B43
Postcode districtPostcode district covering West Bromwich, Great Barr and Pheasey, in Sandwell and Walsall.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an B43 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In B43, 90.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How B43 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is B43 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in B43 at a rate of 59.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 106.7 per 1,000 people across B.
In August 2026 alone, 138 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in B43.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (743), other crime (271) and vehicle crime (240).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in B43 was 56.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in B43, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so B43 has no single figure. Of its 19 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in B43
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandwell 006A | 1,535 | 49.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 27.0% |
| Sandwell 006B | 1,919 | 83.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 61.7% |
| Sandwell 006C | 1,681 | 75.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 85.9% |
| Sandwell 006D | 1,694 | 28.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| Sandwell 011A | 1,648 | 41.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% |
| Sandwell 011B | 1,485 | 99.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.4% |
| Sandwell 011C | 1,756 | 108.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.1% |
| Sandwell 011D | 1,438 | 39.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.7% |
| Sandwell 012A | 1,373 | 159.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.2% |
| Sandwell 012B | 1,450 | 58.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.8% |
| Sandwell 012C | 1,340 | 37.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.2% |
| Sandwell 012D | 1,655 | 80.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 88.0% |
| Sandwell 039C | 1,613 | 62.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 86.6% |
| Walsall 039B | 1,434 | 38.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| Walsall 039C | 1,480 | 79.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.0% |
| Walsall 039D | 2,323 | 26.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.6% |
| Walsall 039E | 1,537 | 38.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Walsall 039F | 1,523 | 23.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.8% |
| Walsall 039G | 1,462 | 36.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
MPs for B43
- Sarah CoombesLabourMP for West Bromwich68% of B43’s postcodes
- Wendy MortonConservativeMP for Aldridge-Brownhills29% of B43’s postcodes
- Ayoub KhanIndependentMP for Birmingham Perry Barr2.9% of B43’s postcodes
- Valerie VazLabourMP for Walsall and Bloxwich0.2% of B43’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in B434
Postcode sectors in B433
Councils B43 covers2
Towns in B432
Postcode districts next to B437
Nearest rail stations4
More in the B postcode area2
B43 in brief
B43 is a postcode district covering West Bromwich, Great Barr and Pheasey, in Sandwell and Walsall.
About 30,447 people lived in B43 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £255,000 in 2025 across 424 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 59.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in B43 was £255,000 in 2025.
B43 had 29,923 usual residents at the census.
In B43, 90.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In B43, 4.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.