B71 3PB

Friar Park & Stone Cross · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
West Bromwich
Local authority
Sandwell
Postcode district
B71
Postcode sector
B71 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B71 3PA 50 m
B71 3NZ 74 m
B71 3PD 106 m
B71 3NY 139 m
B71 3LB 148 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B71 3PB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B71
Postcode sector
B71 3
Latitude
52.547761
Longitude
-1.988287
British National Grid easting
400,891
British National Grid northing
294,433

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Sandwell · E08000028
Parish or community
E43000182
Westminster constituency
Tipton and Wednesbury · E14001547
Output area
E00050566
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 010B · E01009994
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 010 · E02002052

Postcode source versions

Explore B71

11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
50, Thistle Way, West Bromwich, B71 3PB 14 December 2023 £269,995
39, Thistle Way, West Bromwich, B71 3PB 27 November 2023 £269,995
43, Thistle Way, West Bromwich, B71 3PB 27 September 2023 £289,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
120
Primary
78
Secondary
21
  1. Hall Green Primary School

    Community school

    312 m
  2. The Priory Primary School

    Community school

    314 m
  3. Sandwell Community School

    Pupil referral unit

    612 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,010
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,488
  • Criminal damage and arson 312
  • Vehicle crime 296
  • Other theft 175
  • Public order 146

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

    458 m

  • CLIFTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    CLIFTON LANE, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3AS

    ODS code M88630

    626 m

  • TAME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRIAR PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0JS

    ODS code M88023

    712 m

  • THE VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    158A CRANKHALL LANE, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0EB

    ODS code M88001

    787 m

  • OAKESWELL HEALTH CENTRE

    BRUNSWICK PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 9HP

    ODS code M88007

    1.9 km

  • DR GUDI PV & PARTNER

    68 HILL TOP, WEST BROMWICH, B70 0PU

    ODS code M88014

    2.0 km

  • NEW STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88035

    2.1 km

  • JUBILEE HEALTH CENTRE

    1 UPPER RUSSELL STREET, WEDNESBURY, WS10 7AR

    ODS code M88022

    2.2 km

  • BROADWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    213 BROADWAY, WALSALL, WS1 3HD

    ODS code M91619

    2.3 km

  • THE SPIRES HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M88643

    2.5 km

  • PLECK HEALTH CENTRE

    16 OXFORD STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9HY

    ODS code M91616

    3.0 km

  • AMBAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code Y00228

    3.0 km

  • PALFREY HEALTH CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code M91621

    3.0 km

  • LITTLE LONDON SURGERY

    LITTLE LONDON, CALDMORE, WALSALL, WS1 3EP

    ODS code M91008

    3.1 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

  • GREAT BRIDGE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02701

    3.5 km

  • DARLASTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    BIRMINGHAM STREET, WEDNESBURY, WS10 9JQ

    ODS code M91641

    3.5 km

  • DR ARORA RK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88619

    3.6 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

  • Crankhall Lane

    BCT · Stone Cross

    0.1 miles
  • Holy Cross Church

    BCT · Stone Cross

    0.1 miles
  • Hall Green Road

    BCT · Hall Green

    0.1 miles
  • Holy Cross Church

    BCT · Stone Cross

    0.2 miles
  • Bromwich Hall

    BCT · Hall Green

    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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £289,995 from 11 recorded sales in B71 3PB. 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

120 open schools are in scope, including 78 primary and 21 secondary schools. Hall Green Primary School is the nearest published school at 312 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,010 published events cover 12 months, averaging 250.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,488 events.

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