# B65 8JL: area report for a postcode in Sandwell

B65 8JL 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 B65 8JL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) › [B65](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b65) › [B65 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b65-8)

## Around this postcode

- **28 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 15% on July. Sandwell 029A: 78 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0533,52.4882,B658JL
- **Old Hill, 1.9 km**: About 24 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0533,52.4882,B658JL
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0533,52.4882,B658JL
- **No property in B65 8JL 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=-2.0533,52.4882,B658JL
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Sandwell 029A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0533,52.4882,B658JL
- **£207,065 average price**: For the whole of Sandwell, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0533,52.4882,B658JL
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0533,52.4882,B658JL
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0533,52.4882,B658JL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B65 8JL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0533,52.4882,B658JL
- **Moderate road and rail noise at B65 8JL**: Road 61 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0533,52.4882,B658JL
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-2.0533,52.4882,B658JL
- **10.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0533,52.4882,B658JL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Springfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springfield-primary-school-e132140) | Primary | 340 m (4 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 | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | – |
| [Brickhouse Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brickhouse-primary-school-e103936) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Michael's Church of England High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-church-of-england-high-school-e104019) | Secondary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 47.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Rowley Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rowley-hall-primary-school-e150632) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), July 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [Blackheath Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blackheath-primary-school-e103981) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ormiston Forge Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ormiston-forge-academy-e137673) | Secondary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | Attainment 8 of 40.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St James CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-cofe-primary-school-e131673) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2025 | £103,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| February 2025 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2025 | £237,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2023 | £171,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| July 2025 | £188,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2025 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| November 2025 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2026 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: JHL PHARMACIES (900 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar Rowley Regis (370 m, Spar)

## 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 029A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 33.9** (2025). Sandwell 029A has a deprivation score of 33.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,563rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £150,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sandwell 029A was £150,000 in 2025. Joint 2,383rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,849** (2021). Sandwell 029A had 1,849 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,474th 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: 98.4%** (January 2026). In Sandwell 029A, 98.4% 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.

## B65 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £210,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B65 was £210,000 in 2025. Joint 447th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 24,606** (2021). B65 had 24,606 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,192nd 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: 88%** (2022). About 88% of people in B65 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: 99.2%** (January 2026). In B65, 99.2% 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: 52.4882, -2.0533

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=-2.0533,52.4882,B658JL

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