# B43 6HQ: area report for a postcode in Sandwell

B43 6HQ 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 6HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) › [B43](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b43) › [B43 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b43-6)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 64% on July. Sandwell 006D: 28 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9242,52.5493,B436HQ
- **Hamstead (Birmingham), 2.1 km**: About 26 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9242,52.5493,B436HQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 10 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9242,52.5493,B436HQ
- **No property in B43 6HQ 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=-1.9242,52.5493,B436HQ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Sandwell 006D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9242,52.5493,B436HQ
- **£207,065 average price**: For the whole of Sandwell, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9242,52.5493,B436HQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9242,52.5493,B436HQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9242,52.5493,B436HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B43 6HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9242,52.5493,B436HQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at B43 6HQ**: Road 58 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9242,52.5493,B436HQ
- **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=-1.9242,52.5493,B436HQ
- **16.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9242,52.5493,B436HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Whitecrest Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitecrest-primary-school-e103922) | Primary | 10 m (1 minute on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 74% 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 | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2022 | – |
| [Calshot Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/calshot-primary-school-e103391) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Margaret's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-margarets-cofe-primary-school-e103995) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ferndale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ferndale-primary-school-e103982) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Arena Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/arena-academy-e145580) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 42.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Beeches Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beeches-primary-school-e103163) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Priestley Smith School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/priestley-smith-school-e103614) | Special | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2023 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| December 2025 | £335,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| June 2025 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| November 2025 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| March 2024 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| December 2023 | £310,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| October 2024 | £735,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| March 2026 | £315,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 310 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SCOTT ARMS MEDICAL CENTRE (250 m); GREAT BARR PRACTICE (600 m)
- Pharmacies: HEARTS PHARMACY SCOTT ARMS (250 m); WALKERS PHARMACY (600 m); SCOTT ARMS PHARMACY AND TRAVEL CLINIC (760 m); ASDA PHARMACY (980 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (770 m); WALSALL ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (910 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Great Barr (750 m, Iceland); Aldi Great Barr Birmingham (780 m, Aldi); Asda Queslett Superstore (980 m, Asda)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £207,065** (August 2026). Sandwell’s average house price was £207,065 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). No change in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 6.3×** (2025). A home in Sandwell costs 6.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 114th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 006D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.7** (2025). Sandwell 006D has a deprivation score of 11.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,762nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £290,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sandwell 006D was £290,000 in 2025. Joint 15,254th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,694** (2021). Sandwell 006D had 1,694 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,781st 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Sandwell 006D, 100.0% 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: 52.5493, -1.9242

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), August 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=-1.9242,52.5493,B436HQ

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