# B43 5QJ: area report for a postcode in Sandwell

B43 5QJ 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 B43 5QJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) › [B43](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b43) › [B43 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b43-5)

## Around this postcode

- **35 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 8% on July. Sandwell 012A: 159 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9387,52.5363,B435QJ
- **Hamstead (Birmingham), 880 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9387,52.5363,B435QJ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9387,52.5363,B435QJ
- **No property in B43 5QJ 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=-1.9387,52.5363,B435QJ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Sandwell 012A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9387,52.5363,B435QJ
- **£205,830 average price**: For the whole of Sandwell, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9387,52.5363,B435QJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9387,52.5363,B435QJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9387,52.5363,B435QJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B43 5QJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9387,52.5363,B435QJ
- **Low road and rail noise at B43 5QJ**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9387,52.5363,B435QJ
- **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=-1.9387,52.5363,B435QJ
- **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=-1.9387,52.5363,B435QJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hamstead Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hamstead-primary-school-e103895) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2021 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ferndale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ferndale-primary-school-e103982) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hamstead Hall Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hamstead-hall-academy-e139746) | Secondary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 40.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Mark's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marks-catholic-primary-school-e148973) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 60% 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 | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2022 | – |
| [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 | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Grestone Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grestone-academy-e139904) | Primary | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £231,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| June 2025 | £213,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2023 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| May 2024 | £205,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| April 2024 | £207,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £105,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| April 2025 | £221,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| January 2025 | £80,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Hamstead (Birmingham) (880 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: D P FORREST LTD (810 m); HAMSTEAD PHARMACY (880 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (810 m); WALSALL ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (900 m); DENTAL SURGERY (990 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Great Barr Express (150 m, Tesco); Co-op Birmingham - Gorse Farm Road (480 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 012A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.2** (2025). Sandwell 012A has a deprivation score of 24.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,590th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £225,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sandwell 012A was £225,500 in 2025. Joint 9,113th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,373** (2021). Sandwell 012A had 1,373 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,056th least 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: 95.2%** (January 2026). In Sandwell 012A, 95.2% 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.

## B43 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £255,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B43 was £255,000 in 2025. Joint 795th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 29,923** (2021). B43 had 29,923 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 932nd 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: 80%** (2022). About 80% of people in B43 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: 90.3%** (January 2026). In B43, 90.3% 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: 52.5363, -1.9387

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=-1.9387,52.5363,B435QJ

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