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B71 4GY

West Bromwich Central · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
West Bromwich Central
Local authority
Sandwell
Constituency
West Bromwich
Postcode district
B71
Postcode sector
B71 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B71 4HQ 32 m
B71 4GZ 47 m
B71 4HG 49 m
B71 4HU 64 m
B71 4GX 74 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B71 4GY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B71
Postcode sector
B71 4
Latitude
52.525691
Longitude
-1.986789
British National Grid easting
400,993
British National Grid northing
291,978

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Sandwell · E08000028
Electoral ward
West Bromwich Central · E05016632
Parish or community
E43000182
Westminster constituency
West Bromwich · E14001574
Output area
E00050319
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 017A · E01009947
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 017 · E02002059

Postcode source versions

Explore B71

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
125
Primary
85
Secondary
23

  1. Eaton Valley Primary School

    Community school

    326 m

  2. Hargate Primary School

    Community school

    589 m

  3. Shireland CBSO Academy

    Free schools

    606 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
4,617
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,023
  • Shoplifting 408
  • Vehicle crime 373
  • Public order 349
  • Criminal damage and arson 332

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B71 4 residents
4,085

Age bands in B71 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.2%

723 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

485 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.8%

1,080 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.1%

1,219 residents

Age 65 and over
16.3%

685 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

43

within 5 km

  • DR ARORA RK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88619

    1.3 km

  • DR DEWAN VK

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88646

    1.3 km

  • LINKWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88038

    1.3 km

  • ST PAUL'S PARTNERSHIP - LYNG MEDICAL

    FRANK FISHER WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AW

    ODS code M88625

    1.3 km

  • DR UI HAQUE N

    6 HIGH STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 6JX

    ODS code M88626

    1.4 km

  • ST PAULS PARTNERS

    6 HIGH STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 6JX

    ODS code M88639

    1.4 km

  • DR SINGH M

    1 CAMBRIDGE STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 8HQ

    ODS code M88628

    1.6 km

  • CLIFTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    CLIFTON LANE, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3AS

    ODS code M88630

    2.0 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

    2.2 km

  • STONE CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    291 WALSALL ROAD, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3LN

    ODS code M88008

    2.2 km

  • ST PAUL'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    222 ST. PAULS ROAD, SMETHWICK, B66 1HB

    ODS code M88040

    2.8 km

  • GREAT BRIDGE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02701

    2.8 km

  • LODGE ROAD SURGERY

    LODGE ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B67 7LU

    ODS code M88633

    2.9 km

  • HAWTHORNS MEDICAL CENTRE

    94 LEWISHAM ROAD, WARLEY, SMETHWICK, B66 2DD

    ODS code M88041

    3.0 km

  • OLDBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    ALBERT STREET, OLDBURY, B69 4DE

    ODS code M88018

    3.1 km

  • THE VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    158A CRANKHALL LANE, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0EB

    ODS code M88001

    3.1 km

  • GREAT BRIDGE PSHIP FOR HEALTH

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

    ODS code M88616

    3.1 km

  • TAME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRIAR PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0JS

    ODS code M88023

    3.2 km

  • HOLYHEAD PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85721

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 43 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Sandwell District General Hospital

    BCT · Lyndon

    0.0 miles

  • Sandwell District General Hospital

    BCT · Lyndon

    0.1 miles

  • Slaithwaite Road

    BCT · Hall End

    0.1 miles

  • Slaithwaite Road

    BCT · Hall End

    0.1 miles

  • All Saints Way

    BCT · Lyndon

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sandwell 017A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,883 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

125 open schools are in scope, including 85 primary and 23 secondary schools. Eaton Valley Primary School is the nearest published school at 326 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,617 published events cover 12 months, averaging 384.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,023 events.

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