# B64 5QB: area report for a postcode in Sandwell

B64 5QB 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 B64 5QB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) › [B64](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b64) › [B64 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b64-5)

## Around this postcode

- **16 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 43% on July. Sandwell 025A: 74 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0643,52.4864,B645QB
- **Old Hill, 1.8 km**: About 23 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0643,52.4864,B645QB
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0643,52.4864,B645QB
- **No property in B64 5QB 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=-2.0643,52.4864,B645QB
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Sandwell 025A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0643,52.4864,B645QB
- **£207,065 average price**: For the whole of Sandwell, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0643,52.4864,B645QB
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0643,52.4864,B645QB
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0643,52.4864,B645QB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B64 5QB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0643,52.4864,B645QB
- **Low road and rail noise at B64 5QB**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0643,52.4864,B645QB
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-2.0643,52.4864,B645QB
- **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=-2.0643,52.4864,B645QB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Brickhouse Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brickhouse-primary-school-e103936) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Springfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springfield-primary-school-e132140) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Westminster School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-westminster-school-e132233) | Special | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | – |
| [Ormiston Forge Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ormiston-forge-academy-e137673) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | Attainment 8 of 40.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Michael's Church of England High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-church-of-england-high-school-e104019) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 47.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Netherbrook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/netherbrook-primary-school-e144079) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Reddal Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reddal-hill-primary-school-e103954) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Northfield Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northfield-road-primary-school-e147155) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2025 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| June 2025 | £365,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| November 2024 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| April 2026 | £205,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| December 2025 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| August 2024 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| January 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| December 2024 | £330,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (890 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar Rowley Regis (540 m, Spar); Lidl Netherton Dudley (620 m, Lidl); Aldi Saltwells Road Netherton Dudley (710 m, Aldi)

## 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 025A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 33.2** (2025). Sandwell 025A has a deprivation score of 33.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,841st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £222,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sandwell 025A was £222,500 in 2025. Joint 8,738th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,153** (2021). Sandwell 025A had 2,153 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,313th 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: 99.0%** (January 2026). In Sandwell 025A, 99.0% 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.

## B64 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £217,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B64 was £217,000 in 2025. 504th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 18,969** (2021). B64 had 18,969 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,227th least 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 B64 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: 97.7%** (January 2026). In B64, 97.7% 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: 52.4864, -2.0643

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=-2.0643,52.4864,B645QB

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