRES HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M88643

    2.9 km

  • LITTLE LONDON SURGERY

    LITTLE LONDON, CALDMORE, WALSALL, WS1 3EP

    ODS code M91008

    3.1 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

  • 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

  • DR ARORA RK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88619

    3.7 km

  • DR DEWAN VK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88646

    3.7 km

  • LINKWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88038

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 39 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

  • Hall Green Road

    BCT · Stone Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Hall Green Road

    BCT · Stone Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Sandfield Road

    BCT · Stone Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Jervoise Lane

    BCT · Stone Cross

    0.2 miles

  • Sandfield Road

    BCT · Stone Cross

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sandwell 010B, 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

5,582 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
5 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

Schools

114 open schools are in scope, including 73 primary and 21 secondary schools. The Priory Primary School is the nearest published school at 534 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,697 published events cover 12 months, averaging 224.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,353 events.

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