# B66 4HN: area report for a postcode in Sandwell

B66 4HN 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 4HN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) › [B66](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b66) › [B66 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b66-4)

## Around this postcode

- **62 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 30% on July. Sandwell 028D: 68 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9668,52.4889,B664HN
- **Smethwick Rolfe Street, 870 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9668,52.4889,B664HN
- **8 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9668,52.4889,B664HN
- **No property in B66 4HN 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=-1.9668,52.4889,B664HN
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Sandwell 028D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9668,52.4889,B664HN
- **£205,830 average price**: For the whole of Sandwell, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9668,52.4889,B664HN
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9668,52.4889,B664HN
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9668,52.4889,B664HN
- **95.5% can get gigabit broadband at B66 4HN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9668,52.4889,B664HN
- **Moderate road and rail noise at B66 4HN**: Road 62 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9668,52.4889,B664HN
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-1.9668,52.4889,B664HN
- **12.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9668,52.4889,B664HN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Victoria Park Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/victoria-park-primary-e138033) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Crocketts Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crocketts-community-primary-school-e103941) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Shireland Collegiate Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shireland-collegiate-academy-e135170) | Secondary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 45.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Shireland Technology Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shireland-technology-primary-e147191) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), October 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Matthew's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthews-cofe-primary-school-e104000) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Elm Tree Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elm-tree-primary-academy-e149156) | Special | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/uplands-manor-primary-school-and-nursery-e131184) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cape Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cape-primary-school-e103937) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2024 | £176,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2023 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2023 | £123,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| October 2025 | £117,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2024 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| December 2025 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| April 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Smethwick Rolfe Street (870 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: SAREPHED MEDICAL CENTRE (290 m); NORVIC FAMILY PRACTICE (460 m); THE SMETHWICK MEDICAL CENTRE (670 m); BEARWOOD ROAD SURGERY (780 m); CAPE HILL MEDICAL CENTRE (850 m)
- Pharmacies: MICHAELS CHEMIST (360 m); BOOTS (440 m); VICTORIA PHARMACY (460 m); ASDA PHARMACY (500 m); AL-SHAFA (600 m)
- Dental practices: SUFFRAGE STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (460 m); DHILLIONS DENTAL SURGERY (460 m); DENTAL SURGERY (480 m); CAPE HILL (DENTAL SURGERY) (900 m); CENTRAL ORTHODONTICS (960 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Cape Hill Superstore (390 m, Asda); Iceland Smethwick (440 m, Iceland); Farmfoods Smethwick Birmingham (750 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 028D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 40.1** (2025). Sandwell 028D has a deprivation score of 40.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,533rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £186,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sandwell 028D was £186,000 in 2025. Joint 5,340th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,240** (2021). Sandwell 028D had 2,240 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,493rd 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: 93.9%** (January 2026). In Sandwell 028D, 93.9% 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.

## 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: 52.4889, -1.9668

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=-1.9668,52.4889,B664HN

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