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B71 3SY

Newton & Valley · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Newton & Valley
Local authority
Sandwell
Constituency
West Bromwich
Postcode district
B71
Postcode sector
B71 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B71 3SZ 314 m
B71 3SX 374 m
B43 5AQ 863 m
B43 5DR 874 m
B71 3SU 897 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B71 3SY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 February 2025
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B71
Postcode sector
B71 3
Latitude
52.533606
Longitude
-1.963907
British National Grid easting
402,545
British National Grid northing
292,859

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Sandwell · E08000028
Electoral ward
Newton & Valley · E05016621
Parish or community
E43000182
Westminster constituency
West Bromwich · E14001574
Output area
E00165818
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 039F · E01032592
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 039 · E02006810

Postcode source versions

Explore B71

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
124
Primary
84
Secondary
25

  1. Hamstead Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km

  2. Eaton Valley Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km

  3. Pennyhill Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,078
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 527
  • Vehicle crime 132
  • Criminal damage and arson 97
  • Other theft 66
  • Burglary 55

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.

GP practices

46

within 5 km straight-line

  • CLIFTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    CLIFTON LANE, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3AS

    ODS code M88630

    1.7 km

  • STONE CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    291 WALSALL ROAD, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3LN

    ODS code M88008

    1.8 km

  • DR UI HAQUE N

    6 HIGH STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 6JX

    ODS code M88626

    2.7 km

  • ST PAULS PARTNERS

    6 HIGH STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 6JX

    ODS code M88639

    2.7 km

  • TAME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRIAR PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0JS

    ODS code M88023

    2.8 km

  • THE SLIEVE SURGERY

    2 THE SLIEVE, HANDSWORTH WOOD, BIRMINGHAM, B20 2NR

    ODS code M85145

    2.9 km

  • DR ARORA RK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88619

    3.0 km

  • DR DEWAN VK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88646

    3.0 km

  • LINKWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88038

    3.0 km

  • ST PAUL'S PARTNERSHIP - LYNG MEDICAL

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88625

    3.0 km

  • SCOTT ARMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHITECREST, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 6EE

    ODS code M88021

    3.0 km

  • THE VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    158A CRANKHALL LANE, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0EB

    ODS code M88001

    3.1 km

  • DR GUDI PV & PARTNER

    68 HILL TOP, WEST BROMWICH, B70 0PU

    ODS code M88014

    3.2 km

  • HOLYHEAD PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE

    1 ST JAMES'S ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 0HL

    ODS code M85721

    3.3 km

  • DR SINGH M

    1 CAMBRIDGE STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 8HQ

    ODS code M88628

    3.3 km

  • NEW STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88035

    3.3 km

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACT.

    4 TRAFALGAR ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B21 9NH

    ODS code M85082

    3.5 km

  • HAWTHORNS MEDICAL CENTRE

    94 LEWISHAM ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 2DD

    ODS code M88041

    3.6 km

  • TOWER HILL PARTNERSHIP

    433 WALSALL ROAD, PERRY BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B42 1BT

    ODS code M85019

    3.6 km

  • GREAT BARR PRACTICE

    379 QUESLETT ROAD, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 7HB

    ODS code M88015

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 46 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • M5 Motorway

    BCT · Newton

    0.3 miles

  • M5 Motorway

    BCT · Newton

    0.3 miles

  • Wigmore Lane

    BCT · Newton

    0.4 miles

  • Wigmore Lane

    BCT · Newton

    0.4 miles

  • Valley Road

    BCT · Newton

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sandwell 039F, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,166 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 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
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

124 open schools are in scope, including 84 primary and 25 secondary schools. Hamstead Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1,078 published events cover 12 months, averaging 89.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 527 events.

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