# B66 1QZ: area report for a postcode in Sandwell

B66 1QZ 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 B66 1QZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) › [B66](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b66) › [B66 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b66-1)

## Around this postcode

- **35 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 35% on July. Sandwell 023G: 123 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9911,52.5019,B661QZ
- **Smethwick Galton Bridge, 720 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9911,52.5019,B661QZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9911,52.5019,B661QZ
- **No property in B66 1QZ 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=-1.9911,52.5019,B661QZ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Sandwell 023G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9911,52.5019,B661QZ
- **£205,830 average price**: For the whole of Sandwell, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9911,52.5019,B661QZ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9911,52.5019,B661QZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9911,52.5019,B661QZ
- **93.8% can get gigabit broadband at B66 1QZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9911,52.5019,B661QZ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at B66 1QZ**: Road 64 dB, rail 49 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9911,52.5019,B661QZ
- **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=-1.9911,52.5019,B661QZ
- **15.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9911,52.5019,B661QZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [George Betts Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/george-betts-primary-academy-e139565) | Primary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holly Lodge High School College of Science](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holly-lodge-high-school-college-of-science-e104018) | Secondary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 38.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Rood End Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rood-end-primary-school-e103984) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Trinity CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-cofe-primary-school-e103986) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [West Bromwich Collegiate Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-bromwich-collegiate-academy-e147182) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | Attainment 8 of 48.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Devonshire Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/devonshire-junior-academy-e141292) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Devonshire Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/devonshire-infant-academy-e141293) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Lyng Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lyng-primary-school-e103968) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £173,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| September 2024 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2024 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| June 2026 | £105,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| April 2024 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| June 2026 | £179,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| December 2023 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| June 2024 | £216,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Smethwick Galton Bridge (710 m, 9 minutes on foot); Kenrick Park (950 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ST PAUL'S MEDICAL PRACTICE (210 m); LODGE ROAD SURGERY (510 m)
- Pharmacies: DUNSTONES CHEMIST (10 m)
- Dental practices: WEST PARK DENTAL CARE PARTNERSHIP (600 m)
- Supermarkets: Farmfoods West Cross (120 m, Farmfoods)

## 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 023G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 47.7** (2025). Sandwell 023G has a deprivation score of 47.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,784th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,270** (2021). Sandwell 023G had 2,270 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,257th 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: 93.1%** (January 2026). In Sandwell 023G, 93.1% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 10.4%** (August 2026). In Sandwell 023G, 10.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## B66 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £185,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B66 was £185,000 in 2025. Joint 278th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 28,397** (2021). B66 had 28,397 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,002nd 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: 26%** (2022). About 26% of people in B66 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: 93.2%** (January 2026). In B66, 93.2% 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: 52.5019, -1.9911

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

## Your MP

- [Smethwick](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/smethwick): Gurinder Singh Josan (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=-1.9911,52.5019,B661QZ

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