# B42 1HX: area report for a postcode in Sandwell

B42 1HX is a postcode in Sandwell.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Sandwell. Open the map at B42 1HX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) › [B42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b42) › [B42 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b42-1)

## Around this postcode

- **17 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 23% on July. Sandwell 011C: 108 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9299,52.5416,B421HX
- **Hamstead (Birmingham), 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9299,52.5416,B421HX
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9299,52.5416,B421HX
- **No property in B42 1HX listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.9299,52.5416,B421HX
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Sandwell 011C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9299,52.5416,B421HX
- **£205,830 average price**: For the whole of Sandwell, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9299,52.5416,B421HX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 690 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9299,52.5416,B421HX
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9299,52.5416,B421HX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B42 1HX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9299,52.5416,B421HX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at B42 1HX**: Road 61 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9299,52.5416,B421HX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.9299,52.5416,B421HX
- **12.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9299,52.5416,B421HX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ferndale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ferndale-primary-school-e103982) | Primary | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Name Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-name-catholic-primary-school-e152004) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2022 | – |
| [St Mark's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marks-catholic-primary-school-e148973) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Calshot Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/calshot-primary-school-e103391) | Primary | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Whitecrest Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitecrest-primary-school-e103922) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hamstead Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hamstead-primary-school-e103895) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2021 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Grove Vale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grove-vale-primary-school-e103972) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dorrington Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dorrington-academy-e138218) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| August 2025 | £271,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| May 2024 | £237,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| February 2025 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| April 2024 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| February 2025 | £135,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SCOTT ARMS MEDICAL CENTRE (690 m)
- Pharmacies: SCOTT ARMS PHARMACY AND TRAVEL CLINIC (460 m); HEARTS PHARMACY SCOTT ARMS (690 m)
- Dental practices: WALSALL ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (90 m); DENTAL SURGERY (300 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Great Barr (420 m, Iceland); Co-op Birmingham - Gorse Farm Road (570 m, The Co-operative Group); Aldi Great Barr Birmingham (600 m, Aldi); Tesco Great Barr Express (980 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £205,830** (July 2026). Sandwell’s average house price was £205,830 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,029** (2025). Full-time workers living in Sandwell earned a median of £33,029 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 19th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.2×** (2025). A home in Sandwell costs 6.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 106th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 33.8** (2025). Sandwell has a deprivation score of 33.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 19th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Sandwell 011C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.0** (2025). Sandwell 011C has a deprivation score of 16.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,465th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £227,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sandwell 011C was £227,000 in 2025. Joint 9,200th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,756** (2021). Sandwell 011C had 1,756 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,345th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.1%** (January 2026). In Sandwell 011C, 93.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## B42 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £220,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B42 was £220,000 in 2025. Joint 517th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 25,460** (2021). B42 had 25,460 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,148th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 97%** (2022). About 97% of people in B42 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.8%** (January 2026). In B42, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell)
- Centre: 52.5416, -1.9299

Council: [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [West Bromwich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-bromwich): Sarah Coombes (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.9299,52.5416,B421HX

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