# B65

Postcode district covering Rowley Regis, Blackheath and Whiteheath Gate, in Sandwell.

B65 is a postcode district covering Rowley Regis, Blackheath and Whiteheath Gate, in Sandwell. Median sale price £210,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code B65. 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 B65 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b65#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b65#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b65#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b65#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=B65) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 88% of people in B65 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=B65) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 252 homes were sold in B65 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=B65) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for B65.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=B65) (Census 2021, England and Wales): B65 had 24,606 usual residents at the census.

## How B65 compares

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

| Measure | B65 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £210,000 | joint 17th cheapest | 75 postcode districts, B · 2025 |
| Population | 24,606 | 31st least populated | 76 postcode districts, B · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 88% | 8th most people in radon Affected Areas | 76 postcode districts, B · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 99.2% | 2nd highest | 76 postcode districts, B · Jan 2026 |

## Is B65 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in B65 at a rate of 99.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 106.7 per 1,000 people across the B postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 213 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in B65.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,092), shoplifting (436) and other crime (412).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in B65 was 97.0 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 B65, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so B65 has no single figure. Of its 15 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in B65

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sandwell 022B](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010079) | 1,495 | 22.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Sandwell 025A](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010039) | 2,153 | 73.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.0% |
| [Sandwell 025B](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010043) | 1,401 | 39.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Sandwell 025C](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010044) | 1,544 | 103.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.7% |
| [Sandwell 027C](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01009936) | 1,557 | 30.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Sandwell 027D](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010004) | 1,870 | 67.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.8% |
| [Sandwell 029A](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010038) | 1,849 | 78.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.4% |
| [Sandwell 029B](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010040) | 1,424 | 185.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Sandwell 029C](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010041) | 1,744 | 78.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Sandwell 029D](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010045) | 1,700 | 74.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Sandwell 033A](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01009929) | 1,752 | 90.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Sandwell 033B](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01009930) | 1,556 | 50.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Sandwell 033C](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01009931) | 2,371 | 49.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.1% |
| [Sandwell 033D](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01009932) | 1,598 | 389.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.3% |
| [Sandwell 033E](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01009999) | 1,457 | 120.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |

## Your MP

- [Smethwick](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/smethwick): Gurinder Singh Josan (Labour), MP since July 2024. 56% of the people here.
- [West Bromwich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-bromwich): Sarah Coombes (Labour), MP since July 2024. 42% of the people here.
- [Halesowen](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/halesowen): Alex Ballinger (Labour), MP since July 2024. 2.5% 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 B65

[Blackheath](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/blackheath), [Rowley East](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/rowley-east), [Rowley West](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/rowley-west), [Whiteheath](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/whiteheath)

## Postcode sectors in B65

[B65 0 (167 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b65-0), [B65 8 (166 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b65-8), [B65 9 (184 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b65-9)

## Council

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

## Towns in B65

[Rowley Regis](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rowley-regis)

## Postcode districts next to B65

[B62](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b62), [B64](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b64), [B68](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b68), [B69](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b69), [DY2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy2)

## Nearest rail stations

[Rowley Regis (1.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.0309,52.4773), [Old Hill (1.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.0562,52.4709), [Langley Green (3.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.0050,52.4939), [Flood Street (3.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.0816,52.5079)

## 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)

## B65 in brief

B65 is a postcode district covering Rowley Regis, Blackheath and Whiteheath Gate, in Sandwell.
About 25,402 people lived in B65 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £210,000 in 2025 across 252 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 99.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in B65 was £210,000 in 2025.
B65 had 24,606 usual residents at the census.
About 88% of people in B65 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In B65, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: B65
- Postcode area: [B](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b)
- Constituency: [Smethwick †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/smethwick)
- Council: [Sandwell †](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell)
- Area: 6.43 km²
- People, mid-2024: 25,402*
- Neighbourhoods: 15
- Output areas: 77

* 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

[B69](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b69), [B64](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b64), [B62](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b62), [DY2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy2), [B68](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b68)

## Latest updates for B65

- 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/B65

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b65, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b65#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 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b65