# B62 8TB: area report for a postcode in Sandwell

B62 8TB 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 B62 8TB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) › [B62](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b62) › [B62 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b62-8)

## Around this postcode

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 60% on July. Sandwell 035E: 21 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0522,52.4655,B628TB
- **Old Hill, 660 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0522,52.4655,B628TB
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0522,52.4655,B628TB
- **No property in B62 8TB 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=-2.0522,52.4655,B628TB
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Sandwell 035E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0522,52.4655,B628TB
- **£205,830 average price**: For the whole of Sandwell, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0522,52.4655,B628TB
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0522,52.4655,B628TB
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 690 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0522,52.4655,B628TB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B62 8TB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0522,52.4655,B628TB
- **Low road and rail noise at B62 8TB**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0522,52.4655,B628TB
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-2.0522,52.4655,B628TB
- **10.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0522,52.4655,B628TB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coombswood Special School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coombswood-special-school-e150053) | Special | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Highfields Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfields-primary-school-e103946) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Newfield Park Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newfield-park-primary-academy-e150555) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2021 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Temple Meadow Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/temple-meadow-primary-school-e103957) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Halesowen College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/halesowen-college-e130476) | Sixth form and further education | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Olive Hill Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/olive-hill-primary-academy-e144301) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Old Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/old-hill-primary-school-e103952) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Timbertree Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/timbertree-academy-e139768) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £288,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| June 2026 | £273,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| November 2025 | £310,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| December 2025 | £265,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| November 2025 | £261,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| November 2025 | £232,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2023 | £325,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| June 2026 | £307,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Old Hill (660 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: EVERGREEN PHARMACY (350 m)
- Dental practices: HALESOWEN DENTAL (510 m); MR S MERALI (840 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Dudley Rd Express (690 m, Tesco); Makro Birmingham (820 m, Makro)

## 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 035E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.7** (2025). Sandwell 035E has a deprivation score of 5.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,575th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £265,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sandwell 035E was £265,000 in 2025. Joint 12,910th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,430** (2021). Sandwell 035E had 1,430 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,561st 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Sandwell 035E, 99.8% 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.

## B62 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £290,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B62 was £290,000 in 2025. Joint 1,065th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 25,592** (2021). B62 had 25,592 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,138th 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: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in B62 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: 92.5%** (January 2026). In B62, 92.5% 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: 52.4655, -2.0522

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

## Your MP

- [Halesowen](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/halesowen): Alex Ballinger (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=-2.0522,52.4655,B628TB

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