# B66 2JH: area report for a postcode in Sandwell

B66 2JH 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 2JH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) › [B66](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b66) › [B66 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b66-2)

## Around this postcode

- **16 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 27% on July. Sandwell 023A: 74 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9610,52.5003,B662JH
- **The Hawthorns, 600 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9610,52.5003,B662JH
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9610,52.5003,B662JH
- **No property in B66 2JH 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=-1.9610,52.5003,B662JH
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Sandwell 023A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9610,52.5003,B662JH
- **£205,830 average price**: For the whole of Sandwell, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9610,52.5003,B662JH
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9610,52.5003,B662JH
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9610,52.5003,B662JH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B66 2JH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9610,52.5003,B662JH
- **Moderate road and rail noise at B66 2JH**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9610,52.5003,B662JH
- **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=-1.9610,52.5003,B662JH
- **12.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9610,52.5003,B662JH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Oasis Academy Wattville](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-wattville-e150894) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), July 2023, before the school changed, special measures | – |
| [Galton Valley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/galton-valley-primary-school-e135288) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Philip's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-philips-catholic-primary-school-e141929) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, May 2024 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sandwell Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandwell-academy-e134993) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 49.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Matthew's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthews-cofe-primary-school-e104000) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Victoria Park Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/victoria-park-primary-e138033) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holyhead School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holyhead-school-e137034) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | Attainment 8 of 43.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Myles Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/myles-academy-e148644) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £315,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| June 2025 | £354,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2026 | £400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| January 2025 | £145,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 290 m |
| May 2023 | £75,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 300 m |
| November 2025 | £382,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| August 2023 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 360 m |
| June 2026 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 390 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: The Hawthorns (600 m, 7 minutes on foot); Handsworth Booth Street (620 m, 8 minutes on foot); The Hawthorns (650 m, 8 minutes on foot); Smethwick Rolfe Street (790 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: HAWTHORNS MEDICAL CENTRE (440 m); THE SMETHWICK MEDICAL CENTRE (770 m)
- Pharmacies: RK PHARMACY (440 m); REGENT STREET CHEMISTS (770 m); SMETHWICK PHARMACY (900 m); RESHAMS PHARMACY (950 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (920 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 023A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 37.5** (2025). Sandwell 023A has a deprivation score of 37.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,274th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,943** (2021). Sandwell 023A had 2,943 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 131st 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: 98.5%** (January 2026). In Sandwell 023A, 98.5% 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: 7.7%** (August 2026). In Sandwell 023A, 7.7% 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: 52.5003, -1.9610

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=-1.9610,52.5003,B662JH

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