B74 2BQ

Streetly · Walsall · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Sutton Coldfield
Local authority
Walsall
Constituency
Aldridge-Brownhills
Postcode district
B74
Postcode sector
B74 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B74 2BJ 68 m
B74 2AY 93 m
B74 2BS 104 m
B74 2BT 122 m
B74 2BP 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B74 2BQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B74
Postcode sector
B74 2
Latitude
52.570542
Longitude
-1.886563
British National Grid easting
407,785
British National Grid northing
296,973

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Walsall · E08000030
Electoral ward
Streetly · E05016451
Parish or community
E43000184
Westminster constituency
Aldridge-Brownhills · E14001064
Output area
E00052479
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 032D · E01010391
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 032 · E02002141

Postcode source versions

Explore B74

46 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
28, Fordwater Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2BQ 31 January 2025 £320,000
24, Fordwater Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2BQ 19 May 2023 £275,000
35, Fordwater Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2BQ 24 January 2022 £360,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
72
Primary
50
Secondary
13
  1. Lindens Academy

    Academy converter

    285 m
  2. The Streetly Academy

    Academy converter

    313 m
  3. St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Streetly

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
752
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 328
  • Vehicle crime 107
  • Criminal damage and arson 79
  • Burglary 55
  • Public order 51

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
102

53 female, 49 male

Postcode households
38
Residents per household
2.7
B74 2 residents
9,596

Age bands in B74 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

1,618 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

1,010 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.3%

2,307 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.3%

2,931 residents

Age 65 and over
23.9%

2,474 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B74 2 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

17

within 5 km

  • BLACKWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    BLACKWOOD ROAD, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3PL

    ODS code M91637

    1.1 km

  • QUESLETT MEDICAL CENTRE

    522 QUESLETT ROAD, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 7DY

    ODS code M91642

    1.6 km

  • APOLLO SURGERY

    619 KINGS ROAD, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B44 9HW

    ODS code M85158

    1.8 km

  • KINGSTANDING CIRCLE SURGERY

    26 ROUGH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0UY

    ODS code M85155

    1.9 km

  • COLLINGWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

    COLLINGWOOD CENTRE, COLLINGWOOD DRIVE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 7NF

    ODS code M91032

    1.9 km

  • THE OAKS MEDICAL CENTRE

    199 SHADY LANE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B44 9ER

    ODS code M85060

    2.1 km

  • GREAT BARR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88015

    3.1 km

  • COTMORE SURGERY

    169 OLD OSCOTT LANE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B44 8TU

    ODS code M85792

    3.2 km

  • AYLESBURY SURGERY

    AYLESBURY HOUSE, WARREN FARM ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0DX

    ODS code M85779

    3.2 km

  • HILLCREST SURGERY

    9 TWICKENHAM ROAD, KINGSTANDING, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0NN

    ODS code M85016

    3.2 km

  • SCOTT ARMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHITECREST, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 6EE

    ODS code M88021

    3.7 km

  • COLLEGE ROAD SURGERY

    452 COLLEGE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B44 0HL

    ODS code M85087

    3.8 km

  • THE DOVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    60 DOVEDALE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B23 5DD

    ODS code M85081

    4.2 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ANCHOR MEADOW, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8AJ

    ODS code M91017

    4.3 km

  • PORTLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ANCHOR MEADOW, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8AJ

    ODS code M91010

    4.3 km

  • THE MANOR PRACTICE

    61 HOLLAND ROAD, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B72 1RL

    ODS code M85033

    4.5 km

  • TOWER HILL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M85019

    4.8 km

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

  • Brabham Crescent

    BCT · Hundred Acre

    0.1 miles
  • Brabham Crescent

    BCT · Hundred Acre

    0.1 miles
  • Moss Way

    BCT · Hundred Acre

    0.1 miles
  • Moss Way

    BCT · Hundred Acre

    0.1 miles
  • Lindens Primary School

    BCT · Hundred Acre

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 032D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,805 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
9 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
2
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 £320,000 from 3 recorded sales in B74 2BQ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Walsall is £214,577 in June 2026, up 2.2% year on year.

Schools

72 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 13 secondary schools. Lindens Academy is the nearest published school at 285 m.

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

Recorded crime

752 published events cover 12 months, averaging 62.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 328 events.

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