# B43

Postcode district covering West Bromwich, Great Barr and Pheasey, in Sandwell and Walsall.

B43 is a postcode district covering West Bromwich, Great Barr and Pheasey, in Sandwell and Walsall. Median sale price £255,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code B43. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [B](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b)

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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b43#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b43#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b43#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b43#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=B43) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 80% of people in B43 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=B43) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 424 homes were sold in B43 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=B43) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for B43.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=B43) (Census 2021, England and Wales): B43 had 29,923 usual residents at the census.

## How B43 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | B43 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £255,000 | joint 32nd most expensive | 75 postcode districts, B · 2025 |
| Population | 29,923 | 31st most populated | 76 postcode districts, B · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 80% | 10th most people in radon Affected Areas | 76 postcode districts, B · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 90.3% | joint 21st lowest | 76 postcode districts, B · Jan 2026 |

## 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 the B postcode area.
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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in B43

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sandwell 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01009968) | 1,535 | 49.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 27.0% |
| [Sandwell 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01009972) | 1,919 | 83.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 61.7% |
| [Sandwell 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01009974) | 1,681 | 75.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 85.9% |
| [Sandwell 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01009975) | 1,694 | 28.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Sandwell 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010008) | 1,648 | 41.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% |
| [Sandwell 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010010) | 1,485 | 99.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.4% |
| [Sandwell 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010011) | 1,756 | 108.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.1% |
| [Sandwell 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010012) | 1,438 | 39.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.7% |
| [Sandwell 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010007) | 1,373 | 159.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.2% |
| [Sandwell 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010009) | 1,450 | 58.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.8% |
| [Sandwell 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010013) | 1,340 | 37.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.2% |
| [Sandwell 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010014) | 1,655 | 80.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 88.0% |
| [Sandwell 039C](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01009949) | 1,613 | 62.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 86.6% |
| [Walsall 039B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010355) | 1,434 | 38.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Walsall 039C](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010356) | 1,480 | 79.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.0% |
| [Walsall 039D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010357) | 2,323 | 26.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.6% |
| [Walsall 039E](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010358) | 1,537 | 38.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Walsall 039F](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010359) | 1,523 | 23.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.8% |
| [Walsall 039G](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010360) | 1,462 | 36.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |

## Your MP

- [West Bromwich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-bromwich): Sarah Coombes (Labour), MP since July 2024. 68% of the people here.
- [Aldridge-Brownhills](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/aldridge-brownhills): Wendy Morton (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 29% of the people here.
- [Birmingham Perry Barr](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-perry-barr): Ayoub Khan (Independent), MP since July 2024. 2.9% of the people here.
- [Walsall and Bloxwich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/walsall-and-bloxwich): Valerie Vaz (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.2% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in B43

[Great Barr](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/great-barr), [Hamstead East](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/hamstead-east), [Hamstead West](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/hamstead-west), [Pheasey & Sutton Road](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/pheasey-and-sutton-road)

## Postcode sectors in B43

[B43 5 (177 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b43-5), [B43 6 (162 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b43-6), [B43 7 (208 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b43-7)

## Councils B43 covers

[Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell), [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall)

## Towns in B43

[Pheasey](https://openindex.co.uk/town/pheasey), [West Bromwich](https://openindex.co.uk/town/west-bromwich)

## Postcode districts next to B43

[B20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b20), [B42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b42), [B44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b44), [B71](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b71), [B74](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b74), [WS5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws5), [WS9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws9)

## Nearest rail stations

[Hamstead (Birmingham) (1.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.9290,52.5311), [Tame Bridge Parkway (2.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.9762,52.5529), [Bescot Stadium (3.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.9911,52.5631), [Perry Barr (4.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.9020,52.5165)

## More in the B postcode area

[All B postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## 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.
About 80% of people in B43 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In B43, 90.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: B43
- Postcode area: [B](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b)
- Constituency: [West Bromwich †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-bromwich)
- Council: [Sandwell †](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell)
- Area: 8.84 km²
- People, mid-2024: 30,447*
- Neighbourhoods: 19
- Output areas: 93

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[WS9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws9), [B42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b42), [WS5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws5), [B71](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b71), [B20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b20), [B44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b44)

## Latest updates for B43

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/B43

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b43, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b43#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b43