# B64 7LJ: area report for a postcode in Sandwell

B64 7LJ 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 7LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) › [B64](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b64) › [B64 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b64-7)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 7% on July. Sandwell 038B: 89 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0666,52.4642,B647LJ
- **Old Hill, 1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0666,52.4642,B647LJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0666,52.4642,B647LJ
- **No property in B64 7LJ 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=-2.0666,52.4642,B647LJ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Sandwell 038B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0666,52.4642,B647LJ
- **£205,830 average price**: For the whole of Sandwell, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0666,52.4642,B647LJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0666,52.4642,B647LJ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0666,52.4642,B647LJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B64 7LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0666,52.4642,B647LJ
- **Low road and rail noise at B64 7LJ**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0666,52.4642,B647LJ
- **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=-2.0666,52.4642,B647LJ
- **10.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0666,52.4642,B647LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Timbertree Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/timbertree-academy-e139768) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Old Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/old-hill-primary-school-e103952) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Temple Meadow Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/temple-meadow-primary-school-e103957) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Newfield Park Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newfield-park-primary-academy-e150555) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2021 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Impact Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/impact-independent-school-e141560) | Independent | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Corngreaves Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/corngreaves-academy-e139742) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Reddal Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reddal-hill-primary-school-e103954) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Halesowen College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/halesowen-college-e130476) | Sixth form and further education | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2024 | £172,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| June 2025 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| November 2025 | £175,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2023 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| December 2025 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2025 | £378,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HADEN VALE SURGERY (510 m)
- Pharmacies: HADEN VALE PHARMACY (510 m)
- Dental practices: MR S MERALI (790 m)

## 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 038B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 30.5** (2025). Sandwell 038B has a deprivation score of 30.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,021st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £220,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sandwell 038B was £220,000 in 2025. Joint 8,379th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,851** (2021). Sandwell 038B had 1,851 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,416th 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: 95.0%** (January 2026). In Sandwell 038B, 95.0% 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: 52.4642, -2.0666

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=-2.0666,52.4642,B647LJ

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